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Achieving real business outcomes from artificial intelligence by ISBN: 9781492038207Publication Date: 2018
AI-Enabled Analytics for Business by
We are entering the era of digital transformation where human and artificial intelligence (AI) work hand in hand to achieve data driven performance. Today, more than ever, businesses are expected to possess the talent, tools, processes, and capabilities to enable their organizations to implement and utilize continuous analysis of past business performance and events to gain forward-looking insight to drive business decisions and actions. AI-Enabled Analytics in Business is your Roadmap to meet this essential business capability. To ensure we can plan for the future vs react to the future when it arrives, we need to develop and deploy a toolbox of tools, techniques, and effective processes to reveal forward-looking unbiased insights that help us understand significant patterns, relationships, and trends. This book promotes clarity to enable you to make better decisions from insights about the future. Learn how advanced analytics ensures that your people have the right information at the right time to gain critical insights and performance opportunities Empower better, smarter decision making by implementing AI-enabled analytics decision support tools Uncover patterns and insights in data, and discover facts about your business that will unlock greater performance Gain inspiration from practical examples and use cases showing how to move your business toward AI-Enabled decision making AI-Enabled Analytics in Business is a must-have practical resource for directors, officers, and executives across various functional disciplines who seek increased business performance and valuation.
ISBN: 9781119736080Publication Date: 2022-01-19
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Business Management by
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Business Management The focus of this book is to introduce artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies into the context of business management. The book gives insights into the implementation and impact of AI and ML to business leaders, managers, technology developers, and implementers. With the maturing use of AI or ML in the field of business intelligence, this book examines several projects with innovative uses of AI beyond data organization and access. It follows the Predictive Modeling Toolkit for providing new insight on how to use improved AI tools in the field of business. It explores cultural heritage values and risk assessments for mitigation and conservation and discusses on-shore and off-shore technological capabilities with spatial tools for addressing marketing and retail strategies, and insurance and healthcare systems. Taking a multidisciplinary approach for using AI, this book provides a single comprehensive reference resource for undergraduate, graduate, business professionals, and related disciplines.
ISBN: 9781000432145Publication Date: 2021-11-04
Artificial Intelligence Business: How You Can Profit from AI by
The concise guide to artificial intelligence for business people and commercially oriented data scientistsKey Features* Find out how artificial intelligence is shaping the future of businesses* Discover how AI influences the society and its politics and economy* Explore the future of AI and its applicationsBook DescriptionWe're living in revolutionary times. Artificial intelligence is changing how the world operates and it determines how smooth certain processes are.For instance, when you go on a holiday, multiple services allow you to find the most convenient flights and the best hotels, you get personalized suggestions on what you might want to see, and you go to the airport via one of the ride-sharing apps. At each of these steps, AI algorithms are at work for your convenience. This book will guide you through everything, from what AI is to how it influences our economy and society.The book starts with an introduction to artificial intelligence and machine learning, and explains the importance of AI in the modern world. You'll explore how start-ups make key decisions with AI and how AI plays a major role in boosting businesses. Next, you'll find out how media companies use image generation techniques to create engaging content. As you progress, you'll explore how text generation and AI chatbot models simplify our daily lives. Toward the end, you'll understand the importance of AI in the education and healthcare sectors, and realize the risks associated with AI and how we can leverage AI effectively to help us in the future.By the end of this book, you'll have learned how machine learning works and have a solid understanding of the recent business applications of AI.What you will learn* Find out how AI helps in building innovative cultures in enterprises* Understand how AI boosts start-ups* Discover modern AI trends in the field of manufacturing and logistics* Explore the benefits of text and image generation applications* Study popular machine learning trends and their usage* Uncover the uses of AI in politics and societyWho this book is forThis book is for artificial intelligence enthusiasts or anyone with a business background who wants to learn how AI can scale up businesses.
ISBN: 9781800566514Publication Date: 2020-08-20
Artificial Intelligence for Business, 2nd Edition by
Artificial Intelligence for Business is your plain-English guide to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML): how they work, what they can and cannot do, and how to start profiting from them. Writing for nontechnical executives and professionals, Doug Rose demystifies AI/ML technology with intuitive analogies and explanations honed through years of teaching and consulting. Rose explains everything from early "expert systems" to advanced deep learning networks.
ISBN: 9780136556565Publication Date: 2020
Artificial Intelligence for Business by
Artificial Intelligence for Business: A Roadmap for Getting Started with AI will provide the reader with an easy to understand roadmap for how to take an organization through the adoption of AI technology. It will first help with the identification of which business problems and opportunities are right for AI and how to prioritize them to maximize the likelihood of success. Specific methodologies are introduced to help with finding critical training data within an organization and how to fill data gaps if they exist. With data in hand, a scoped prototype can be built to limit risk and provide tangible value to the organization as a whole to justify further investment. Finally, a production level AI system can be developed with best practices to ensure quality with not only the application code, but also the AI models. Finally, with this particular AI adoption journey at an end, the authors will show that there is additional value to be gained by iterating on this AI adoption lifecycle and improving other parts of the organization.
ISBN: 9781119651802Publication Date: 2020-04-09
Business Forecasting by
Discover the role of machine learning and artificial intelligence in business forecasting from some of the brightest minds in the field In Business Forecasting: The Emerging Role of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning accomplished authors Michael Gilliland, Len Tashman, and Udo Sglavo deliver relevant and timely insights from some of the most important and influential authors in the field of forecasting. You'll learn about the role played by machine learning and AI in the forecasting process and discover brand-new research, case studies, and thoughtful discussions covering an array of practical topics. The book offers multiple perspectives on issues like monitoring forecast performance, forecasting process, communication and accountability for forecasts, and the use of big data in forecasting. You will find: Discussions on deep learning in forecasting, including current trends and challenges Explorations of neural network-based forecasting strategies A treatment of the future of artificial intelligence in business forecasting Analyses of forecasting methods, including modeling, selection, and monitoring In addition to the Foreword by renowned researchers Spyros Makridakis and Fotios Petropoulos, the book also includes 16 "opinion/editorial" Afterwords by a diverse range of top academics, consultants, vendors, and industry practitioners, each providing their own unique vision of the issues, current state, and future direction of business forecasting. Perfect for financial controllers, chief financial officers, business analysts, forecast analysts, and demand planners, Business Forecasting will also earn a place in the libraries of other executives and managers who seek a one-stop resource to help them critically assess and improve their own organization's forecasting efforts.
ISBN: 9781119782605Publication Date: 2021-05-07
Data Science, Analytics, and AI for Business and the Real World™ by
Learn to use data science and statistics to solve business problems and gain insights into everyday problems with 35+ case studies
ISBN: 9781803240848Publication Date: 2022
Demystifying AI for the Enterprise by
Artificial intelligence (AI) in its various forms -- machine learning, chatbots, robots, agents, etc. -- is increasingly being seen as a core component of enterprise business workflow and information management systems. The current promise and hype around AI are being driven by software vendors, academic research projects, and startups. However, we posit that the greatest promise and potential for AI lies in the enterprise with its applications touching all organizational facets. With increasing business process and workflow maturity, coupled with recent trends in cloud computing, datafication, IoT, cybersecurity, and advanced analytics, there is an understanding that the challenges of tomorrow cannot be solely addressed by today's people, processes, and products. There is still considerable mystery, hype, and fear about AI in today's world. A considerable amount of current discourse focuses on a dystopian future that could adversely affect humanity. Such opinions, with understandable fear of the unknown, don't consider the history of human innovation, the current state of business and technology, or the primarily augmentative nature of tomorrow's AI. This book demystifies AI for the enterprise. It takes readers from the basics (definitions, state-of-the-art, etc.) to a multi-industry journey, and concludes with expert advice on everything an organization must do to succeed. Along the way, we debunk myths, provide practical pointers, and include best practices with applicable vignettes. AI brings to enterprise the capabilities that promise new ways by which professionals can address both mundane and interesting challenges more efficiently, effectively, and collaboratively (with humans). The opportunity for tomorrow's enterprise is to augment existing teams and resources with the power of AI in order to gain competitive advantage, discover new business models, establish or optimize new revenues, and achieve better customer and user satisfaction.
ISBN: 9781351032940Publication Date: 2021-12-30
Digital Fluency Understanding the Basics of Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain Technology, Quantum Computing, and Their Applications for Digital Transformation by
If you are curious about the basics of artificial intelligence, blockchain technology, and quantum computing as key enablers for digital transformation and innovation, Digital Fluency is your handy guide.
ISBN: 9781484267745Publication Date: 2021
Enterprise AI for Dummies by
Master the application of artificial intelligence in your enterprise with the book series trusted by millions In Enterprise AI For Dummies, author Zachary Jarvinen simplifies and explains to readers the complicated world of artificial intelligence for business. Using practical examples, concrete applications, and straightforward prose, the author breaks down the fundamental and advanced topics that form the core of business AI. Written for executives, managers, employees, consultants, and students with an interest in the business applications of artificial intelligence, Enterprise AI For Dummies demystifies the sometimes confusing topic of artificial intelligence. No longer will you lag behind your colleagues and friends when discussing the benefits of AI and business. The book includes discussions of AI applications, including: Streamlining business operations Improving decision making Increasing automation Maximizing revenue The For Dummies series makes topics understandable, and as such, this book is written in an easily understood style that's perfect for anyone who seeks an introduction to a usually unforgiving topic.
