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Data Science Using Python and R

By : Chantal D. Larose, Daniel T. Larose
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Data Science Using Python and R

By: Chantal D. Larose, Daniel T. Larose

Overview of this book

Data science is hot. Bloomberg named a data scientist as the ‘hottest job in America’. Python and R are the top two open-source data science tools using which you can produce hands-on solutions to real-world business problems, using state-of-the-art techniques. Each chapter in the book presents step-by-step instructions and walkthroughs for solving data science problems using Python and R. You’ll learn how to prepare data, perform exploratory data analysis, and prepare to model the data. As you progress, you’ll explore what are decision trees and how to use them. You’ll also learn about model evaluation, misclassification costs, naïve Bayes classification, and neural networks. The later chapters provide comprehensive information about clustering, regression modeling, dimension reduction, and association rules mining. The book also throws light on exciting new topics, such as random forests and general linear models. The book emphasizes data-driven error costs to enhance profitability, which avoids the common pitfalls that may cost a company millions of dollars. By the end of this book, you’ll have enough knowledge and confidence to start providing solutions to data science problems using R and Python.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
Free Chapter
1
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
17
INDEX
18
END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT

DANIEL'S ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

It is all about family. I would like to thank my daughter Chantal, for her insightful mind, her gentle presence, and for the joy she brings to every day. Thanks to my daughter Ravel, for her uniqueness, and for having the courage to follow her dream and become a chemist. Thanks to my son Tristan, for his math and computer skills, and for his help moving rocks in the backyard. I would also like to acknowledge my stillborn daughter Ellyriane Soleil. How we miss what you would have become. Finally, thanks to my loving wife, Debra, for her deep love and care for all of us, all these years. I love you all very much.

Daniel T. Larose, Ph. D.
Professor of Statistics and Data Science
Central Connecticut State University
www.ccsu.edu/faculty/larose