Practical Data Science with R by Nina Zumel

Practical Data Science with R by Nina Zumel

This invaluable addition to any data scientist’s library shows you how to apply the R programming language and useful statistical techniques to everyday business situations as well as how to effectively present results to audiences of all levels. To answer the ever-increasing demand for machine learning and analysis, this new edition boasts additional R tools, modeling techniques, and more.  Practical Data Science with R, Second Edition takes a practice oriented approach to explaining basic principles in the ever-expanding field of data science. You’ll jump right to real-world use cases as you apply the R programming language and statistical analysis techniques to carefully explained examples based in marketing, business intelligence, and decision support.  Key features • Data science and statistical analysis for the business professional  • Numerous instantly familiar real-world use cases  • Keys to effective data presentations  • Modeling and analysis techniques like boosting, regularized regression, and quadratic                                 discriminant analysis Audience While some familiarity with basic statistics and R is assumed, this book is accessible to readers with or without a background in data science. About the technology Business analysts and developers are increasingly collecting, curating, analyzing, and reporting on crucial business data. The R language and its associated tools provide a straightforward way to tackle day-to-day  Nina Zumel and John Mount are co-founders of Win-Vector LLC, a San Francisco-based data science consulting firm. Both hold PhDs from Carnegie Mellon and blog on statistics, probability, and computer science at  win-vector.com.

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