ISBN: 9781119696292Publication Date: 2020-08-25
Enterprise Artificial Intelligence Transformation by
Enterprise Artificial Intelligence Transformation AI is everywhere. From doctor's offices to cars and even refrigerators, AI technology is quickly infiltrating our daily lives. AI has the ability to transform simple tasks into technological feats at a human level. This will change the world, plain and simple. That's why AI mastery is such a sought-after skill for tech professionals. Author Rashed Haq is a subject matter expert on AI, having developed AI and data science strategies, platforms, and applications for Publicis Sapient's clients for over 10 years. He shares that expertise in the new book, Enterprise Artificial Intelligence Transformation. The first of its kind, this book grants technology leaders the insight to create and scale their AI capabilities and bring their companies into the new generation of technology. As AI continues to grow into a necessary feature for many businesses, more and more leaders are interested in harnessing the technology within their own organizations. In this new book, leaders will learn to master AI fundamentals, grow their career opportunities, and gain confidence in machine learning. Enterprise Artificial Intelligence Transformation covers a wide range of topics, including: Real-world AI use cases and examples Machine learning, deep learning, and slimantic modeling Risk management of AI models AI strategies for development and expansion AI Center of Excellence creating and management If you're an industry, business, or technology professional that wants to attain the skills needed to grow your machine learning capabilities and effectively scale the work you're already doing, you'll find what you need in Enterprise Artificial Intelligence Transformation.
ISBN: 9781119665977Publication Date: 2020-06-10
Implementing AI systems Transform your business in 6 steps by
This book puts everything you need to know into one place - that is, it's the handbook you need for AI. You'll focus primarily on understanding the core concepts for AI like NLP, Machine Learning, Deep Learning and so on. This book will help you find the right areas to apply AI. You will: Put together an effective data strategy Create models and how to successfully test them Evaluate AI tools Assemble the right team Scale AI across an organization.
ISBN: 9781484263853Publication Date: 2021
Leading with AI and Analytics by
Data. It's the benchmark that informs corporate projections, decision-making, and analysis. But, why do many organizations that see themselves as data-driven fail to thrive? In Leading with AI and Analytics, two renowned experts from the Kellogg School of Management show business leaders how to transform their organization to become evidence-driven, which leads to real, measurable changes that can help propel their companies to the top of their industries.The availability of unprecedented technology-enabled tools has made AI (Artificial Intelligence) an essential component of business analytics. But what's often lacking are the leadership skills to integrate these technologies to achieve maximum value. Here, the authors provide a comprehensive game plan for developing that all-important human factor to get at the heart of data science: the ability to apply analytical thinking to real-world problems. Each of these tools and techniques comes to powerful life through a wealth of powerful case studies and real-world success stories.In this book, you'll find the essential tools to help you: develop a strong data science intuition quotient, lead and scale AI and analytics throughout your organization, move from "best-guess" decision making to evidence-based decisions, and craft strategies and tactics to create real impact.
ISBN: 9781638410355Publication Date: 2022-01-25
Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Marketing and Sales by
Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Marketing and Salesexplores the ideas, and the statistical and mathematical concepts, behind Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning models, as applied to marketing and sales, without getting lost in the details of mathematical derivations and computer programming. Bringing together the qualitative and the technological, and avoiding a simplistic broad overview, this book equips those in the field with methods to implement machine learning and AI models within their own organisations. Bridging the "Domain Specialist - Data Scientist Gap" (DS-DS Gap) is imperative to the success of this and chapters delve into this subject from a marketing practitioner and the data scientist perspective. Rather than a context-free introduction to AI and machine learning, data scientists implementing these methods for addressing marketing and sales problems will benefit most if they are exposed to how AI and machine learning have been applied specifically in the marketing and sales contexts. Marketing and sales practitioners who want to collaborate with data scientists can be much more effective when they expand their understanding across boundaries to include machine learning and AI.
ISBN: 9781800438828Publication Date: 2021-03-10
Managing AI in the enterprise Succeeding with AI projects and MLops to build sustainable AI organizations by
The book covers crucial, often-overlooked topics such as MLOps, IT risk, security and compliance, and AI ethics. In particular, the book shows how to shape AI projects and the capabilities of an AI line organization in an enterprise. It elaborates critical deliverables and milestones, helping you turn your vision into a corporate reality by efficiently managing and setting goals for data scientists, data engineers, and other IT specialists.
ISBN: 9781484278246Publication Date: 2022
Operating AI by
A holistic and real-world approach to operationalizing artificial intelligence in your company In Operating AI, Director of Technology and Architecture at Ericsson AB, Ulrika Jägare, delivers an eye-opening new discussion of how to introduce your organization to artificial intelligence by balancing data engineering, model development, and AI operations. You'll learn the importance of embracing an AI operational mindset to successfully operate AI and lead AI initiatives through the entire lifecycle, including key areas such as; data mesh, data fabric, aspects of security, data privacy, data rights and IPR related to data and AI models. In the book, you'll also discover: How to reduce the risk of entering bias in our artificial intelligence solutions and how to approach explainable AI (XAI) The importance of efficient and reproduceable data pipelines, including how to manage your company's data An operational perspective on the development of AI models using the MLOps (Machine Learning Operations) approach, including how to deploy, run and monitor models and ML pipelines in production using CI/CD/CT techniques, that generates value in the real world Key competences and toolsets in AI development, deployment and operations What to consider when operating different types of AI business models With a strong emphasis on deployment and operations of trustworthy and reliable AI solutions that operate well in the real world--and not just the lab--Operating AI is a must-read for business leaders looking for ways to operationalize an AI business model that actually makes money, from the concept phase to running in a live production environment.
ISBN: 9781119833208Publication Date: 2022-04-19
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Actionable Intelligence by
Building an analysis ecosystem for a smarter approach to intelligence Keith Carter's Actionable Intelligence: A Guide to Delivering Business Results with Big Data Fast! is the comprehensive guide to achieving the dream that business intelligence practitioners have been chasing since the concept itself came into being. Written by an IT visionary with extensive global supply chain experience and insight, this book describes what happens when team members have accurate, reliable, usable, and timely information at their fingertips. With a focus on leveraging big data, the book provides expert guidance on developing an analytical ecosystem to effectively manage, use the internal and external information to deliver business results. This book is written by an author who's been in the trenches for people who are in the trenches. It's for practitioners in the real world, who know delivering results is easier said than done - fraught with failure, and difficult politics. A landscape where reason and passion are needed to make a real difference. This book lays out the appropriate way to establish a culture of fact-based decision making, innovation, forward looking measurements, and appropriate high-speed governance. Readers will enable their organization to: Answer strategic questions faster Reduce data acquisition time and increase analysis time to improve outcomes Shift the focus to positive results rather than past failures Expand opportunities by more effectively and thoughtfully leveraging information Big data makes big promises, but it cannot deliver without the right recipe of people, processes and technology in place. It's about choosing the right people, giving them the right tools, and taking a thoughtful--rather than formulaic--approach. Actionable Intelligence provides expert guidance toward envisioning, budgeting, implementing, and delivering real benefits.
ISBN: 9781118920602Publication Date: 2014-08-06
Application of Big Data and Business Analytics by
Application of Big Data and Business Analytics uses advanced analytic tools to explore the solutions to problems in society, environment and industry. The chapters within bring together researchers, engineers and practitioners, encompassing a wide and diverse set of topics in almost every field. With the increase in the availability of data, analytics has now become a major element in both the top line and the bottom line of any organization. With this in mind, Application of Big Data and Business Analytics brings together researchers, engineers and practitioners, encompassing a wide and diverse set of topics in almost every field. The primary target audience of this book includes researchers, academicians and data scientists from a variety of disciplines interested in analyzing and application of big data analytics. However, this work will also be of general interest to postgraduates and undergraduates pursuing advanced study in big data.
ISBN: 9781800438866Publication Date: 2020-12-04
The big data agenda Data ethics and critical data studies by
This book highlights that the capacity for gathering, analysing, and utilising vast amounts of digital (user) data raises significant ethical issues. Annika Richterich provides a systematic contemporary overview of the field of critical data studies that reflects on practices of digital data collection and analysis. The book assesses in detail one big data research area: biomedical studies, focused on epidemiological surveillance. Specific case studies explore how big data have been used in academic work.
ISBN: 9781911534730Publication Date: 2018
Big Data Analytics for Healthcare by
Big Data Analytics and Medical Information Systems presents the valuable use of artificial intelligence and big data analytics in healthcare and medical sciences. It focuses on theories, methods and approaches in which data analytic techniques can be used to examine medical data to provide a meaningful pattern for classification, diagnosis, treatment, and prediction of diseases. The book discusses topics such as theories and concepts of the field, and how big medical data mining techniques and applications can be applied to classification, diagnosis, treatment, and prediction of diseases. In addition, it covers social, behavioral, and medical fake news analytics to prevent medical misinformation and myths. It is a valuable resource for graduate students, researchers and members of biomedical field who are interested in learning more about analytic tools to support their work. Presents theories, methods and approaches in which data analytic techniques are used for medical data Brings practical information on how to use big data for classification, diagnosis, treatment, and prediction of diseases Discusses social, behavioral, and medical fake news analytics for medical information systems
ISBN: 9780323985161Publication Date: 2022-05-19
Big Data, Big Analytics by
Unique prospective on the big data analytics phenomenon for both business and IT professionals The availability of Big Data, low-cost commodity hardware and new information management and analytics software has produced a unique moment in the history of business. The convergence of these trends means that we have the capabilities required to analyze astonishing data sets quickly and cost-effectively for the first time in history. These capabilities are neither theoretical nor trivial. They represent a genuine leap forward and a clear opportunity to realize enormous gains in terms of efficiency, productivity, revenue and profitability. The Age of Big Data is here, and these are truly revolutionary times. This timely book looks at cutting-edge companies supporting an exciting new generation of business analytics. Learn more about the trends in big data and how they are impacting the business world (Risk, Marketing, Healthcare, Financial Services, etc.) Explains this new technology and how companies can use them effectively to gather the data that they need and glean critical insights Explores relevant topics such as data privacy, data visualization, unstructured data, crowd sourcing data scientists, cloud computing for big data, and much more.
