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Java: Data Science Made Easy

By : Richard M. Reese, Jennifer L. Reese, Alexey Grigorev
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Java: Data Science Made Easy

By: Richard M. Reese, Jennifer L. Reese, Alexey Grigorev

Overview of this book

Data science is concerned with extracting knowledge and insights from a wide variety of data sources to analyse patterns or predict future behaviour. It draws from a wide array of disciplines including statistics, computer science, mathematics, machine learning, and data mining. In this course, we cover the basic as well as advanced data science concepts and how they are implemented using the popular Java tools and libraries.The course starts with an introduction of data science, followed by the basic data science tasks of data collection, data cleaning, data analysis, and data visualization. This is followed by a discussion of statistical techniques and more advanced topics including machine learning, neural networks, and deep learning. You will examine the major categories of data analysis including text, visual, and audio data, followed by a discussion of resources that support parallel implementation. Throughout this course, the chapters will illustrate a challenging data science problem, and then go on to present a comprehensive, Java-based solution to tackle that problem. You will cover a wide range of topics – from classification and regression, to dimensionality reduction and clustering, deep learning and working with Big Data. Finally, you will see the different ways to deploy the model and evaluate it in production settings. By the end of this course, you will be up and running with various facets of data science using Java, in no time at all. This course contains premium content from two of our recently published popular titles: - Java for Data Science - Mastering Java for Data Science
Table of Contents (29 chapters)
Title Page
Credits
Preface
Free Chapter
1
Module 1
15
Module 2
26
Bibliography

Sample size determination


Sample size determination involves identifying the quantity of data required to conduct accurate statistical analysis. When working with large datasets it is not always necessary to use the entire set. We use sample size determination to ensure we choose a sample small enough to manipulate and analyze easily, but large enough to represent our population of data accurately.

It is not uncommon to use a subset of data to train a model and another subset is used to test the model. This can be helpful for verifying accuracy and reliability of data. Some common consequences for a poorly determined sample size include false-positive results, false-negative results, identifying statistical significance where none exists, or suggesting a lack of significance where it is actually present. Many tools exist online for determining appropriate sample sizes, each with varying levels of complexity. One simple example is available at https://www.surveymonkey.com/mp/sample-size-calculator...