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DescriptionDiscover how data science can help you gain in-depth insightinto your business the easy way! Jobs in data science abound, but few people have the datascience skills needed to fill these increasingly important roles inorganizations. Data Science For Dummies is the perfectstarting point for IT professionals and students interested inmaking sense of their organization s massive data sets andapplying their findings to real-world business scenarios. Fromuncovering rich data sources to managing large amounts of datawithin hardware and software limitations, ensuring consistency inreporting, merging various data sources, and beyond, you lldevelop the know-how you need to effectively interpret data andtell a story that can be understood by anyone in yourorganization. * Provides a background in data science fundamentals beforemoving on to working with relational databases and unstructureddata and preparing your data for analysis * Details different data visualization techniques that can beused to showcase and summarize your data * Explains both supervised and unsupervised machine learning,including regression, model validation, and clusteringtechniques * Includes coverage of big data processing tools like MapReduce,Hadoop, Dremel, Storm, and Spark It s a big, big data world out there let DataScience For Dummies help you harness its power and gain acompetitive edge for your organization. Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (March 16, 2015) Language: English ISBN-10: 1118841557 ISBN-13: 978-1118841556 From the Back Cover Learn to: Deduce, discover, and communicate valuable insights from structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data sources Use meaningful visualizations to display and interpret data Take advantage of data processing tools like Hadoop® and MapReduce Turn your organization's data into a competitive advantage Gain in-depth insight into your business with data science—this book makes it easy! Big data is a big deal. This book helps you harness its power and give your business that all-important competitive edge. You'll learn to manage large amounts of data within hardware and software limitations, merge data sources, ensure consistent reporting, and interpret the data to tell your business story in a way that's easily understood. Get a grip on data science — understand what it is, who uses it, and what it can do How big is it — see how big data is defined and how to handle it with MapReduce, Hadoop, and alternative solutions It's probable — explore probability and statistics in interpreting your data Model ideas — learn about mathematical modeling, fuzzy multi-criteria programming, and modeling spatial data with statistics Make it visual — examine different types of data visualization techniques and learn to choose the style that's right for your purpose and your audience Ideal technology — learn where Python®, Open Source R, SQL, or even Excel® may be the tool you need The sky's the limit — see how data science can help solve environmental issues, drive e-commerce, and even predict criminal activity Open the book and find: The basics of data science Ways to define big data How business benefits from data science Information about regression and clustering techniques Various visualization options Tips for designing great dashboards How data science is used in journalism Ten free data science tools and applications About the Author Lillian Pierson, P.E. is an entrepreneurial data scientist and professional environmental engineer. She's the founder of Data-Mania, a start-up that focuses mainly on web analytics, data-driven growth services, data journalism, and data science training services. She also covers the topics of data science, analytics, and statistics for prominent organizations like IBM and UBM. Sharing Widget |