ISBN: 9781118225837Publication Date: 2012-12-27
Big Data Science in Finance by
Explains the mathematics, theory, and methods of Big Data as applied to finance and investing Data science has fundamentally changed Wall Street--applied mathematics and software code are increasingly driving finance and investment-decision tools. Big Data Science in Finance examines the mathematics, theory, and practical use of the revolutionary techniques that are transforming the industry. Designed for mathematically-advanced students and discerning financial practitioners alike, this energizing book presents new, cutting-edge content based on world-class research taught in the leading Financial Mathematics and Engineering programs in the world. Marco Avellaneda, a leader in quantitative finance, and quantitative methodology author Irene Aldridge help readers harness the power of Big Data. Comprehensive in scope, this book offers in-depth instruction on how to separate signal from noise, how to deal with missing data values, and how to utilize Big Data techniques in decision-making. Key topics include data clustering, data storage optimization, Big Data dynamics, Monte Carlo methods and their applications in Big Data analysis, and more. This valuable book: Provides a complete account of Big Data that includes proofs, step-by-step applications, and code samples Explains the difference between Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Singular Value Decomposition (SVD) Covers vital topics in the field in a clear, straightforward manner Compares, contrasts, and discusses Big Data and Small Data Includes Cornell University-tested educational materials such as lesson plans, end-of-chapter questions, and downloadable lecture slides Big Data Science in Finance: Mathematics and Applications is an important, up-to-date resource for students in economics, econometrics, finance, applied mathematics, industrial engineering, and business courses, and for investment managers, quantitative traders, risk and portfolio managers, and other financial practitioners.
ISBN: 9781119602989Publication Date: 2021-01-27
Deep Learning Convergence to Big Data Analytics by
This book presents deep learning techniques, concepts, and algorithms to classify and analyze big data. Further, it offers an introductory level understanding of the new programming languages and tools used to analyze big data in real-time, such as Hadoop, SPARK, and GRAPHX. Big data analytics using traditional techniques face various challenges, such as fast, accurate and efficient processing of big data in real-time.
ISBN: 9789811334597Publication Date: 2019
Enterprise Analytics by
The Definitive Guide to Enterprise-Level Analytics Strategy, Technology, Implementation, and Management Organizations are capturing exponentially larger amounts of data than ever, and now they have to figure out what to do with it. Using analytics, you can harness this data, discover hidden patterns, and use this knowledge to act meaningfully for competitive advantage. Suddenly, you can go beyond understanding "how, when, and where" events have occurred, to understand why - and use this knowledge to reshape the future. Now, analytics pioneer Tom Davenport and the world-renowned experts at the International Institute for Analytics (IIA) have brought together the latest techniques, best practices, and research on analytics in a single primer for maximizing the value of enterprise data. Enterprise Analytics is today's definitive guide to analytics strategy, planning, organization, implementation, and usage. It covers everything from building better analytics organizations to gathering data; implementing predictive analytics to linking analysis with organizational performance. The authors offer specific insights for optimizing supply chains, online services, marketing, fraud detection, and many other business functions. They support their powerful techniques with many real-world examples, including chapter-length case studies from healthcare, retail, and financial services. Enterprise Analytics will be an invaluable resource for every business and technical professional who wants to make better data-driven decisions: operations, supply chain, and product managers; product, financial, and marketing analysts; CIOs and other IT leaders; data, web, and data warehouse specialists, and many others.
ISBN: 9780133039436Publication Date: 2012-09-13
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Advances in Business and Management Forecasting by
Advances in Business and Management Forecasting presents state-of-the-art studies in the application of forecasting methodologies to suce areas as finance, economics, technology, and forecasting accuracy. Volume 11 is split into four sections which address Forecasting in Marketing and Sales, Forecasting in Health Care, Forecasting in Business and Economics, and Topics in Forecasting. A number of topics are examined including brand experience, hospital bed management, population growth and online information sharing.
ISBN: 9781786355331Publication Date: 2016-07-25
Applied Microsoft Business Intelligence by
Leverage the integration of SQL Server and Office for more effective BI Applied Microsoft Business Intelligence shows you how to leverage the complete set of Microsoft tools--including Microsoft Office and SQL Server--to better analyze business data. This book provides best practices for building complete BI solutions using the full Microsoft toolset. You will learn how to effectively use SQL Server Analysis and Reporting Services, along with Excel, SharePoint, and other tools to provide effective and cohesive solutions for the enterprise. Coverage includes BI architecture, data queries, semantic models, multidimensional modeling, data analysis and visualization, performance monitoring, data mining, and more, to help you learn to perform practical business analysis and reporting. Written by an author team that includes a key member of the BI product team at Microsoft, this useful reference provides expert instruction for more effective use of the Microsoft BI toolset. Use Microsoft BI suite cohesively for more effective enterprise solutions Search, analyze, and visualize data more efficiently and completely Develop flexible and scalable tabular and multidimensional models Monitor performance, build a BI portal, and deploy and manage the BI Solution
ISBN: 9781118961780Publication Date: 2015-05-06
Applied statistics and multivariate data analysis for business and economics by
This textbook will familiarize students in economics and business, as well as practitioners, with the basic principles, techniques, and applications of applied statistics, statistical testing, and multivariate data analysis. Drawing on practical examples from the business world, it demonstrates the methods of univariate, bivariate, and multivariate statistical analysis. The textbook covers a range of topics, from data collection and scaling to the presentation and simple univariate analysis of quantitative data, while also providing advanced analytical procedures for assessing multivariate relationships. Accordingly, it addresses all topics typically covered in university courses on statistics and advanced applied data analysis. In addition, it does not limit itself to presenting applied methods, but also discusses the related use of Excel, SPSS, and Stata.
ISBN: 9783030177676Publication Date: 2019
Business Analytics, Volume II by
This business analytics (BA) text discusses the models based on fact-based data to measure past business performance to guide an organization in visualizing and predicting future business performance and outcomes. It provides a comprehensive overview of analytics in general with an emphasis on predictive analytics. Given the booming interest in analytics and data science, this book is timely and informative. It brings many terms, tools, and methods of analytics together. The first three chapters provide an introduction to BA, importance of analytics, types of BA-descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive-along with the tools and models. Business intelligence (BI) and a case on descriptive analytics are discussed. Additionally, the book discusses on the most widely used predictive models, including regression analysis, forecasting, data mining, and an introduction to recent applications of predictive analytics-machine learning, neural networks, and artificial intelligence. The concluding chapter discusses on the current state, job outlook, and certifications in analytics.
ISBN: 9781631574801Publication Date: 2019-11-08
Business Analytics for Managers by
The intensified used of data based on analytical models to control digitalized operational business processes in an intelligent way is a game changer that continuously disrupts more and more markets. This book exemplifies this development and shows the latest tools and advances in this field Business Analytics for Managers offers real-world guidance for organizations looking to leverage their data into a competitive advantage. This new second edition covers the advances that have revolutionized the field since the first edition's release; big data and real-time digitalized decision making have become major components of any analytics strategy, and new technologies are allowing businesses to gain even more insight from the ever-increasing influx of data. New terms, theories, and technologies are explained and discussed in terms of practical benefit, and the emphasis on forward thinking over historical data describes how analytics can drive better business planning. Coverage includes data warehousing, big data, social media, security, cloud technologies, and future trends, with expert insight on the practical aspects of the current state of the field. Analytics helps businesses move forward. Extensive use of statistical and quantitative analysis alongside explanatory and predictive modeling facilitates fact-based decision making, and evolving technologies continue to streamline every step of the process. This book provides an essential update, and describes how today's tools make business analytics more valuable than ever. Learn how Hadoop can upgrade your data processing and storage Discover the many uses for social media data in analysis and communication Get up to speed on the latest in cloud technologies, data security, and more Prepare for emerging technologies and the future of business analytics Most businesses are caught in a massive, non-stop stream of data. It can become one of your most valuable assets, or a never-ending flood of missed opportunity. Technology moves fast, and keeping up with the cutting edge is crucial for wringing even more value from your data--Business Analytics for Managers brings you up to date, and shows you what analytics can do for you now.
ISBN: 9781119302537Publication Date: 2016-10-06
Business and Consumer Analytics: New Ideas by
This two-volume handbook presents a collection of novel methodologies with applications and illustrative examples in the areas of data-driven computational social sciences. Throughout this handbook, the focus is kept specifically on business and consumer-oriented applications with interesting sections ranging from clustering and network analysis, meta-analytics, memetic algorithms, machine learning, recommender systems methodologies, parallel pattern mining and data mining to specific applications in market segmentation, travel, fashion or entertainment analytics. A must-read for anyone in data-analytics, marketing, behavior modelling and computational social science, interested in the latest applications of new computer science methodologies.
ISBN: 9783030062224Publication Date: 2019
Business Intelligence and Data Mining by
"This book is a splendid and valuable addition to this subject. The whole book is well written and I have no hesitation to recommend that this can be adapted as a textbook for graduate courses in Business Intelligence and Data Mining." Dr. Edi Shivaji, Des Moines, Iowa "As a complete novice to this area just starting out on a MBA course I found the book incredibly useful and very easy to follow and understand. The concepts are clearly explained and make it an easy task to gain an understanding of the subject matter." -- Mr. Craig Domoney, South Africa. Business Intelligence and Data Mining is a conversational and informative book in the exploding area of Business Analytics. Using this book, one can easily gain the intuition about the area, along with a solid toolset of major data mining techniques and platforms. This book can thus be gainfully used as a textbook for a college course. It is also short and accessible enough for a busy executive to become a quasi-expert in this area in a couple of hours. Every chapter begins with a case-let from the real world, and ends with a case study that runs across the chapters.
