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Data as a Service

A Framework for Providing Reusable Enterprise Data Services

by Pushpak Sarkar ...

Data as a Service shows how organizations can leverage “data as a service” by providing real-life case studies on the various and innovative architectures and related patternsComprehensive approach to introducing data as a service in any organizationA reusable and flexible SOA based architecture frameworkRoadmap to introduce ‘big data as a service’ for potential clientsPresents a thorough ... Read more

$62.00 USD

Data as a Service shows how organizations can leverage “data as a service” by providing real-life case studies on the various and innovative architectures and related patternsComprehensive approach to introducing data as a service in any organizationA reusable and flexible SOA based architecture frameworkRoadmap to introduce ‘big data as a service’ for potential clientsPresents a thorough
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Build a Robo-Advisor with Python (From Scratch)

by Rob Reider ...

Take control of your wealth management by building your own reliable, effective, and automated financial advisor tool.Automated digital financial advisors—also called robo-advisors—manage billions of dollars in assets. Follow the step-by-step instructions in this hands-on guide, and you’ll learn to build your robo-advisor capable of managing a real investing strategy.In Build a Robo-Advisor with ... Read more

$49.99 USD

Take control of your wealth management by building your own reliable, effective, and automated financial advisor tool.Automated digital financial advisors—also called robo-advisors—manage billions of dollars in assets. Follow the step-by-step instructions in this hands-on guide, and you’ll learn to build your robo-advisor capable of managing a real investing strategy.In Build a Robo-Advisor with
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What's the Question?

Deciding What You Really Want to Know

by David J. Hand ...

Series series Chapman & Hall/CRC Data Science Series
Statistics and data science aim to extract understanding from data and guide decision-making. However, before applying any analytical tools, we need absolute clarity about what we want to know or accomplish. Ambiguous objectives inevitably lead to mistaken conclusions and flawed actions. This book investigates the deeper challenges of formulating clear questions and matching analytical methods to ... Read more

$72.99 USD

Statistics and data science aim to extract understanding from data and guide decision-making. However, before applying any analytical tools, we need absolute clarity about what we want to know or accomplish. Ambiguous objectives inevitably lead to mistaken conclusions and flawed actions. This book investigates the deeper challenges of formulating clear questions and matching analytical methods to
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Data Science Projects with Python

A case study approach to successful data science projects using Python, pandas, and scikit-learn

by Stephen Klosterman ...

Gain hands-on experience with industry-standard data analysis and machine learning tools in PythonKey FeaturesTackle data science problems by identifying the problem to be solvedIllustrate patterns in data using appropriate visualizationsImplement suitable machine learning algorithms to gain insights from dataBook DescriptionData Science Projects with Python is designed to give you practical ... Read more

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Gain hands-on experience with industry-standard data analysis and machine learning tools in PythonKey FeaturesTackle data science problems by identifying the problem to be solvedIllustrate patterns in data using appropriate visualizationsImplement suitable machine learning algorithms to gain insights from dataBook DescriptionData Science Projects with Python is designed to give you practical
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AI Model Evaluation

by Leemay Nassery ...

De-risk AI models, validate real-world performance, and align output with product goals.Before you trust critical business systems to an AI model, you need to answer a few questions. Will it be fast enough? Will the system satisfy user expectations? Is it safe? Can you trust the output? This book will help you answer these questions and more before you roll out an AI system—and make sure it runs ... Read more

$43.99 USD

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De-risk AI models, validate real-world performance, and align output with product goals.Before you trust critical business systems to an AI model, you need to answer a few questions. Will it be fast enough? Will the system satisfy user expectations? Is it safe? Can you trust the output? This book will help you answer these questions and more before you roll out an AI system—and make sure it runs
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R for Non-Programmers

by Daniel Dauber ...

Unlock the Power of Data Analysis with RWhether you are a researcher, student, or professional new to programming, this book provides a step-by-step guide to mastering R for quantitative and mixed-methods analysis. Designed for those who still need to gain program- ming experience or wish to learn a new one, it demystifies data analysis, helping you tackle challenges from data wrangling to ... Read more

$84.99 USD

Unlock the Power of Data Analysis with RWhether you are a researcher, student, or professional new to programming, this book provides a step-by-step guide to mastering R for quantitative and mixed-methods analysis. Designed for those who still need to gain program- ming experience or wish to learn a new one, it demystifies data analysis, helping you tackle challenges from data wrangling to
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Serverless ETL and Analytics with AWS Glue

Your comprehensive reference guide to learning about AWS Glue and its features

by Vishal Pathak, Subramanya Vajiraya, Noritaka Sekiyama, Tomohiro Tanaka, Albert Quiroga, Ishan Gaur ...

