Category: Data science

‘Introducing Data Science’ – A good doorway into the world of processing, analyzing & displaying Big Data – #bookreview

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Introducing Data Science Davy Cielen, Arno D. B. Meysman, and Mohamed Ali Manning – paperback The three authors of this book note that “[d]ata science is a very wide field, so wide indeed that a book ten times the size of this one wouldn’t be able to cover it all. For each chapter, we picked … Continue reading ‘Introducing Data Science’ – A good doorway into the world of processing, analyzing & displaying Big Data – #bookreview

R IN ACTION: Data Analysis and Graphics with R, 2nd Edition – #bookreview

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R in Action Data Analysis and Graphics with R Robert I. Kabacoff Manning – paperback Whether data analysis is your field, your current major or your next career-change ambition, you likely should get this book. Free and open source  R is one of the world’s most popular languages for data analysis and visualization. And Robert I. … Continue reading R IN ACTION: Data Analysis and Graphics with R, 2nd Edition – #bookreview

D3.js in Action: A good book packed with data visualization how-to info – #javascript #programming

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D3.js in Action Elijah Meeks Manning – paperback   The D3.js library is very powerful, and it is full of useful choices and possibilities. But, you should not try to tackle Elijah Meeks’s new book if you are a JavaScript newcomer and not also comfortable with HTML, CSS and JSON. It likewise helps to understand … Continue reading D3.js in Action: A good book packed with data visualization how-to info – #javascript #programming

HADOOP IN PRACTICE, 2nd Edition – An updated guide to handling some of the ‘trickier and dirtier aspects of Hadoop’ – #programming #bookreview

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  Hadoop in Practice, Second Edition Alex Holmes (Manning – paperback )   The Hadoop world has undergone some big changes lately, and this hefty, updated edition offers excellent coverage of a lot of what’s new. If you currently work with Hadoop and MapReduce or are planning to take them up soon, give serious consideration … Continue reading HADOOP IN PRACTICE, 2nd Edition – An updated guide to handling some of the ‘trickier and dirtier aspects of Hadoop’ – #programming #bookreview

Optimizing Hadoop for MapReduce – A practical guide to lowering some costs of mining Big Data – #bookreview

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Optimizing Hadoop for MapReduce Learn how to configure your Hadoop cluster to run optimal MapReduce jobs Khaled Tannir (Packt Publishing, paperback, Kindle) Time is money, as the old saying goes. And that saying especially applies to the world of Big Data, where much time, computing power and cash can be consumed while trying to extract profitable … Continue reading Optimizing Hadoop for MapReduce – A practical guide to lowering some costs of mining Big Data – #bookreview

Data Science for Business – A serious guide for those who need to know – #bigdata #bookreview

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Data Science for Business What You Need to Know about Data Mining and Data-Analytic Thinking Foster Provost and Tom Fawcett (O’Reilly – paperback, Kindle) This is not an introductory text for casual readers curious about the hoopla over data science and Big Data. And you definitely won’t find code here for simple screen scrapers written … Continue reading Data Science for Business – A serious guide for those who need to know – #bigdata #bookreview

Lean Analytics and Lean UX – Two new guides to better business and user experiences – #bookreview

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Okay, how are we leaning today? Leaning in? Leaning back? Leaning to the left or right? Leaning over? Or just leaning toward chucking all “hot new” postures that supposedly help us pose ourselves for career success? Here’s some good news. None of the above leanings are topics in two new books from O’Reilly’s popular “Lean” … Continue reading Lean Analytics and Lean UX – Two new guides to better business and user experiences – #bookreview

Big Data Book Blast: Hadoop, Hive…and Python??? – #programming #bookreview

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Big Data is hothotHOT. And O’Reilly recently has added three new books of potential interest to Big Data workers, as well as those hoping to join their ranks. Hadoop, Hive and–surprise!—Python are just a few of the hot tools you may encounter in the rapidly expanding sea of data now being gathered, explored, stored, and … Continue reading Big Data Book Blast: Hadoop, Hive…and Python??? – #programming #bookreview

Ethics of Big Data – Thoughtful insights into key issues confronting big-data ‘gold mines’ – #management #bookreview

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Ethics of Big Data Kord Davis, with Doug Patterson (O’Reilly, paperback – Kindle) “Big Data” and how to mine it for profit are red-hot topics in today’s business world. Many corporations now find themselves sitting atop virtual gold mines of customer information. And even small businesses now are attempting to find new ways to profit … Continue reading Ethics of Big Data – Thoughtful insights into key issues confronting big-data ‘gold mines’ – #management #bookreview

The Data Journalism Handbook – Get new skills for a new career that’s actually in demand – #bookreview

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The Data Journalism Handbook: How Journalists Can Use Data to Improve the News Edited by Jonathan Gray, Liliana Bounegru, and Lucy Chambers (O’Reilly, paperback – Kindle) Arise, ye downtrodden, unemployed newspaper and magazine writers and editors yearning to be working again as journalists. Data journalism apparently is hiring. Data journalism? I didn’t know, either, until … Continue reading The Data Journalism Handbook – Get new skills for a new career that’s actually in demand – #bookreview