Data Analysis with Open Source Tools: A Hands-On Guide for Programmers and Data Scientists Contributor(s): Janert, Philipp (Author) |
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ISBN: 0596802358 ISBN-13: 9780596802356 Publisher: O'Reilly Media OUR PRICE: $35.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Computers | Mathematical & Statistical Software - Computers | Databases - Data Mining - Computers | Programming Languages - Python |
Dewey: 005.3 |
Physical Information: 1.4" H x 7" W x 9.2" (1.85 lbs) 530 pages |
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Publisher Description: Collecting data is relatively easy, but turning raw information into something useful requires that you know how to extract precisely what you need. With this insightful book, intermediate to experienced programmers interested in data analysis will learn techniques for working with data in a business environment. You'll learn how to look at data to discover what it contains, how to capture those ideas in conceptual models, and then feed your understanding back into the organization through business plans, metrics dashboards, and other applications. Along the way, you'll experiment with concepts through hands-on workshops at the end of each chapter. Above all, you'll learn how to think about the results you want to achieve -- rather than rely on tools to think for you.
Finally, a concise reference for understanding how to conquer piles of data.--Austin King, Senior Web Developer, Mozilla An indispensable text for aspiring data scientists.--Michael E. Driscoll, CEO/Founder, Dataspora |
Contributor Bio(s): Janert, Philipp K.: - " After previous careers in physics and softwaredevelopment, Philipp K. Janert currentlyprovides consulting services for data analysis, algorithm development, and mathematical modeling.He has worked for small start-ups and in largecorporate environments, both in the U.S. andoverseas. He prefers simple solutions that workto complicated ones that don't, and thinks thatpurpose is more important than process. Philippis the author of "Gnuplot in Action - UnderstandingData with Graphs" (Manning Publications), and haswritten for the O'Reilly Network, IBM developerWorks, and IEEE Software. He is named inventor on a handfulof patents, and is an occasional contributor to CPAN.He holds a Ph.D. in theoretical physics from theUniversity of Washington. Visit his company websiteat www.principal-value.com. " |