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Author Mark Gardener
An essential library of basic commands you can copy and paste into RThe powerful and open-source statistical programming language R is rapidly growing in popularity, but it requires that you type in commands at the keyboard rather than use a mouse, so you have to le....
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Computational Statistics, 2nd Edition
Author Jennifer A. Hoeting , Geof H. Givens
This new edition continues to serve as a comprehensive guide to modern and classical methods of statistical computing. The book is comprised of four main parts spanning the field:OptimizationIntegration and SimulationBootstrappingDensity Estimation and SmoothingWit....
Release Date 2012/11 -
Data Mining Methods for the Content Analyst
Author Kalev Leetaru
With continuous advancements and an increase in user popularity, data mining technologies serve as an invaluable resource for researchers across a wide range of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. In this comprehensive guide, author and research scie....
Release Date 2012/11 -
Think Twice: Harnessing the Power of Counterintuition
Author Michael Mauboussin
No matter your field, industry, or specialty, as a leader you make a series of crucial decisions every single day. And the harsh truth is that the majority of decisions—no matter how good the intentions behind them—are mismanaged, resulting in a huge toll on organiz....
Release Date 2012/11 -
Author Eli Bressert
Are you new to SciPy and NumPy? Do you want to learn it quickly and easily through examples and concise introduction? Then this is the book for you. You’ll cut through the complexity of online documentation and discover how easily you can get up to speed with these ....
Release Date 2012/11 -
Author Shahdad Naghshpour
Statistics is the branch of mathematics that deals with real-life problems. As such, it is an essential tool for economists. Unfortunately, the way you and many other economists learn the concept of statistics is not compatible with the way economists think and lear....
Release Date 2012/11 -
Visual Data Mining: The VisMiner Approach, 2nd Edition
Author Russell K. Anderson
A visual approach to data mining.Data mining has been defined as the search for useful and previously unknown patterns in large datasets, yet when faced with the task of mining a large dataset, it is not always obvious where to start and how to proceed.This book int....
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Author Michael J. Crawley
Hugely successful and popular text presenting an extensive and comprehensive guide for all R usersThe R language is recognized as one of the most powerful and flexible statistical software packages, enabling users to apply many statistical techniques that would be i....
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Author Winston Chang
This practical guide provides more than 150 recipes to help you generate high-quality graphs quickly, without having to comb through all the details of R’s graphing systems. Each recipe tackles a specific problem with a solution you can apply to your own project, an....
Release Date 2012/12 -
Learning RStudio for R Statistical Computing
Author Edwin de Jonge , Mark van der Loo
If you need to create and manage complex statistical analysis projects, this book could be a catalyst for great things. In clear, practical chapters it teaches you how to employ Rstudio’s powerful features to perform R statistical computing.A complete practical tuto....
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Author Joe Kuan
Whether you’re a novice or an advanced web developer, this practical tutorial will enable you to produce stunning interactive charts using Highcharts. With a foreword by the creator, it’s the only guide you’ll need to get started.Step-by-step instructions with real-....
Release Date 2012/12 -
Essential MATLAB for Engineers and Scientists, 5th Edition
Author Daniel Valentine , Brian Hahn
The fifth edition of Essential MATLAB for Engineers and Scientists provides a concise, balanced overview of MATLAB's functionality that facilitates independent learning, with coverage of both the fundamentals and applications. The essentials of MATLAB are illustra....
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Chi-Squared Goodness of Fit Tests with Applications
Author M.S Nikulin , Vassilly Voinov , N. Balakrishnan
Chi-Squared Goodness of Fit Tests with Applications provides a thorough and complete context for the theoretical basis and implementation of Pearson’s monumental contribution and its wide applicability for chi-squared goodness of fit tests. The book is ideal for res....
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Author Aurel Spataru
Probability theory is a rapidly expanding field and is used in many areas of science and technology. Beginning from a basis of abstract analysis, this mathematics book develops the knowledge needed for advanced students to develop a complex understanding of probabil....
Release Date 2013/01 -
Scalable Computing and Communications: Theory and Practice
Author Lizhe Wang , Albert Y. Zomaya , Samee U. Khan
Reviews the latest advances in the all-important field of scalable computingIn telecommunications and software engineering, scalability is the ability of a system, network, or process to either handle growing amounts of work in a graceful manner or be enlarged to ac....