ISBN: 9781631571213Publication Date: 2014-12-31
Business Statistics by
Directed primarily toward undergraduate business college/university majors, this text also provides practical content to current and aspiring industry professionals. Business Statistics shows readers how to apply statistical analysis skills to real-world, decision-making problems. It uses a direct approach that consistently presents concepts and techniques in way that benefits readers of all mathematical backgrounds. This text also contains engaging business examples to show the relevance of business statistics in action. nbsp; To order Business Statistics with MyStatLab, please use ISBN: 0133098788 / 9780133098785 Business Statistics Plus MyStatLab with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package Package consists of 013302184X / 9780133021844 Business Statistics 0133029824 / 9780133029826 MyStatLab with Pearson eText -- Standalone Access Card -- for Business Statistics
ISBN: 9780133021844Publication Date: 2013-01-13
Data Mining and Market Intelligence by
This book is written to address the issues relating to data gathering, data warehousing, and data analysis, all of which are useful when working with large amounts of data. Using practical examples of market intelligence, this book is designed to inspire and inform readers on how to conduct market intelligence by leveraging data and technology, supporting smart decision making. The book explains some suitable methodologies for data analysis that are based on robust statistical methods. For illustrative purposes, the author uses real-life data for all the examples in this book. In addition, the book discusses the concepts, techniques, and applications of digital media and mobile data mining. Hence, this book is a guide tool for policy makers, academics, and practitioners whose areas of interest are statistical inference, applied statistics, applied mathematics, business mathematics, quantitative techniques, and economic and social statistics.
ISBN: 9781681733210Publication Date: 2018-04-30
Data Science and Analytics for SMES: Consulting, tools , practical use cases by ISBN: 9781484286708Publication Date: 2023
Delivering Business Analytics by
Unlocking the value of business analytics can be challenging complexity, uncertainty, and confusion are usually the norm, not the exception. True innovation and competitive advantage stem from navigating the razors edge between order and chaos. So how do those who succeed do it? Everyone faces the same challenges; success comes from balancing the benefits of unfettered creativity with the need to industrialize those same unstructured processes. The harsh reality is that most teams are not as effective at managing these competing pressures as they could be. With the information contained in this book, they would be. This book provides 30 design patterns (examples) to help guide those who would create value through business analytics. Practical advice is given to help understand: (a) how a variety of common problems can be solved; (b) the advantages of disadvantages of each choice; and (c) how these solutions typically create organizational value. Each Pattern will contain the following elements: (a) pattern diagram, (b) problem the pattern solves, (c) design intent behind the pattern, (d) description of the actors and entities involved in the pattern, (e) use case description, (f) benefits of the approach, (g) limitations of the approach, and (g) common business-related applications and the reason why the pattern creates value.
ISBN: 9781663702104Publication Date: 2020-09-17
The Informed Company by
Learn how to manage a modern data stack and get the most out of data in your organization! Thanks to the emergence of new technologies and the explosion of data in recent years, we need new practices for managing and getting value out of data. In the modern, data driven competitive landscape the "best guess" approach--reading blog posts here and there and patching together data practices without any real visibility--is no longer going to hack it. The Informed Company provides definitive direction on how best to leverage the modern data stack, including cloud computing, columnar storage, cloud ETL tools, and cloud BI tools. You'll learn how to work with Agile methods and set up processes that's right for your company to use your data as a key weapon for your success . . . You'll discover best practices for every stage, from querying production databases at a small startup all the way to setting up data marts for different business lines of an enterprise. In their work at Chartio, authors Fowler and David have learned that most businesspeople are almost completely self-taught when it comes to data. If they are using resources, those resources are outdated, so they're missing out on the latest cloud technologies and advances in data analytics. This book will firm up your understanding of data and bring you into the present with knowledge around what works and what doesn't. Discover the data stack strategies that are working for today's successful small, medium, and enterprise companies Learn the different Agile stages of data organization, and the right one for your team Learn how to maintain Data Lakes and Data Warehouses for effective, accessible data storage Gain the knowledge you need to architect Data Warehouses and Data Marts Understand your business's level of data sophistication and the steps you can take to get to "level up" your data The Informed Company is the definitive data book for anyone who wants to work faster and more nimbly, armed with actionable decision-making data.
ISBN: 9781119748014Publication Date: 2021-10-22
Introduction to Business Analytics, Second Edition by
This book presents key concepts related to quantitative analysis in business. It is targeted at business students (both undergraduate and graduate) taking an introductory core course. Business analytics has grown to be a key topic in business curricula, and there is a need for stronger quantitative skills and understanding of fundamental concepts. This second edition adds material on Tableau, a very useful software for business analytics. This supplements the tools from Excel covered in the first edition, to include Data Analysis Toolpak and SOLVER.
ISBN: 9781953349750Publication Date: 2020-12-14
Keeping up with the Quants by
Welcome to the age of data. No matter your interests (sports, movies, politics), your industry (finance, marketing, technology, manufacturing), or the type of organization you work for (big company, nonprofit, small start-up), your world is awash with data.As a successful manager today, you must make sense of all this information. You need to be conversant with analytical terminology and methods and able to work with quantitative information. This book promises to be your "quantitative literacy" guide-helping you develop the analytical skills needed right now in order to summarize data, find the meaning in it, and extract its value.
ISBN: 9781622314539Publication Date: 2014-05-14
Modelling Business Information by
It is almost universally accepted that requirements documents for new or enhanced IT systems by business analysts should include a 'data model' to represent the information that has to be handled by the system. Starting from first principles, this book will help business analysts to develop the skills required to construct data models through comprehensive coverage of entity relationship and class modelling, in line with, and beyond, the BCS Data Analysis syllabus.
ISBN: 9781780173542Publication Date: 2017-09-05
Modern Analytics Platforms by
With this O'Reilly report, you'll learn how organizations have begun to take new approaches to analytics for business reinvention and digital transformation. Chief analytics and data officers and data analytics, data science, data visualization leaders will explore converged analytics and find out how it differs from legacy and current analytics approaches.
ISBN: 9781098106850Publication Date: 2021
Operations Management and Data Analytics Modelling by
Operations Management and Data Analytics Modelling: Economic Crises Perspective addresses real operation management problems in thrust areas like the healthcare and energy management sectors and Industry 4.0. It discusses recent advances and trends in developing data-driven operation management-based methodologies, big data analysis, application of computers in industrial engineering, optimization techniques, development of decision support systems for industrial operation, the role of a multiple-criteria decision-making (MCDM) approach in operation management, fuzzy set theory-based operation management modelling and Lean Six Sigma. Features Discusses the importance of data analytics in industrial operations to improve economy Provides step-by-step implementation of operation management models to identify best practices Covers in-depth analysis using data-based operation management tools and techniques Discusses mathematical modelling for novel operation management models to solve industrial problems This book is aimed at graduate students and professionals in the field of industrial and production engineering, mechanical engineering and materials science.
ISBN: 9781003181644Publication Date: 2021-12-30
The Support of Decision Processes with Business Intelligence and Analytics by
In his research, Martin Kowalczyk empirically investigates the challenges of designing and establishing successful decision support with Business Intelligence and Analytics (BI&A). The results from his work elucidate organizational and individual perspectives of BI&A support in decision processes.
ISBN: 9783658192303Publication Date: 2017
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Business Driven Information Systems by
Business Driven Initiatives first; Technology second Business Driven Information Systems discusses various business initiatives first and howtechnology supports those initiatives second. The premise for this unique approach is thatbusiness initiatives should drive technology choices. Every discussion first addresses thebusiness needs and then addresses the technology that supports those needs. This text providesthe foundation that will enable students to achieve excellence in business, whether theymajor in operations management, manufacturing, sales, marketing, finance, human resources,accounting, or virtually any other business discipline. Business Driven Information Systems isdesigned to give students the ability to understand how information technology can be a pointof strength for an organization.
ISBN: 9780073402987Publication Date: 2015-03-26
Business Information Systems by
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Business Information Systems, BIS 2018, held in Berlin, Germany, in July 2018. The BIS conference follows popular research trends, both in the academic and the business domain.
ISBN: 9783319939315Publication Date: 2018
Decision Support Systems VIII by
Decision Support Systems VIII: Sustainable Data-Driven and Evidence-Based Decision Support : 4th International Conference, ICDSST 2018, Heraklion, Greece, May 22–25, 2018, Proceedings
ISBN: 9783319903156Publication Date: 2018
Information Systems by
Most information systems textbooks overwhelm business students with overly technical information they may not need in their careers. Information Systems: What Every Business Student Needs to Know takes a new approach to the required information systems course for business majors. For each topic covered, the text highlights key "Take-Aways" that alert students to material they will need to remember during their careers. Sections titled "Where You Fit In" and "Why This Chapter Matters" explain how the topics being covered will impact students once they are on the job. Review questions, discussion questions, and summaries are also included in each chapter to reinforce learning. The book is presented in four parts: About Information Systems: covers general information systems concepts that students need to know as they learn about real-world information systems Technology Fundamentals: supplies a foundation in information technology that fills the gaps most students have when they learn through trial and error Information Systems at Work: details the nitty-gritty of how actual companies use information systems in the real word Managing Information Systems: addresses the issues involved in selecting, developing, and managing information systems The text includes a running case study that follows two management information systems majors in college. As the two main characters study the information systems of a medical practice, students follow along and learn valuable lessons as they see how the case plays out. In addition to the running case study, each chapter also includes two mini cases that illustrate the concepts discussed in that chapter. Maintaining a focus on the essential concepts students must know before entering the business world, this book covers the subject of information systems in a manner that students will find accessible.
ISBN: 9781482223705Publication Date: 2015-08-21
Innovation for Systems Information and Decision by
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Meeting on Innovation for Systems Information and Decision meeting, INSID 2020, held in Recife, Brazil, in December 2020.
ISBN: 9783030643997Publication Date: 2020
Integration of Data Mining in Business Intelligence Systems by
Uncovering and analyzing data associated with the current business environment is essential in maintaining a competitive edge. As such, making informed decisions based on this data is crucial to managers across industries. Integration of Data Mining in Business Intelligence Systems investigates the incorporation of data mining into business technologies used in the decision making process. Emphasizing cutting-edge research and relevant concepts in data discovery and analysis, this book is a comprehensive reference source for policymakers, academicians, researchers, students, technology developers, and professionals interested in the application of data mining techniques and practices in business information systems.
