This book explores answers to the fundamental questions driving the research, innovation and practices of the latest revolution in scientific, technological and economic development: how does data sci
The book illustrates the inter-relationship between several data management, analytics and decision support techniques and methods commonly adopted in Cybersecurity-oriented frameworks. The recent adv
This book offers researchers an understanding of the fundamental issues and a good starting point to work on this rapidly expanding field. It provides a comprehensive survey of current developments of
Two hot topics in recent years are data analytics and AI. Unfortunately, both communities have not done been communicating and collaborating with each other to build the necessary synergies. This book
Two hot topics in recent years are data analytics and AI. Unfortunately, both communities have not done been communicating and collaborating with each other to build the necessary synergies. This book
Effective presentation of analytical results is the key to close a project successfully. With the meteoric rise in the popularity of data science and analytics, business executives focus on analytics’
The development of smart cities is one of the most important challenges over the next few decades. Governments and companies are leveraging billions of dollars in public and private funds for smart ci
This book aims to help the reader better understand the importance of data analysis in project management. Moreover, it provides guidance by showing tools, methods, techniques and lessons learned on h
The military produces, senses, and consumes a tremendous amount of data. Developing ways to effectively leverage these troves of data to enhance operations is a persistent goal. This book
Data has reshaped industries around the world, from finance and medicine to sports. Law has trailed behind other industries, but is quickly following suit. For many years, law firms made important dec
Analytics is the examination, interpretation and discovery of meaningful pattern, trends and knowledge from data and textual information. Knowledge management, on the other hand, is concerned with the
This books sheds light on the unique and creative contributions that the arts and humanities can make to the development of approaches to use big data effectively. It also explores opportunities and c
The growth of machines and users of the Internet has led to the proliferation of all sorts of data concerning individuals, institutions, companies, governments, universities, and all kinds of known ob
In order to make informed decisions, there are three important elements: intuition, trust, and analytics. Intuition is based on experiential learning and recent research has shown that those who rely
Public Sector organizations represent an important aspect of the economy of most countries, ranging from 30-40% of GDP. The application of Big Data and Analytics (BDA) techniques can greatly enhance t
Big data analytics provide more accurate, timely, and actionable decisions for both cybersecurity and IT management. This book gives a comprehensive coverage of state-of-the-art big data analytics in
This book is about the application of analytics knowledge processes to organizations in Latin American and emerging economies. The selected cases illustrate all the steps in the analytics knowledge pr
Actionable Intelligence for Healthcare cuts through the hype and misconceptions regarding healthcare data analytics, provides a realistic assessment of the state of healthcare data analytics today, an
This practical business analytics in sport book provides students and industry leaders with innovative strategies to collect data and convert it into meaningful information that enables sport business
Deep learning is one of today’s hottest fields. This approach to machine learning is achieving breakthrough results in some of today’s highest profile applications, in organizations ranging from Googl
This unique guide brings together all the skills you need to get started with data science -- one of the world’s fastest growing fields! Leading data science instructors Michael Freeman and Joel
Business analysts, managers, researchers, and students are rushing to master powerful machine learning techniques for improving decision-making and scaling analysis to immense datasets. Machine Learni
This is the first end-to-end, full-color guide to telling powerful, actionable data stories using Tableau, the world’s #1 visualization software. Renowned expert Lindy Ryan shows you how to comm
Spark for Data Professionals introduces and solidifies the concepts behind Spark 2.x, teaching working developers, architects, and data professionals exactly how to build practical Spark solutions. Je
This tutorial teaches everything you need to get started with Python programming for the fast-growing field of data analysis. Daniel Chen tightly links each new concept with easy-to-apply, relevant ex
