{"product_id":"business-analytics-johannes-ledolter-9781118447147","title":"Business Analytics","description":"\u003cp\u003eCollecting, analyzing, and extracting valuable information from a large amount of data requires easily accessible, robust, computational and analytical tools. \u003ci\u003eData Mining and Business Analytics with R\u003c\/i\u003e utilizes the open source software R for the analysis, exploration, and simplification of large high-dimensional data sets. As a result, readers are provided with the needed guidance to model and interpret complicated data and become adept at building powerful models for prediction and classification.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHighlighting both underlying concepts and practical computational skills, \u003ci\u003eData Mining and Business Analytics with R\u003c\/i\u003e begins with coverage of standard linear regression and the importance of parsimony in statistical modeling. The book includes important topics such as penalty-based variable selection (LASSO); logistic regression; regression and classification trees; clustering; principal components and partial least squares; and the analysis of text and network data. In addition, the book presents: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA thorough discussion and extensive demonstration of the theory behind the most useful data mining tools\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIllustrations of how to use the outlined concepts in real-world situations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReadily available additional data sets and related R code allowing readers to apply their own analyses to the discussed materials\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNumerous exercises to help readers with computing skills and deepen their understanding of the material\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eData Mining and Business Analytics with R\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent graduate-level textbook for courses on data mining and business analytics. The book is also a valuable reference for practitioners who collect and analyze data in the fields of finance, operations management, marketing, and the information sciences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Johannes Ledolter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 111844714X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781118447147\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/28\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 0.90d","brand":"Johannes Ledolter","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43924128432383,"sku":"9781118447147","price":137.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_f0d63d10-b840-4c6b-b34e-d2c89dce89fb.jpg?v=1681068644","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/business-analytics-johannes-ledolter-9781118447147","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}