This week we focus on the introductory chapter in which we review data mining and the key components of data mining.  

What is knowledge discovery in databases (KDD)? 
Review section 1.2 and review the various motivating challenges.  Select one and note what it is and why it is a challenge.
Note how data mining integrates with the components of statistics and AL, ML, and Pattern Recognition.
Note the difference between predictive and descriptive tasks and the importance of each.

In an APA7 formatted answer all questions above.  There should be headings to each of the questions above as well.  Ensure there are at least two-peer reviewed sources to support your work. The paper should be at least two pages of content (this does not include the cover page or reference page).