9781449361327-1449361323-Data Science for Business: What You Need to Know about Data Mining and Data-Analytic Thinking

Data Science for Business: What You Need to Know about Data Mining and Data-Analytic Thinking

ISBN-13: 9781449361327
ISBN-10: 1449361323
Edition: 1
Author: Foster Provost, Tom Fawcett
Publication date: 2013
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
Format: Paperback 413 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781449361327
ISBN-10: 1449361323
Edition: 1
Author: Foster Provost, Tom Fawcett
Publication date: 2013
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
Format: Paperback 413 pages

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Data Science for Business: What You Need to Know about Data Mining and Data-Analytic Thinking (ISBN-13: 9781449361327 and ISBN-10: 1449361323), written by authors Foster Provost, Tom Fawcett, was published by O'Reilly Media in 2013. With an overall rating of 3.5 stars, it's a notable title among other Statistics (Education & Reference, Business Mathematics, Business Skills, Data Modeling & Design, Databases & Big Data, Data Mining) books. You can easily purchase or rent Data Science for Business: What You Need to Know about Data Mining and Data-Analytic Thinking (Paperback, Used) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Statistics books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $6.96.

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Written by renowned data science experts Foster Provost and Tom Fawcett, Data Science for Business introduces the fundamental principles of data science, and walks you through the "data-analytic thinking" necessary for extracting useful knowledge and business value from the data you collect. This guide also helps you understand the many data-mining techniques in use today.

Based on an MBA course Provost has taught at New York University over the past ten years, Data Science for Business provides examples of real-world business problems to illustrate these principles. You’ll not only learn how to improve communication between business stakeholders and data scientists, but also how participate intelligently in your company’s data science projects. You’ll also discover how to think data-analytically, and fully appreciate how data science methods can support business decision-making.

  • Understand how data science fits in your organization—and how you can use it for competitive advantage
  • Treat data as a business asset that requires careful investment if you’re to gain real value
  • Approach business problems data-analytically, using the data-mining process to gather good data in the most appropriate way
  • Learn general concepts for actually extracting knowledge from data
  • Apply data science principles when interviewing data science job candidates
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