ISBN: 9781466664784Publication Date: 2014-09-30
Measuring Organization Information Systems Success by
Many studies suggest that high information systems effectiveness is associated with high organizational performance. While research measuring the success of information systems has proliferated, models, measurements, definitions, and perspectives it employs vary greatly, leading to little consensus on how to measure IS success. Measuring Organizational Information Systems Success: New Technologies and Practices explores new approaches which may better identify, explain, and improve IS assessment. Professionals and researchers working in information systems success, performance, and measurement will discover emerging theories on information systems success, the latest empirical research findings, and new technologies and practices that encourage successful IS implementation in organizations.
ISBN: 9781466601710Publication Date: 2012-02-29
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Building an Effective IoT Ecosystem for Your Business by
This descriptive, practical guide explains how to build a commercially impactful, operationally effective and technically robust IoT ecosystem that takes advantage of the IoT revolution and drives business growth in the consumer IoT as well as industrial internet spaces.
ISBN: 9783319573915Publication Date: 2017
Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) by
INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS (IIOT) This book discusses how the industrial internet will be augmented through increased network agility, integrated artificial intelligence (AI) and the capacity to deploy, automate, orchestrate, and secure diverse user cases at hyperscale. Since the internet of things (IoT) dominates all sectors of technology, from home to industry, automation through IoT devices is changing the processes of our daily lives. For example, more and more businesses are adopting and accepting industrial automation on a large scale, with the market for industrial robots expected to reach $73.5 billion in 2023. The primary reason for adopting IoT industrial automation in businesses is the benefits it provides, including enhanced efficiency, high accuracy, cost-effectiveness, quick process completion, low power consumption, fewer errors, and ease of control. The 15 chapters in the book showcase industrial automation through the IoT by including case studies in the areas of the IIoT, robotic and intelligent systems, and web-based applications which will be of interest to working professionals and those in education and research involved in a broad cross-section of technical disciplines. The volume will help industry leaders by Advancing hands-on experience working with industrial architecture Demonstrating the potential of cloud-based Industrial IoT platforms, analytics, and protocols Putting forward business models revitalizing the workforce with Industry 4.0. Audience Researchers and scholars in industrial engineering and manufacturing, artificial intelligence, cyber-physical systems, robotics, safety engineering, safety-critical systems, and application domain communities such as aerospace, agriculture, automotive, critical infrastructures, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, smart transports, smart cities, and smart healthcare.
ISBN: 9781119768777Publication Date: 2022-03-15
Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) by
INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS (IIOT) This book discusses how the industrial internet will be augmented through increased network agility, integrated artificial intelligence (AI) and the capacity to deploy, automate, orchestrate, and secure diverse user cases at hyperscale. Since the internet of things (IoT) dominates all sectors of technology, from home to industry, automation through IoT devices is changing the processes of our daily lives. For example, more and more businesses are adopting and accepting industrial automation on a large scale, with the market for industrial robots expected to reach $73.5 billion in 2023. The primary reason for adopting IoT industrial automation in businesses is the benefits it provides, including enhanced efficiency, high accuracy, cost-effectiveness, quick process completion, low power consumption, fewer errors, and ease of control. The 15 chapters in the book showcase industrial automation through the IoT by including case studies in the areas of the IIoT, robotic and intelligent systems, and web-based applications which will be of interest to working professionals and those in education and research involved in a broad cross-section of technical disciplines. The volume will help industry leaders by Advancing hands-on experience working with industrial architecture Demonstrating the potential of cloud-based Industrial IoT platforms, analytics, and protocols Putting forward business models revitalizing the workforce with Industry 4.0. Audience Researchers and scholars in industrial engineering and manufacturing, artificial intelligence, cyber-physical systems, robotics, safety engineering, safety-critical systems, and application domain communities such as aerospace, agriculture, automotive, critical infrastructures, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, smart transports, smart cities, and smart healthcare.
ISBN: 9781119769026Publication Date: 2022-02-11
The Internet of Things in the Industrial Sector by
This book has a focus on the development and deployment of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) paradigm, discussing frameworks, methodologies, benefits and limitations, as well as providing case studies of employing the IoT vision in the industrial domain.
ISBN: 9783030248925Publication Date: 2019
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AWS Certified Machine Learning-Specialty (ML-S): Live Lessons by
Four main categories are covered: Data Engineering, EDA (Exploratory Data Analysis), Modeling, and Operations. This 6+ hour Complete Video Course is fully geared toward the AWS Machine Learning-Specialty (ML-S) Certification exam.
Publication Date: 2019
AWS Certified Machine Learning Study Guide by
Succeed on the AWS Machine Learning exam or in your next job as a machine learning specialist on the AWS Cloud platform with this hands-on guide As the most popular cloud service in the world today, Amazon Web Services offers a wide range of opportunities for those interested in the development and deployment of artificial intelligence and machine learning business solutions. The AWS Certified Machine Learning Study Guide: Specialty (MLS-CO1) Exam delivers hyper-focused, authoritative instruction for anyone considering the pursuit of the prestigious Amazon Web Services Machine Learning certification or a new career as a machine learning specialist working within the AWS architecture. From exam to interview to your first day on the job, this study guide provides the domain-by-domain specific knowledge you need to build, train, tune, and deploy machine learning models with the AWS Cloud. And with the practice exams and assessments, electronic flashcards, and supplementary online resources that accompany this Study Guide, you'll be prepared for success in every subject area covered by the exam. You'll also find: An intuitive and organized layout perfect for anyone taking the exam for the first time or seasoned professionals seeking a refresher on machine learning on the AWS Cloud Authoritative instruction on a widely recognized certification that unlocks countless career opportunities in machine learning and data science Access to the Sybex online learning resources and test bank, with chapter review questions, a full-length practice exam, hundreds of electronic flashcards, and a glossary of key terms AWS Certified Machine Learning Study Guide: Specialty (MLS-CO1) Exam is an indispensable guide for anyone seeking to prepare themselves for success on the AWS Certified Machine Learning Specialty exam or for a job interview in the field of machine learning, or who wishes to improve their skills in the field as they pursue a career in AWS machine learning.
ISBN: 9781119821007Publication Date: 2021-12-29
AWS Certified Machine Learning Study Guide by
Succeed on the AWS Machine Learning exam or in your next job as a machine learning specialist on the AWS Cloud platform with this hands-on guide As the most popular cloud service in the world today, Amazon Web Services offers a wide range of opportunities for those interested in the development and deployment of artificial intelligence and machine learning business solutions. The AWS Certified Machine Learning Study Guide: Specialty (MLS-CO1) Exam delivers hyper-focused, authoritative instruction for anyone considering the pursuit of the prestigious Amazon Web Services Machine Learning certification or a new career as a machine learning specialist working within the AWS architecture. From exam to interview to your first day on the job, this study guide provides the domain-by-domain specific knowledge you need to build, train, tune, and deploy machine learning models with the AWS Cloud. And with the practice exams and assessments, electronic flashcards, and supplementary online resources that accompany this Study Guide, you'll be prepared for success in every subject area covered by the exam. You'll also find: An intuitive and organized layout perfect for anyone taking the exam for the first time or seasoned professionals seeking a refresher on machine learning on the AWS Cloud Authoritative instruction on a widely recognized certification that unlocks countless career opportunities in machine learning and data science Access to the Sybex online learning resources and test bank, with chapter review questions, a full-length practice exam, hundreds of electronic flashcards, and a glossary of key terms AWS Certified Machine Learning Study Guide: Specialty (MLS-CO1) Exam is an indispensable guide for anyone seeking to prepare themselves for success on the AWS Certified Machine Learning Specialty exam or for a job interview in the field of machine learning, or who wishes to improve their skills in the field as they pursue a career in AWS machine learning.
ISBN: 1119821029Publication Date: 2021-11-16
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ISBN: 9780996619165Publication Date: 2022- Exam PL-300 Microsoft Power BI data analyst (Video)
6+ Hours of Video Instruction Prepare for Microsoft Exam PL-300 and demonstrate your mastery of Power BI data analysis. This Exam PL-300 Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst video is designed for data analysts responsible for designing scalable data models, cleaning and transforming data, and presenting analytic insights through data visualizations using Power BI. This video focuses on the skills measured by the exam objectives, as updated by Microsoft on February 28, 2022
ISBN: 9780137916115Publication Date: 2022
Exam Ref PL-300 Power BI Data Analyst by
Prepare for Microsoft Exam PL-300 and help demonstrate your real-world ability to deliver actionable insights with Power BI by leveraging available data and domain expertise; to provide meaningful business value through clear data visualizations; to enable others to perform self-service analytics, and to deploy and configure solutions for consumption. Designed for data analysts, business users, and other professionals, this Exam Ref focuses on the critical thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate level. Focus on the expertise measured by these objectives: Prepare the data Model the data Visualize and analyze the data Deploy and maintain assets This Microsoft Exam Ref: Organizes its coverage by exam objectives Features strategic, what-if scenarios to challenge you Assumes you are a data analyst, business intelligence professional, report creator, or other professional seeking to validate your skills and knowledge in analyzing data with Power BI About the Exam Exam PL-300 focuses on knowledge needed to get data from different data sources; clean, transform, and load data; design and develop data models; create model calculations with DAX; optimize model performance; create reports and dashboards; enhance reports for usability and storytelling; identify patterns and trends; and manage files, datasets, and workspaces. About Microsoft Certification Passing this exam fulfills your requirements for the Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate certification, demonstrating your understanding of data repositories and data processes, and your skills in designing and building scalable data models, cleaning and transforming data, enabling advanced analytic capabilities to provide meaningful business value, and collaborating with key stakeholders to deliver relevant insights based on identified business requirements. See full details at: microsoft.com/learn
ISBN: 9780137901234Publication Date: 2022-08-27- Microsoft Certified Azure AI fundamentals crash course (video) by
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- Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Certification Guide: A Comprehensive Guide to Becoming a Confident and Certified Power BI Professional by
From getting started with Power BI to connecting to data sources, including files, databases, cloud services, and SaaS providers, to using Power BI's built-in tools to build data models and produce visualizations, this book will walk you through everything from setup to preparing for the certification exam.
