{"product_id":"introduction-to-data-technologies-paul-murrell-9781420065176","title":"Introduction to Data Technologies","description":"\u003cp\u003eProviding key information on how to work with research data, \u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction to Data Technologies\u003c\/strong\u003e presents ideas and techniques for performing critical, behind-the-scenes tasks that take up so much time and effort yet typically receive little attention in formal education. With a focus on computational tools, the book shows readers how to improve their awareness of what tasks can be achieved and describes the correct approach to perform these tasks. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePractical examples demonstrate the most important points\u003c\/em\u003eThe author first discusses how to write computer code using HTML as a concrete example. He then covers a variety of data storage topics, including different file formats, XML, and the structure and design issues of relational databases. After illustrating how to extract data from a relational database using SQL, the book presents tools and techniques for searching, sorting, tabulating, and manipulating data. It also introduces some very basic programming concepts as well as the R language for statistical computing. Each of these topics has supporting chapters that offer reference material on HTML, CSS, XML, DTD, SQL, R, and regular expressions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne-stop shop of introductory computing information\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWritten by a member of the R Development Core Team, this resource shows readers how to apply data technologies to tasks within a research setting. Collecting material otherwise scattered across many books and the web, it explores how to publish information via the web, how to access information stored in different formats, and how to write small programs to automate simple, repetitive tasks. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Murrell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1420065173\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781420065176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CRC Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 444\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2009 pg. 16","brand":"Paul Murrell","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48088199889151,"sku":"9781420065176","price":270.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_83e099ea-9d58-4d04-99d7-b19278ff09b7.jpg?v=1769103612","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/introduction-to-data-technologies-paul-murrell-9781420065176","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}