New - As a result of developments in the industry, the text contains a deeper focus on big data and includes chapter changes in response to these advances.
New - This edition contains new and updated approaches to data mining, specifically among the anomaly detection section.
New - An additional final chapter discusses statistical concepts in the context of data mining techniques, something not found in other textbooks.
Updated - The classification chapters have been significantly changed to reflect the latest information in the industry, including a new section on deep learning and updates to the advanced classification chapter.