Provide a reflection of at least 750 words (or 3 pages double spaced) of how the knowledge, skills, or theories of this course have been applied, or could be applied, in a practical manner to your current work environment. If you are not currently working, share times when you have or could observe these theories and knowledge could be applied to an employment opportunity in your field of study.

NOTE: I have included the textbook and Table of Contents so you have an idea of the topics that were covered.

Introduction
Data
Exploring Data
Classification: Basic Concepts, Decision Trees, and Model Evaluation
Classification: Alternative Techniques
Association Analysis: Basic Concepts and Algorithms
Association Analysis: Advanced Concepts
Cluster Analysis: Basic Concepts and Algorithms
Cluster Analysis: Additional Issues and Algorithms
Anomaly Detection
Appendices
Linear Algebra
Dimensionality Reduction: PCA, SVD, and More
Probability and Statistics
Regression