ISBN: 9781803241326Publication Date: 2022
UIPATH Associate Certification Guide: The go-to guide to acing your associate certification exam with the help of mock tests and quizzes by
Get certified successfully with this detailed syllabus-oriented examination guide Work with real-world business cases that will help you grasp RPA topics better using practical examples Practice with quizzes and mock exam papers with answers to prepare for the exam confidently Book Description UiPath is the most popular vendor in the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) industry.
ISBN: 9781801079389Publication Date: 2022
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Beautiful Visualization by
Visualization is the graphic presentation of data -- portrayals meant to reveal complex information at a glance. Think of the familiar map of the New York City subway system, or a diagram of the human brain. Successful visualizations are beautiful not only for their aesthetic design, but also for elegant layers of detail that efficiently generate insight and new understanding. This book examines the methods of two dozen visualization experts who approach their projects from a variety of perspectives -- as artists, designers, commentators, scientists, analysts, statisticians, and more. Together they demonstrate how visualization can help us make sense of the world. Explore the importance of storytelling with a simple visualization exercise Learn how color conveys information that our brains recognize before we're fully aware of it Discover how the books we buy and the people we associate with reveal clues to our deeper selves Recognize a method to the madness of air travel with a visualization of civilian air traffic Find out how researchers investigate unknown phenomena, from initial sketches to published papers Contributors include: Nick Bilton,Michael E. Driscoll,Jonathan Feinberg,Danyel Fisher,Jessica Hagy,Gregor Hochmuth,Todd Holloway,Noah Iliinsky,Eddie Jabbour,Valdean Klump,Aaron Koblin,Robert Kosara,Valdis Krebs,JoAnn Kuchera-Morin et al.,Andrew Odewahn,Adam Perer,Anders Persson,Maximilian Schich,Matthias Shapiro,Julie Steele,Moritz Stefaner,Jer Thorp,Fernanda Viegas,Martin Wattenberg,and Michael Young.
ISBN: 9781449379865Publication Date: 2010-07-13
The Big Book of Dashboards: Visualizing your data using real-world business scenarios by
The definitive reference book with real-world solutions you won't find anywhere else The Big Book of Dashboards presents a comprehensive reference for those tasked with building or overseeing the development of business dashboards. Comprising dozens of examples that address different industries and departments (healthcare, transportation, finance, human resources, marketing, customer service, sports, etc.) and different platforms (print, desktop, tablet, smartphone, and conference room display) The Big Book of Dashboards is the only book that matches great dashboards with real-world business scenarios. By organizing the book based on these scenarios and offering practical and effective visualization examples, The Big Book of Dashboards will be the trusted resource that you open when you need to build an effective business dashboard. In addition to the scenarios there's an entire section of the book that is devoted to addressing many practical and psychological factors you will encounter in your work. It's great to have theory and evidenced-based research at your disposal, but what will you do when somebody asks you to make your dashboard 'cooler' by adding packed bubbles and donut charts? The expert authors have a combined 30-plus years of hands-on experience helping people in hundreds of organizations build effective visualizations. They have fought many 'best practices' battles and having endured bring an uncommon empathy to help you, the reader of this book, survive and thrive in the data visualization world. A well-designed dashboard can point out risks, opportunities, and more; but common challenges and misconceptions can make your dashboard useless at best, and misleading at worst. The Big Book of Dashboards gives you the tools, guidance, and models you need to produce great dashboards that inform, enlighten, and engage.
ISBN: 9781119282785Publication Date: 2017-04-24
The big picture: How to use data visualization to make better decisions--faster by
In The Big Picture, top data visualization consultant Steve Wexler provides the tools for developing the graphical literacy you need to understand the data visualizations that are flooding your inbox--and put that data to use.
ISBN: 9781260473537Publication Date: 2021
Data Visualization and Statistical Literacy for Open and Big Data by
Data visualization has emerged as a serious scholarly topic, and a wide range of tools have recently been developed at an accelerated pace to aid in this research area. Examining different ways of analyzing big data can result in increased efficiency for many corporations and organizations. Data Visualization and Statistical Literacy for Open and Big Data highlights methodological developments in the way that data analytics is both learned and taught. Featuring extensive coverage on emerging relevant topics such as data complexity, statistics education, and curriculum development, this publication is geared toward teachers, academicians, students, engineers, professionals, and researchers that are interested in expanding their knowledge of data examination and analysis.
ISBN: 9781522525134Publication Date: 2017-03-20
Fundamentals of Data Visualization by
Effective visualization is the best way to communicate information from the increasingly large and complex datasets in the natural and social sciences. But with the increasing power of visualization software today, scientists, engineers, and business analysts often have to navigate a bewildering array of visualization choices and options. This practical book takes you through many commonly encountered visualization problems, and it provides guidelines on how to turn large datasets into clear and compelling figures. What visualization type is best for the story you want to tell? How do you make informative figures that are visually pleasing? Author Claus O. Wilke teaches you the elements most critical to successful data visualization. Explore the basic concepts of color as a tool to highlight, distinguish, or represent a value Understand the importance of redundant coding to ensure you provide key information in multiple ways Use the book's visualizations directory, a graphical guide to commonly used types of data visualizations Get extensive examples of good and bad figures Learn how to use figures in a document or report and how employ them effectively to tell a compelling story
ISBN: 9781492031086Publication Date: 2019-04-30
Making Data Visual by
You have a mound of data front of you and a suite of computation tools at your disposal. Which parts of the data actually matter? Where is the insight hiding? If youâ??re a data scientist trying to navigate the murky space between data and insight, this practical book shows you how to make sense of your data through high-level questions, well-defined data analysis tasks, and visualizations to clarify understanding and gain insights along the way. When incorporated into the process early and often, iterative visualization can help you refine the questions you ask of your data. Authors Danyel Fisher and Miriah Meyer provide detailed case studies that demonstrate how this process can evolve in the real world. Youâ??ll learn: The data counseling process for moving from general to more precise questions about your data, and arriving at a working visualization The role that visual representations play in data discovery Common visualization types by the tasks they fulfill and the data they use Visualization techniques that use multiple views and interaction to support analysis of large, complex data sets
ISBN: 9781491928462Publication Date: 2018-02-06
Making Numbers Count by
A clear, practical, first-of-its-kind guide to communicating and understanding numbers and data--from bestselling business author Chip Heath. How much bigger is a billion than a million? Well, a million seconds is twelve days. A billion seconds is...thirty-two years. Understanding numbers is essential--but humans aren't built to understand them. Until very recently, most languages had no words for numbers greater than five--anything from six to infinity was known as "lots." While the numbers in our world have gotten increasingly complex, our brains are stuck in the past. How can we translate millions and billions and milliseconds and nanometers into things we can comprehend and use? Author Chip Heath has excelled at teaching others about making ideas stick and here, in Making Numbers Count, he outlines specific principles that reveal how to translate a number into our brain's language. This book is filled with examples of extreme number makeovers, vivid before-and-after examples that take a dry number and present it in a way that people click in and say "Wow, now I get it!" You will learn principles such as: -SIMPLE PERSPECTIVE CUES: researchers at Microsoft found that adding one simple comparison sentence doubled how accurately users estimated statistics like population and area of countries. -VIVIDNESS: get perspective on the size of a nucleus by imagining a bee in a cathedral, or a pea in a racetrack, which are easier to envision than "1/100,000th of the size of an atom." -CONVERT TO A PROCESS: capitalize on our intuitive sense of time (5 gigabytes of music storage turns into "2 months of commutes, without repeating a song"). -EMOTIONAL MEASURING STICKS: frame the number in a way that people already care about ("that medical protocol would save twice as many women as curing breast cancer"). Whether you're interested in global problems like climate change, running a tech firm or a farm, or just explaining how many Cokes you'd have to drink if you burned calories like a hummingbird, this book will help math-lovers and math-haters alike translate the numbers that animate our world--allowing us to bring more data, more naturally, into decisions in our schools, our workplaces, and our society.
ISBN: 9781982165444Publication Date: 2022-01-11
Presenting Technical Data to a Non-Technical Audience by
This book describes the various aspects and considerations required in effective project management and the tools that can be used by a nonprofessional project manager to appropriately evaluate how well the professional is doing or effectively manage smaller projects without the need for a professional project manager. Project management is an evolving profession. Originally considered part and parcel of the design function, the practice of project management has evolved into a separate classification of professional practice. Professional project managers of today use sophisticated computer programs to achieve in seconds what took days to accomplish and evaluate in the past. Cost estimating and project scheduling have become key elements in assuring on-budget and on-time delivery of final projects. Key to those is how well the project manager addresses environmental issues that arise. Those issues need to be considered from the planning stages of a project to the end-of-life stages of the project and the disposal of the remnants of the project decades in the future.
ISBN: 9781949449334Publication Date: 2019-01-16
Storytelling with Data by
Don't simply show your data--tell a story with it! Storytelling with Data teaches you the fundamentals of data visualization and how to communicate effectively with data. You'll discover the power of storytelling and the way to make data a pivotal point in your story. The lessons in this illuminative text are grounded in theory, but made accessible through numerous real-world examples--ready for immediate application to your next graph or presentation. Storytelling is not an inherent skill, especially when it comes to data visualization, and the tools at our disposal don't make it any easier. This book demonstrates how to go beyond conventional tools to reach the root of your data, and how to use your data to create an engaging, informative, compelling story. Specifically, you'll learn how to: Understand the importance of context and audience Determine the appropriate type of graph for your situation Recognize and eliminate the clutter clouding your information Direct your audience's attention to the most important parts of your data Think like a designer and utilize concepts of design in data visualization Leverage the power of storytelling to help your message resonate with your audience Together, the lessons in this book will help you turn your data into high impact visual stories that stick with your audience. Rid your world of ineffective graphs, one exploding 3D pie chart at a time. There is a story in your data--Storytelling with Data will give you the skills and power to tell it!
