Data Science Leaderships

Data science experts Foster Provost and Tom Fawcett, Data Science for Business introduces the fundamental principles of data science, and walks you through the "data-analytic thinking" necessary for extracting useful knowledge and business value from the data you collect. This guide also helps you understand the many data-mining techniques in use today. 

Data Science for Dummies is the perfect starting point for IT professionals and students who want a quick primer on all areas of the expansive data science space. With a focus on business cases, the book explores topics in big data, data science, and data engineering, and how these three areas are combined to produce tremendous value. If you want to pick-up the skills you need to begin a new career or initiate a new project, listening to this book will help you understand what technologies, programming languages, and mathematical methods on which to focus.

It has never been easier for organizations to gather, store, and process data. Use of data science is driven by the rise of big data and social media, the development of high-performance computing, and the emergence of such powerful methods for data analysis and modeling as deep learning. Data science encompasses a set of principles, problem definitions, algorithms, and processes for extracting non-obvious and useful patterns from large datasets.

Expand your skills from being a basic data scientist to becoming an expert data scientist ready to solve real-world data-centric issues. Discover two comprehensive manuscripts in one audiobook.

Are you looking for an ultimate python step-by step guide in an efficient way? Do you want to implement a variety of supervised and unsupervised learning algorithms and techniques quickly and accurately? If you cannot wait to explore the fundamental concepts and entire process on python data science, listen to this audiobook! You will start by learning the basics of working with Python and the wide variety of data science packages and extensions. You will be guided on how to setup you work environment before diving into the world of data science.

The goal of this book is simple: provide a perfect insight into data science from scratch. It clearly explains the difference between data science and big data, explaining the concept of big data very concisely and clearly. Operations on data are also very clearly explained in this audiobook. The book is also an ultimate guide to master data mining and data-analytic.

Data science gets thrown around in the press like it's magic. Major retailers are predicting everything, from when their customers are pregnant to when they want a new pair of Chuck Taylors. It's a brave new world where seemingly meaningless data can be transformed into valuable insight to drive smart business decisions. Data science is little more than using straightforward steps to process raw data into actionable insight. And in Data Smart, author and data scientist John Foreman will teach how you how that's done within the familiar environment of a spreadsheet.

Two books in one - use the power of analytics and probability to discover what your target customers are thinking and how to use that as an edge in identifying solutions and strategies to help you move forward. Includes: Analytics and Probability.

The Lean system is a great way to help you to get rid of the waste in your business so that you can be more efficient and increase profits. Lean Analytics is a part of this process that can help you to gather the right data and get the information you need to come up with a winning strategy for your team.

For business leaders navigating the AI era, this book is your executive guide to clarity, strategy, and real-world results. Artificial Intelligence is disrupting industries, but success doesn’t come from hype; it comes from readiness. From Data to Decisions offers insights from Chelle Meadows, a corporate operations leader and AI strategist helping executives drive real transformation through AI. This guide bridges the gap between innovation theory and practical execution.

Read by the author. Data is not about number crunching. It’s about ideas. And when used properly (read: ethically), it is the problem solver of our time. Yet many savvy people seem to be in data denial: they don’t think they need to understand data, or it’s too complicated, or worse, using...

Big Data Revolution is a guide to improving performance, making better decisions, and transforming business through the effective use of big data. Listeners are guided through tried-and-true methodologies for getting more out of data and using it to the utmost advantage. This audiobook describes the major trends emerging in the field, the pitfalls and triumphs being experienced, and the many considerations surrounding big data, all while guiding listeners toward better decision-making from the perspective of a data scientist.

The need for precise, actionable, real-time Business Intelligence (BI) lies at the heart of the role of Big Data in modern commerce. In turn, the art of Data Science lies at the nexus of Big Data and BI, providing the essential methods by which BI can be extracted from Big Data's great black mass of constantly flowing, unstructured information. This combination has a created a new profession: an elite and specialized class of highly-compensated professionals specially skilled at data cleaning, analysis, and visualization.

A "skillful and lucid" (The Wall Street Journal) way of thinking about efficiency, challenging our obsession with it—and offering a new understanding of how to benefit from the powerful potential of serendipity. Algorithms, multitasking, the sharing economy, life hacks: our culture can't get...

This audiobook includes three manuscripts: Data Analytics, Agile Project Management, and Machine Learning. If your business is like most, it is already generating a staggering amount of data on a regular basis. Similarly, agile project management has grown in popularity over the past several years. Machine learning is also vital to the world of information technology. Now is the time! Get started on your project management journey today.

Are you passionate about making a difference, but struggle to measure the impact of your work? Do you wrestle with demonstrating to others the outcomes of your organization’s efforts? In Data for Good, Patricia Steele proposes a method to harness the power of data to reshape your nonprofit, educational institution, or social impact business into a dynamic force for positive change.

Forget Excel sheets and static bar graphs and charts - there are more innovative ways that you can capture data, make sense of it, present it to your colleagues, and take the necessary action to provide value for your business. With today's fast-paced world and cutthroat competition, your organization may fall behind if you fail to make use of the emerging trend of big data and data analytics. Whether you want to understand client behaviors, reduce processing time in your factory, or integrate information from several branches, this book can become your guide.