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Database management and analysis tools of machine induction

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This paper surveys machine induction techniques for database management and analysis. Our premise is that machine induction facilitates an evolution from relatively unstructured data stores to efficient and correct database implementations.

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Fisher, D., Hapanyengwi, G. Database management and analysis tools of machine induction. J Intell Inf Syst 2, 5–38 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01066545

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