Build efficient data lakes that can scale to virtually unlimited size using AWS GlueKey FeaturesBook DescriptionOrganizations these days have gravitated toward services such as AWS Glue that undertake undifferentiated heavy lifting and provide serverless Spark, enabling you to create and manage data lakes in a serverless fashion. This guide shows you how AWS Glue can be used to solve real-world ... Read more

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Build efficient data lakes that can scale to virtually unlimited size using AWS GlueKey FeaturesBook DescriptionOrganizations these days have gravitated toward services such as AWS Glue that undertake undifferentiated heavy lifting and provide serverless Spark, enabling you to create and manage data lakes in a serverless fashion. This guide shows you how AWS Glue can be used to solve real-world
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JMP Connections

The Art of Utilizing Connections In Your Data

by John Wubbel ...

Series series Wiley and SAS Business Series
Achieve best-in-class metrics and get more from your data with JMPJMP Connections is the small- and medium-sized business owner's guide to exceeding customer expectations by getting more out of your data using JMP. Uniquely bifunctional, this book is divided into two parts: the first half of the book shows you what JMP can do for you. You'll discover how to wring every last drop of insight out of ... Read more

$30.00 USD

Achieve best-in-class metrics and get more from your data with JMPJMP Connections is the small- and medium-sized business owner's guide to exceeding customer expectations by getting more out of your data using JMP. Uniquely bifunctional, this book is divided into two parts: the first half of the book shows you what JMP can do for you. You'll discover how to wring every last drop of insight out of
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Заставьте данные говорить: Как сделать бизнес-дашборд в Excel. Руководство по визуализации данных

by Алексей Колоколов ...

Собрать разрозненные данные для отчета и представить их наглядно не самая простая задача для заказчика. Об этом хорошо знает Алексей Колоколов, который обучает анализу и визуализации данных с 2015 года. Он написал подробное руководство по созданию дашбордов и посвятил большую его часть практике. Колоколов последовательно разбирает процесс составления отчета, начиная с подготовки данных и ... Read more

$14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Собрать разрозненные данные для отчета и представить их наглядно не самая простая задача для заказчика. Об этом хорошо знает Алексей Колоколов, который обучает анализу и визуализации данных с 2015 года. Он написал подробное руководство по созданию дашбордов и посвятил большую его часть практике. Колоколов последовательно разбирает процесс составления отчета, начиная с подготовки данных и
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Smart Technologies for an All-Electric Society

Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Smart Technologies & Education (STE2025). Volume 1

Edited by Michael E. Auer, Reinhard Langmann, Dominik May, Manuel Morales ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
The International Conference on Smart Technologies & Education (STE) brings together a global community of researchers, educators, and innovators at the intersection of emerging technologies and engineering education. The 2025 edition, held in Santiago, Chile, marked a milestone as the conference’s first presence in Latin America—a region rapidly advancing in digital transformation and ... Read more

$197.09 USD

The International Conference on Smart Technologies & Education (STE) brings together a global community of researchers, educators, and innovators at the intersection of emerging technologies and engineering education. The 2025 edition, held in Santiago, Chile, marked a milestone as the conference’s first presence in Latin America—a region rapidly advancing in digital transformation and
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The Competition Between Overt Suffixation and Zero-Affixation in Present-Day English Nominalisation

by Cristina Lara-Clares ...

Series Book 25 - Hallesche Sprach- und Textforschung / Language and Text Studies / Recherches linguistiques et textuelles
In linguistic morphology, competition is expected to be resolved, on the grounds that it is not economical for a system to keep two or more processes for one purpose. This volume researches overt suffixation and zero‑affixation for the nominalisation of the semantic categories action, agentive, instrument and state aiming at hints of resolution, diachronically and in present‑day English, using ... Read more

$61.19 USD

In linguistic morphology, competition is expected to be resolved, on the grounds that it is not economical for a system to keep two or more processes for one purpose. This volume researches overt suffixation and zero‑affixation for the nominalisation of the semantic categories action, agentive, instrument and state aiming at hints of resolution, diachronically and in present‑day English, using
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Network-Oriented Modeling for Adaptive Networks: Designing Higher-Order Adaptive Biological, Mental and Social Network Models

by Jan Treur ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book addresses the challenging topic of modeling adaptive networks, which often manifest inherently complex behavior. Networks by themselves can usually be modeled using a neat, declarative, and conceptually transparent Network-Oriented Modeling approach. In contrast, adaptive networks are networks that change their structure; for example, connections in Mental Networks usually change due to ... Read more

$89.09 USD

This book addresses the challenging topic of modeling adaptive networks, which often manifest inherently complex behavior. Networks by themselves can usually be modeled using a neat, declarative, and conceptually transparent Network-Oriented Modeling approach. In contrast, adaptive networks are networks that change their structure; for example, connections in Mental Networks usually change due to
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Practical Probabilistic Programming

by Avi Pfeffer ...