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Author Kevin R. Mirabile
The most up-to-date look at how to understand, and invest in, hedge fundsHedge funds are an essential part of the alternative investing arena, and will continue to be so for the foreseeable future. It's important that those investing, or thinking about investing, w....
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Financial Risk Modelling and Portfolio Optimization with R
Author Bernhard Pfaff
Introduces the latest techniques advocated for measuring financial market risk and portfolio optimisation, and provides a plethora of R code examples that enable the reader to replicate the results featured throughout the book.Financial Risk Modelling and Portfolio ....
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A First Course in Probability and Markov Chains
Author Laura Poggiolini , Giuseppe Modica
Provides an introduction to basic structures of probability with a view towards applications in information technologyA First Course in Probability and Markov Chains presents an introduction to the basic elements in probability and focuses on two main areas. The fir....
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Decision Support, Analytics, and Business Intelligence, Second Edition
Author Daniel J. Power
Competition is becoming more intense and decision makers are encountering increasing complexity, rapid change, and higher levels of risk. In many situations, the solution is more and better computerized decision support, especially analytics and business intelligenc....
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Author A. Krishna Sagar
Get to grips with RaphaelJS to create simple to complex drawings and animations with cross-browser supporLearn something new in an Instant! A short, fast, focused guide delivering immediate results.Create cross-browser imageless drawings and animations, with DOM acc....
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Author K.C. Yerrid
Learn to harness the power and versatility of Netcat and understand why it remains an integral part of IT and security toolkits to this dayLearn something new in an Instant! A short, fast, focused guide delivering immediate results.Downloading, compiling, and instal....
Release Date 2013/01 -
IBM Power Systems Performance Guide: Implementing and Optimizing
Author Zhi Zhang , William Zanatta , Richard Wale , Niranjan Srinivasan , Bjorn Roden , Rona
This IBM® Redbooks® publication addresses performance tuning topics to help leverage the virtualization strengths of the POWER® platform to solve clients’ system resource utilization challenges, and maximize system throughput and capacity. We examine the performance....
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Practical Signals Theory with MATLAB Applications
Author Richard J. Tervo
Practical Signals Theory with MATLAB Applications is organized around applications, first introducing the actual behavior of specific signals and then using them to motivate the presentation of mathematical concepts. Tervo sequences the presentation of the major tr....
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Predictive Analytics: The Power to Predict Who Will Click, Buy, Lie, or Die
Author Eric Siegel
"The Freakonomics of big data."—Stein Kretsinger, founding executive of Advertising.com; former lead analyst at Capital OneThis book is easily understood by all readers. Rather than a "how to" for hands-on techies, the book entices lay-readers and experts alike by c....
Release Date 2013/02 -
Introduction to Statistics Through Resampling Methods and R, 2nd Edition
Author Phillip I. Good
A highly accessible alternative approach to basic statistics Praise for the First Edition: "Certainly one of the most impressive little paperback 200-page introductory statistics books that I will ever see . . . it would make a good nightstand book for every statist....
Release Date 2013/02 -
Learning SciPy for Numerical and Scientific Computing
Author Francisco J. Blanco-Silva
For solving complex problems in mathematics, science, or engineering, SciPy is the solution. Building on your basic knowledge of Python, and using a wealth of examples from many scientific fields, this book is your expert tutor.Perform complex operations with large ....
Release Date 2013/02 -
Probability, Statistics and Random Processes
Author Pappu Kousalya
Probability, Statistics and Random Processes is designed to meet the requirements of students and is intended for beginners to help them understand the concepts from the first principles. Spread across 16 chapters, it discusses the theoretical aspects that have been....
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Author Ann Bidou , Shoya Zichy
A recent Conference Board survey found that a staggering 53 percent of workers are dissatisfied with their jobs, but with the unemployment rate stubbornly high, searching for a new position may not be the answer. Based on the author’s proprietary personality model u....
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The Power of Consistency: Prosperity Mindset Training for Sales and Business Professionals
Author Weldon Long
How to achieve wealth, happiness, and peace of mind through personal responsibilityThe Power of Consistency is based on the fundamental premise that private declarations dictate future actions. In other words, we tend to take actions with the thoughts and beliefs we....
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Invisible Influence: The Power to Persuade Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere
Author Kevin Hogan
"Invisible Influence is a masterpiece in understanding the science of influence and how to take it from convincing to compelling. Kevin Hogan shows you in plain English how to understand, apply, and master the science of persuasion. The book is brilliant— and you ca....
Release Date 2013/03