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singular or recurring contexts: In the former case, a model
becomes obsolete once and for all when its context is re-
placed by a novel context. In the latter case, a models con-
text might reoccur at a later moment in time, for example due
to a business cycle or seasonality, therefore, obsolete models
might still regain value.
systematic or unsystematic: In the former case, there are
patterns in the way the distributions change that can be ex-
ploited to predict change and perform faster model adapta-
tion. Examples are subpopulations that can be identified and
show distinct, trackable evolutionary patterns. In the latter
case, no such patterns exist and drift occurs seemingly at ran-
dom. An example for the latter is fickle concept drift.
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Stream mining approaches in general address the challenges posed
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by volume, velocity and volatility of data. However, in real-world
applications these three challenges often coincide with other, to
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date insufficiently considered ones.
The next sections discuss eight identified challenges for data stream
mining, providing illustrations with real world application exam-
Figure 1: CRISP cycle with data stream research challenges. ples, and formulating suggestions for forthcoming research.