Utilizing numerous comprehensive code examples, figures, and tables to help clarify and illuminate essential data science topics, the authors provide an extensive treatment and analysis of real-world questions, focusing especially on the task of determining and assessing answers to these questions as expeditiously and precisely as possible. This book addresses the challenges related to uncovering the actionable insights in “big data,” leveraging database and data collection tools such as web scraping and text identification.
This book is organized as 11 chapters, structured as independent treatments of the following crucial data science topics:
Data science provides the methodology and tools to accurately interpret an increasing volume of incoming information in order to discern patterns, evaluate trends, and make the right decisions. The results of data science analysis provide real world answers to real world questions. Professionals working on data science and business intelligence projects as well as advanced-level students and researchers focused on data science, computer science, business and mathematics programs will benefit from this book.
Brian Rague joined the School of Computing faculty at Weber State University in 2003 after working on various data science and engineering research projects throughout his early career at MIT, Caltech, and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He has consulted with industry partners on how to effectively leverage the ongoing deluge of available data for both operations and research purposes. His areas of interest emphasize the platforms and technologies that wrangle and process data, such as machine learning, parallel computing, and distributed systems.