ISBN: 9781119002260Publication Date: 2015-10-09
Visual Insights by
A guide to the basics of information visualization that teaches nonprogrammers how to use advanced data mining and visualization techniques to design insightful visualizations. In the age of Big Data, the tools of information visualization offer us a macroscope to help us make sense of the avalanche of data available on every subject. This book offers a gentle introduction to the design of insightful information visualizations. It is the only book on the subject that teaches nonprogrammers how to use open code and open data to design insightful visualizations. Readers will learn to apply advanced data mining and visualization techniques to make sense of temporal, geospatial, topical, and network data. The book, developed for use in an information visualization MOOC, covers data analysis algorithms that enable extraction of patterns and trends in data, with chapters devoted to "when" (temporal data), "where" (geospatial data), "what" (topical data), and "with whom" (networks and trees); and to systems that drive research and development. Examples of projects undertaken for clients include an interactive visualization of the success of game player activity in World of Warcraft; a visualization of 311 number adoption that shows the diffusion of non-emergency calls in the United States; a return on investment study for two decades of HIV/AIDS research funding by NIAID; and a map showing the impact of the HiveNYC Learning Network. Visual Insights will be an essential resource on basic information visualization techniques for scholars in many fields, students, designers, or anyone who works with data.
ISBN: 9780262320238Publication Date: 2014-01-24
Visual Six Sigma by
Streamline data analysis with an intuitive, visual Six Sigma strategy Visual Six Sigma provides the statistical techniques that help you get more information from your data. A unique emphasis on the visual allows you to take a more active role in data-driven decision making, so you can leverage your contextual knowledge to pose relevant questions and make more sound decisions. You'll learn dynamic visualization and exploratory data analysis techniques that help you identify occurrences and sources of variation, and the strategies and processes that make Six Sigma work for your organization. The Six Sigma strategy helps you identify and remove causes of defects and errors in manufacturing and business processes; the more pragmatic Visual approach opens the strategy beyond the realms of statisticians to provide value to all business leaders amid the growing need for more accessible quality management tools. See where, why, and how your data varies Find clues to underlying behavior in your data Identify key models and drivers Build your own Six-Sigma experience Whether your work involves a Six Sigma improvement project, a design project, a data-mining inquiry, or a scientific study, this practical breakthrough guide equips you with the skills and understanding to get more from your data. With intuitive, easy-to-use tools and clear explanations, Visual Six Sigma is a roadmap to putting this strategy to work for your company.
ISBN: 9781118925348Publication Date: 2016-06-20
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Applied Statistics for Business and Management Using Microsoft Excel by
Applied Business Statistics for Business and Management using Microsoft Excel is the first book to illustrate the capabilities of Microsoft Excel to teach applied statistics effectively. It is a step-by-step exercise-driven guide for students and practitioners who need to master Excel to solve practical statistical problems in industry. If understanding statistics isn't your strongest suit, you are not especially mathematically-inclined, or if you are wary of computers, this is the right book for you. Excel, a widely available computer program for students and managers, is also an effective teaching and learning tool for quantitative analyses in statistics courses. Its powerful computational ability and graphical functions make learning statistics much easier than in years past. However, Applied Business Statistics for Business and Management capitalizes on these improvements by teaching students and practitioners how to apply Excel to statistical techniques necessary in their courses and workplace. Each chapter explains statistical formulas and directs the reader to use Excel commands to solve specific, easy-to-understand business problems. Practice problems are provided at the end of each chapter with their solutions.
ISBN: 9781461484226Publication Date: 2013-11-26
Business Intelligence Tools for Small Companies: A Guide to Free and Low-Cost Solutions by
Learn how to transition from Excel-based business intelligence (BI) analysis to enterprise stacks of open-source BI tools. Select and implement the best free and freemium open-source BI tools for your company's needs and design, implement, and integrate BI automation across the full stack using agile methodologies.
ISBN: 9781484225684Publication Date: 2017
Data Mining for Business Analytics: Concepts, techniques, and applications in R by
Data Mining for Business Analytics: Concepts, Techniques, and Applications in R presents an applied approach to data mining concepts and methods, using R software for illustration Readers will learn how to implement a variety of popular data mining algorithms in R (a free and open-source software) to tackle business problems and opportunities. This is the fifth version of this successful text, and the first using R. It covers both statistical and machine learning algorithms for prediction, classification, visualization, dimension reduction, recommender systems, clustering, text mining and network analysis. It also includes: Two new co-authors, Inbal Yahav and Casey Lichtendahl, who bring both expertise teaching business analytics courses using R, and data mining consulting experience in business and government Updates and new material based on feedback from instructors teaching MBA, undergraduate, diploma and executive courses, and from their students More than a dozen case studies demonstrating applications for the data mining techniques described End-of-chapter exercises that help readers gauge and expand their comprehension and competency of the material presented A companion website with more than two dozen data sets, and instructor materials including exercise solutions, PowerPoint slides, and case solutions www.dataminingbook.com Data Mining for Business Analytics: Concepts, Techniques, and Applications in R is an ideal textbook for graduate and upper-undergraduate level courses in data mining, predictive analytics, and business analytics. This new edition is also an excellent reference for analysts, researchers, and practitioners working with quantitative methods in the fields of business, finance, marketing, computer science, and information technology.
ISBN: 9781118956632Publication Date: 2017-08-29
A Data Scientist's Guide to Acquiring, Cleaning, and Managing Data in R by
The only how-to guide offering a unified, systemic approach to acquiring, cleaning, and managing data in R Every experienced practitioner knows that preparing data for modeling is a painstaking, time-consuming process. Adding to the difficulty is that most modelers learn the steps involved in cleaning and managing data piecemeal, often on the fly, or they develop their own ad hoc methods. This book helps simplify their task by providing a unified, systematic approach to acquiring, modeling, manipulating, cleaning, and maintaining data in R. Starting with the very basics, data scientists Samuel E. Buttrey and Lyn R. Whitaker walk readers through the entire process. From what data looks like and what it should look like, they progress through all the steps involved in getting data ready for modeling. They describe best practices for acquiring data from numerous sources; explore key issues in data handling, including text/regular expressions, big data, parallel processing, merging, matching, and checking for duplicates; and outline highly efficient and reliable techniques for documenting data and recordkeeping, including audit trails, getting data back out of R, and more. The only single-source guide to R data and its preparation, it describes best practices for acquiring, manipulating, cleaning, and maintaining data Begins with the basics and walks readers through all the steps necessary to get data ready for the modeling process Provides expert guidance on how to document the processes described so that they are reproducible Written by seasoned professionals, it provides both introductory and advanced techniques Features case studies with supporting data and R code, hosted on a companion website A Data Scientist's Guide to Acquiring, Cleaning and Managing Data in R is a valuable working resource/bench manual for practitioners who collect and analyze data, lab scientists and research associates of all levels of experience, and graduate-level data mining students.
ISBN: 9781119080022Publication Date: 2017-12-18
Free and Open Source Software in Modern Data Science and Business Intelligence by
Computer software and technologies are advancing at an amazing rate. The accessibility of these software sources allows for a wider power among common users as well as rapid advancement in program development and operating information. Free and Open Source Software in Modern Data Science and Business Intelligence: Emerging Research and Opportunities is a critical scholarly resource that examines the differences between the two types of software, integral in the FOSS movement, and their effect on the distribution and use of software. Featuring coverage on a wide range of topics, such as FOSS Ecology, graph mining, and project tasks, this book is geared towards academicians, researchers, and students interested in current research on the growing importance of FOSS and its expanding reach in IT infrastructure.
ISBN: 9781522537083Publication Date: 2017-12-15- Oracle business intelligence with machine learning by
Use machine learning and Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE) as a comprehensive BI solution. This book follows a when-to, why-to, and how-to approach to explain the key steps involved in utilizing the artificial intelligence components now available for a successful OBIEE implementation.
Publication Date: 2018
Tableau strategies: Solving real, practical problems with data analytics by
If you want to increase Tableau's value to your organization, this practical book has your back. Authors Ann Jackson and Luke Stanke guide data analysts through strategies for solving real-world analytics problems using Tableau.
ISBN: 9781492080039Publication Date: 2021
Workflow Automation with Microsoft Power Automate by
MS Power Automate is a workflow automation tool built into MS 365 to help businesses automate repetitive tasks or trigger business processes without user intervention. It is a low-code tool that is part of the Microsoft applications framework, the Power Platform. If you are new to Power Automate, this book will give you a comprehensive introduction and a smooth transition from beginner to advanced topics to help you get up to speed with business process automation. Complete with hands-on tutorials and projects, this easy-to-follow guide will show you how to configure automation workflows for business processes between hundreds of applications, using examples within Microsoft and including third-party apps like Dropbox and Twitter.
ISBN: 9781803237671Publication Date: 2022-08-19
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Agile Data Warehousing Project Management by
You have to make sense of enormous amounts of data, and while the notion of "agile data warehousing" might sound tricky, it can yield as much as a 3-to-1 speed advantage while cutting project costs in half. Bring this highly effective technique to your organization with the wisdom of agile data warehousing expert Ralph Hughes. Agile Data Warehousing Project Management will give you a thorough introduction to the method as you would practice it in the project room to build a serious "data mart." Regardless of where you are today, this step-by-step implementation guide will prepare you to join or even lead a team in visualizing, building, and validating a single component to an enterprise data warehouse. Provides a thorough grounding on the mechanics of Scrum as well as practical advice on keeping your team on track Includes strategies for getting accurate and actionable requirements from a team's business partner Revolutionary estimating techniques that make forecasting labor far more understandable and accurate Demonstrates a blends of Agile methods to simplify team management and synchronize inputs across IT specialties Enables you and your teams to start simple and progress steadily to world-class performance levels
ISBN: 9780123965172Publication Date: 2012-12-28
Building an effective data science practice: A framework to bootstrap and manage a successful data science practice by
This book will enable you to set up an effective team of engineers, data scientists, analysts, and other stakeholders that can collaborate effectively on crucial aspects such as problem formulation, execution of experiments, and model performance evaluation.
