This book provides fresh insights into the cutting edge of multimedia data mining, reflecting how the research focus has shifted towards networked social communities, mobile devices and sensors. The w
Describes and discusses the variants of kernel analysis methods for data types that have been intensely studied in recent yearsThis book covers kernel analysis topics ranging from the fundamental theo
The Little Data Book on Financial Inclusion 2015 is a pocket edition of the Global Financial Inclusion Database published in 2015 in “The Global Findex Database 2014: Measuring Financial Inclusion aro
The LNCS journal Transactions on Large-Scale Data- and Knowledge-Centered Systems focuses on data management, knowledge discovery, and knowledge processing, which are core and hot topics in computer s
A collection of ten short stories that span the gap between the series, Circle C Beginnings and Circle C Adventures, which feature the adventures of independent tomboy Andrea Carter and her beloved ho
The LNCS journal Transactions on Large-Scale Data- and Knowledge-Centered Systems focuses on data management, knowledge discovery, and knowledge processing, which are core and hot topics in computer s
This handbook offers a comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art research achievements in the field of data centers. Contributions from international, leading researchers and scholars offer topics
This is the second edition of the popular book on using R for statistical analysis and graphics. The authors, who run a popular blog supplementing their books, have focused on adding many new examples
Application of Big Data for National Security provides users with state-of-the-art concepts, methods, and technologies for Big Data analytics in the fight against terrorism and crime, including a wide
This volume provides a large-scale, in-depth analysis of locative structures in Nigerian Pidgin and Ghanaian Pidgin English and compares those structures to locatives in their lexifier, substrate, and
This book presents studies on the inelastic behavior of materials and structures under monotonic and cyclic loads. It focuses on the description of new effects like purely thermal cycles or cases of n
This book is mainly about an innovative and fundamental method called “intelligent knowledge” to bridge the gap between data mining and knowledge management, two important fields recognized by the inf
Introduction and Advancement in C++ Programming Absolute C++ is a comprehensive introduction to the C++ programming language. The text is organized arou
Automated Data Warehousing Testing is a beginner’s step by step guide for novice to intermediate level testers who want to try their hands at automated testing. It provides step by step instructions f
The classical uniformization theorem for Riemann surfaces and its recent extensions can be viewed as introducing special pseudogroup structures, affine or projective structures, on Riemann surfaces. I
For courses in computer programming C How to Program is a comprehensive introduction to programming in C. Like other texts of the Deitels’How to Program series, the book serves as a detailed beginner
Utilizing unique real-world examples and numerous graphics, this introductory book provides a solid foundation of the statistical methods that are used to analyze biomarker data and features software
This book provides an introduction into data mining methods and models, including association rules, clustering, neural networks, logistic regression, and multivariate analysis. In addition, this revi
Exploit the power and potential of Big Data to revolutionize business outcomesBig Data Revolution is a guide to improving performance, making better decisions, and transforming business through the ef
Cloud Data Centers and Cost Modeling establishes a framework for strategic decision-makers to facilitate the development of cloud data centers. Just as building a house requires a clear understanding
"Data are generated at an exponential rate all over the world. Through advanced algorithms and analytics techniques, organizations can harness this data, discover hidden patterns, and use the findings
Thermodynamic data of polymer solutions are paramount for industrial and laboratory processes. These data also serve to understand the physical behavior of polymer solutions, study intermolecular inte
Decision trees have become one of the most powerful and popular approaches in knowledge discovery and data mining; it is the science of exploring large and complex bodies of data in order to discover
This timely text/reference explores the business and technical issues involved in the management of information systems in the era of big data and beyond. Topics and features: presents review question
This book reports the latest findings on intelligent energy management of Internet data centers in smart-grid environments. The book gathers novel research ideas in Internet data center energy managem
This book presents the works and research findings of physicists, economists, mathematicians, statisticians, and financial engineers who have undertaken data-driven modelling of market dynamics and ot
Use data, technology, and inbound selling to build a remarkable team and accelerate salesThe Sales Acceleration Formula provides a scalable, predictable approach to growing revenue and building a winn
The advent of cloud computing and big data has radically altered the important role of innovation as a strategy for responding to the rapidly changing nature of an increasingly interconnected online w
A Practical Guide to Compositional Data Analysis presents a practical and comprehensive introduction to the analysis of compositional data along with numerous examples to illustrate both theory and ap
In this fifth edition of his field-defining text, David Silverman, a true guru of qualitative research, walks the reader through the basics of gathering and analyzing qualitative data offering beginne
The global spread of English both reproduces and reinforces oppressive structures of inequality. But such structures can no longer be seen as imposed from an imperial center, as English is now activel
This book covers the recent advancement of statistical methods for the analysis of longitudinal data. Real datasets from four large NIH-supported longitudinal clinical trials and epidemiological studi
Advances in Big Data Analytics is a compendium of articles and papers that were presented at ABDA '14, an international conference that serves researchers, scholars, professionals, students, and acade
Data Mining is a compendium of articles and papers that were presented at DMIN '14, an international conference that serves researchers, scholars, professionals, students, and academicians.Selected to