SummaryPractical Probabilistic Programming introduces the working programmer to probabilistic programming. In it, you'll learn how to use the PP paradigm to model application domains and then express those probabilistic models in code. Although PP can seem abstract, in this book you'll immediately work on practical examples, like using the Figaro language to build a spam filter and applying ... Read more

$58.99 USD

SummaryPractical Probabilistic Programming introduces the working programmer to probabilistic programming. In it, you'll learn how to use the PP paradigm to model application domains and then express those probabilistic models in code. Although PP can seem abstract, in this book you'll immediately work on practical examples, like using the Figaro language to build a spam filter and applying
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Data Analysis with LLMs

by Immanuel Trummer ...

Speed up common data science tasks with AI assistants like ChatGPT and Large Language Models (LLMs) from Anthropic, Cohere, Open AI, Google, Hugging Face, and more!Data Analysis with LLMs teaches you to use the new generation of AI assistants and Large Language Models (LLMs) to aid and accelerate common data science tasks.Learn how to use LLMs to:Analyze text, tables, images, and audio ... Read more

$49.99 USD

Speed up common data science tasks with AI assistants like ChatGPT and Large Language Models (LLMs) from Anthropic, Cohere, Open AI, Google, Hugging Face, and more!Data Analysis with LLMs teaches you to use the new generation of AI assistants and Large Language Models (LLMs) to aid and accelerate common data science tasks.Learn how to use LLMs to:Analyze text, tables, images, and audio
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First-Party Data Activation

Modernize your marketing data platform

by Alina D. Magauova, Oscar Kennis, David H. Joosten ...

Take a new approach to digital marketing based on transparency, relevance, and delivering real value to your audience.First-Party Data Activation shows you how to transform general customer data into a deep understanding of who your customers are, what resonates with them, and where to focus your data-driven marketing efforts. You'll discover how the world’s most tech-savvy brands effectively ... Read more

$49.99 USD

Take a new approach to digital marketing based on transparency, relevance, and delivering real value to your audience.First-Party Data Activation shows you how to transform general customer data into a deep understanding of who your customers are, what resonates with them, and where to focus your data-driven marketing efforts. You'll discover how the world’s most tech-savvy brands effectively
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Biostatistics with Python

Apply Python for biostatistics with hands-on biomedical and biotechnology projects

by Darko Medin ...

Learn how to utilize biostatistics with Python for excelling in research and biomedical professions with practical exemplar projectsKey FeaturesBridge the gap between biostatistics and life sciences with PythonWork with practical exercises for real-world data analysis in biology and medicineAccess a portfolio of exemplar projects in the domains of biomedicine, biotechnology, and biologyPurchase of ... Read more

$35.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Learn how to utilize biostatistics with Python for excelling in research and biomedical professions with practical exemplar projectsKey FeaturesBridge the gap between biostatistics and life sciences with PythonWork with practical exercises for real-world data analysis in biology and medicineAccess a portfolio of exemplar projects in the domains of biomedicine, biotechnology, and biologyPurchase of
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Databricks Certified Associate Developer for Apache Spark Using Python

The ultimate guide to getting certified in Apache Spark using practical examples with Python

by Saba Shah ...

Learn the concepts and exercises needed to confidently prepare for the Databricks Associate Developer for Apache Spark 3.0 exam and validate your Spark skills with an industry-recognized credentialKey FeaturesUnderstand the fundamentals of Apache Spark to design robust and fast Spark applicationsExplore various data manipulation components for each phase of your data engineering projectPrepare for ... Read more

$27.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Learn the concepts and exercises needed to confidently prepare for the Databricks Associate Developer for Apache Spark 3.0 exam and validate your Spark skills with an industry-recognized credentialKey FeaturesUnderstand the fundamentals of Apache Spark to design robust and fast Spark applicationsExplore various data manipulation components for each phase of your data engineering projectPrepare for
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Matplotlib 3.0 Cookbook

Over 150 recipes to create highly detailed interactive visualizations using Python

by Srinivasa Rao Poladi, Nikhil Borkar ...

Build attractive, insightful, and powerful visualizations to gain quality insights from your dataKey FeaturesMaster Matplotlib for data visualizationCustomize basic plots to make and deploy figures in cloud environmentsExplore recipes to design various data visualizations from simple bar charts to advanced 3D plotsBook DescriptionMatplotlib provides a large library of customizable plots, along ... Read more

$37.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Build attractive, insightful, and powerful visualizations to gain quality insights from your dataKey FeaturesMaster Matplotlib for data visualizationCustomize basic plots to make and deploy figures in cloud environmentsExplore recipes to design various data visualizations from simple bar charts to advanced 3D plotsBook DescriptionMatplotlib provides a large library of customizable plots, along
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Getting Started with Python: A Beginner's Guide to Python and VS Code

by Khalifa Alatresh ...