ISBN: 9781484274194Publication Date: 2022
Data Stewardship by
Data stewards in any organization are the backbone of a successful data governance implementation because they do the work to make data trusted, dependable, and high quality. Since the publication of the first edition, there have been critical new developments in the field, such as integrating Data Stewardship into project management, handling Data Stewardship in large international companies, handling "big data" and Data Lakes, and a pivot in the overall thinking around the best way to align data stewardship to the data--moving from business/organizational function to data domain. Furthermore, the role of process in data stewardship is now recognized as key and needed to be covered. Data Stewardship, Second Edition provides clear and concise practical advice on implementing and running data stewardship, including guidelines on how to organize based on organizational/company structure, business functions, and data ownership. The book shows data managers how to gain support for a stewardship effort, maintain that support over the long-term, and measure the success of the data stewardship effort. It includes detailed lists of responsibilities for each type of data steward and strategies to help the Data Governance Program Office work effectively with the data stewards.
ISBN: 9780128221327Publication Date: 2020-11-06
Information Systems Project Management by
Information Systems Project Management addresses project management in the context of information systems. It deals with general project management principles, with focus on the special characteristics of information systems. It is based on an earlier text, but shortened to focus on essential project management elements.This updated version presents various statistics indicating endemic problems in completing information system projects on time, within budget, at designed functionality. While successful completion of an information systems project is a challenge, there are some things that can be done to improve the probability of project success. This book reviews a number of project management tools, including, developing organizational ability to work on projects, better systems analysis and design, project estimation, and project control and termination.
ISBN: 9781631571237Publication Date: 2014-12-19
Leading Data Science Teams by
This hands-on reference guides team leaders through the types of challenges you might face and the tools you need to work through them. You'll learn ways to set up your team, manage data scientists to promote their success, and collaborate with external stakeholders.
ISBN: 9781098127381Publication Date: 2022
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- Algorithmic management in action: The reorganization of Allstate's Data Group by ISBN: 9781529795219Publication Date: 2021
- Case study: How the Port of Montreal used NLP to fast-track critical cargo in 2020 by
During the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, it became crucial to prioritize shipments of critical cargo. In 2020 the Port of Montreal implemented an AI tool for the supply chain—in just six months from preparation to pilot delivery—with the goal of providing advance visibility to supply chain stakeholders by detecting critical cargo (e.g., masks, sanitizer, etc.).
Publication Date: 2021
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Applied Statistics for Business and Economics by
Designed for a one-semester course, Applied Statistics for Business and Economics offers students in business and the social sciences an effective introduction to some of the most basic and powerful techniques available for understanding their world. Numerous interesting and important examples reflect real-life situations, stimulating students to t
ISBN: 9781439882818Publication Date: 2010-03-16
Business Statistics for Dummies by
Score higher in your business statistics course? Easy. Business statistics is a common course for business majors and MBA candidates. It examines common data sets and the proper way to use such information when conducting research and producing informational reports such as profit and loss statements, customer satisfaction surveys, and peer comparisons. Business Statistics For Dummies tracks to a typical business statistics course offered at the undergraduate and graduate levels and provides clear, practical explanations of business statistical ideas, techniques, formulas, and calculations, with lots of examples that shows you how these concepts apply to the world of global business and economics. Shows you how to use statistical data to get an informed and unbiased picture of the market Serves as an excellent supplement to classroom learning Helps you score your highest in your Business Statistics course If you're studying business at the university level or you're a professional looking for a desk reference on this complicated topic, Business Statistics For Dummies has you covered.
ISBN: 9781118630693Publication Date: 2013-11-26
The Data Detective by
From "one of the great (greatest?) contemporary popular writers on economics" (Tyler Cowen) comes a smart, lively, and encouraging rethinking of how to use statistics. Today we think statistics are the enemy, numbers used to mislead and confuse us. That's a mistake, Tim Harford says in The Data Detective. We shouldn't be suspicious of statistics--we need to understand what they mean and how they can improve our lives: they are, at heart, human behavior seen through the prism of numbers and are often "the only way of grasping much of what is going on around us." If we can toss aside our fears and learn to approach them clearly--understanding how our own preconceptions lead us astray--statistics can point to ways we can live better and work smarter. As "perhaps the best popular economics writer in the world" (New Statesman), Tim Harford is an expert at taking complicated ideas and untangling them for millions of readers. In The Data Detective, he uses new research in science and psychology to set out ten strategies for using statistics to erase our biases and replace them with new ideas that use virtues like patience, curiosity, and good sense to better understand ourselves and the world. As a result, The Data Detective is a big-idea book about statistics and human behavior that is fresh, unexpected, and insightful.
ISBN: 9780593288801Publication Date: 2021-02-02
Practical Statistics for Data Scientists by
Statistical methods are a key part of data science, yet few data scientists have formal statistical training. Courses and books on basic statistics rarely cover the topic from a data science perspective. The second edition of this popular guide adds comprehensive examples in Python, provides practical guidance on applying statistical methods to data science, tells you how to avoid their misuse, and gives you advice on what's important and what's not. Many data science resources incorporate statistical methods but lack a deeper statistical perspective. If you're familiar with the R or Python programming languages and have some exposure to statistics, this quick reference bridges the gap in an accessible, readable format. With this book, you'll learn: Why exploratory data analysis is a key preliminary step in data science How random sampling can reduce bias and yield a higher-quality dataset, even with big data How the principles of experimental design yield definitive answers to questions How to use regression to estimate outcomes and detect anomalies Key classification techniques for predicting which categories a record belongs to Statistical machine learning methods that "learn" from data Unsupervised learning methods for extracting meaning from unlabeled data
ISBN: 9781492072942Publication Date: 2020-06-02
Statistical Techniques in Business and Economics by
Lind/Marchal/Wathen is a perennial market best seller due to its comprehensive coverage of statistical concepts and methods delivered in a student friendly, step-by-step format. The text presents concepts clearly and succinctly with a conversational writing style and illustrates concepts through the liberal use of business-focused examples that are relevant to the current world of a college student. Known as a "student's text," Lind's supporting pedagogy includes self-reviews, cumulative exercises, and coverage of software applications including Excel, Minitab, and MegaStat for Excel. And now, McGraw-Hill's adaptive learning component, LearnSmart, provides assignable modules that help students master chapter core concepts and come to class more prepared. In addition, resources within Connect help students solve problems and apply what they've learned. Lind's real-world examples, comprehensive coverage, and superior pedagogy combine with a complete digital solution to help students achieve higher outcomes in the course. Connect is the only integrated learning system that empowers students by continuously adapting to deliver precisely what they need, when they need it, and how they need it, so that your class time is more engaging and effective.
ISBN: 9780078020520Publication Date: 2014-01-21
Statistics for Business and Economics by
A classic text for accuracy and statistical precision. Statistics for Business and Economics enables readers to conduct serious analysis of applied problems rather than running simple “canned” applications. This text is also at a mathematically higher level than most business statistics texts Provides readers with the knowledge they need to become stronger analysts for managerial positions.
ISBN: 9780136085362Publication Date: 2009-03-13
Statistics for Business and Financial Economics by
Statistics for Business and Financial Economics, 3rd edition is the definitive Business Statistics book to use Finance, Economics, and Accounting data throughout the entire book. Therefore, this book gives students an understanding of how to apply the methodology of statistics to real world situations. In particular, this book shows how descriptive statistics, probability, statistical distributions, statistical inference, regression methods, and statistical decision theory can be used to analyze individual stock price, stock index, stock rate of return, market rate of return, and decision making. In addition, this book also shows how time-series analysis and the statistical decision theory method can be used to analyze accounting and financial data. In this fully-revised edition, the real world examples have been reconfigured and sections have been edited for better understanding of the topics. On the Springer page for the book, the solution manual, test bank and powerpoints are available for download.
ISBN: 9781461458968Publication Date: 2013-03-08
A Step-By-Step Introduction to Statistics for Business by
The essential introduction to statistics for business students , this book will equip you with the knowledge and skills required to succeed in your studies and use statistics in your workplace. In a clear and engaging way, Richard Landers guides the reader through the vital role statistics play in the business decision-making process and carefully explains and demonstrates how they are applied in practice. The book covers everything from collecting data to summarising your findings and presenting them. It also revisits all the basic maths skills required to work with data and statistics effectively, with step-by-step screenshot illustrations in both Excel and IBM SPSS. Chapters open with an example of a common business situation which then runs throughout the chapter, encouraging the reader to identify appropriate solutions to real-world quantitative questions. Each chapter concludes with a second example and discussion for you to test your newly gained statistics knowledge. The book also comes with a comprehensive Companion Website which hosts: - Click-by-click video tutorials for how to use Excel and IBM SPSS - Unlimited datasets and worked solutions for practicing your statistics skills - A full instructor′s manual with in-class activities plus PowerPoint presentations for lecturers.
ISBN: 9781446208205Publication Date: 2013-04-24
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Trends and Research in the Decision Sciences by
Decision science offers powerful insights and techniques that help people make better decisions to improve business and society. This new volume brings together the peer-reviewed papers that have been chosen as the "best of the best" by the field's leading organization, the Decision Sciences Institute. These papers, authored by respected decision science researchers and academics from around the world, will be presented at DSI's 45th Annual Meeting in Tampa, Florida in November 2014. The first book of papers ever assembled by DSI, this volume describes recent methods and approaches in the decision sciences, with a special focus on how accelerating technological innovation is driving change in the ways organizations and individuals make decisions. These papers offer actionable insights for decision-makers of all kinds, in business, public policy, non-profit organizations, and beyond. They also point to new research directions for academic researchers in decision science worldwide.
ISBN: 9780133925371Publication Date: 2014-12-31
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