Applying Analytics : A Practical Introduction.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Levine, Evan S., 1979-

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Statistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (284 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Milton : CRC Press LLC, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Covering the technical and professional skills needed by analysts in the academic, private, and public sectors, this text systematically teaches novices how to apply algorithms to real data and how to recognize potential pitfalls. It concentrates on the interpretation, strengths, and weaknesses of analytical techniques, along with challenges encountered by analysts in their daily work. The author also shares various lessons learned from applying analytics in the real world. Example data sets used in the text are available for download online so that readers can test their own analytic routines.

Contents:

Front Cover

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Elements

Chapter 3: Lists

Chapter 4: Uncertainty and Error

Chapter 5: 1-Dimensional Data Sets

Chapter 6: Related Lists and 1-Dimensional Data Sets

Chapter 7: 2-Dimensional Data Sets

Chapter 8: Unstructured Data Sets

Chapter 9: Prescriptive Decision Analysis

Chapter 10: Project Management

Chapter 11: Communicating Analytic Findings

Chapter 12: What to Do Next

Bibliography

Back Cover.

Notes:

A Chapman & Hall book.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-264) and index.

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Other Format:

Print version: Levine, E. S. Applying Analytics

ISBN:

9780429097218

0429097212

9781466557192

1466557192

OCLC:

851696792