Python is a versatile programming language that is popular among beginners and experienceddevelopers alike. Known for its readability and ease of use, Python is an excellent choice forthose looking to learn how to code. Visual Studio Code (VS Code) is a powerful code editordeveloped by Microsoft that provides numerous features to enhance the coding experience. ... Read more

$5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Python is a versatile programming language that is popular among beginners and experienceddevelopers alike. Known for its readability and ease of use, Python is an excellent choice forthose looking to learn how to code. Visual Studio Code (VS Code) is a powerful code editordeveloped by Microsoft that provides numerous features to enhance the coding experience.
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Discourse Markers in Romance Languages. Crosslinguistic Approaches in Romance and Beyond

Edited by Cecilia-Mihaela Popescu, Oana-Adriana Duță ...

The volume Discourse Markers in Romance Languages. Crosslinguistic Approaches in Romance and Beyond includes the outputs of the 7th edition of the prestigious international conference Discourse Markers in Romance Languages (DISROM). The contributions in the volume focus on topics such as reformulative discourse markers, syntactic and sociolinguistic approaches to discourse markers, discourse ... Read more

$66.59 USD

The volume Discourse Markers in Romance Languages. Crosslinguistic Approaches in Romance and Beyond includes the outputs of the 7th edition of the prestigious international conference Discourse Markers in Romance Languages (DISROM). The contributions in the volume focus on topics such as reformulative discourse markers, syntactic and sociolinguistic approaches to discourse markers, discourse
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Learning With Big Data

The Future of Education

by Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, Kenneth Cukier ...

Homework assignments that learn from students. Courses tailored to fit individual pupils. Textbooks that talk back. This is tomorrow’s education landscape, thanks to the power of big data. These advances go beyond online courses. As the New York Times-bestselling authors of Big Data explain, the truly fascinating changes are actually occurring in how we measure students’ progress and how we can ... Read more

$2.99 USD

Homework assignments that learn from students. Courses tailored to fit individual pupils. Textbooks that talk back. This is tomorrow’s education landscape, thanks to the power of big data. These advances go beyond online courses. As the New York Times-bestselling authors of Big Data explain, the truly fascinating changes are actually occurring in how we measure students’ progress and how we can
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Principles of Data Management

Facilitating information sharing - Third edition

by Keith Gordon ...

Data is a valuable corporate asset and its effective management is vital to an organisation’s success and survival. With this book you will learn to master the key principles of data management and use them to implement best practices in your organization.This professional guide covers all the key areas of data management, including database development and corporate data modelling. It is business ... Read more

$42.79 USD

Data is a valuable corporate asset and its effective management is vital to an organisation’s success and survival. With this book you will learn to master the key principles of data management and use them to implement best practices in your organization.This professional guide covers all the key areas of data management, including database development and corporate data modelling. It is business
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Python for Finance

Apply powerful finance models and quantitative analysis with Python

by Yuxing Yan ...

Learn and implement various Quantitative Finance concepts using the popular Python libraries Key Features\[\*\]Understand the fundamentals of Python data structures and work with time-series data\[\*\]Implement key concepts in quantitative finance using popular Python libraries such as NumPy, SciPy, and matplotlib\[\*\]A step-by-step tutorial packed with many Python programs that will help you ... Read more

$41.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Learn and implement various Quantitative Finance concepts using the popular Python libraries Key Features\[\*\]Understand the fundamentals of Python data structures and work with time-series data\[\*\]Implement key concepts in quantitative finance using popular Python libraries such as NumPy, SciPy, and matplotlib\[\*\]A step-by-step tutorial packed with many Python programs that will help you
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The Rise Of AI Agents

by Tamer AlaaEldine ...

"The Rise of AI Agents: Transforming Work and Society" by Tamer AlaaEldine examines artificial intelligence's impact on work and society, with a focus on agentic AI. The book presents a comprehensive analysis of automation's evolution and its implications for the future.The narrative begins with automation's historical context, from ancient innovations to modern technology. Through a creative ... Read more

$29.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

"The Rise of AI Agents: Transforming Work and Society" by Tamer AlaaEldine examines artificial intelligence's impact on work and society, with a focus on agentic AI. The book presents a comprehensive analysis of automation's evolution and its implications for the future.The narrative begins with automation's historical context, from ancient innovations to modern technology. Through a creative
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