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R Statistics Cookbook

Over 100 recipes for performing complex statistical operations with R 3.5

by Francisco Juretig ...

Solve real-world statistical problems using the most popular R packages and techniquesKey FeaturesLearn how to apply statistical methods to your everyday research with handy recipesFoster your analytical skills and interpret research across industries and business verticalsPerform t-tests, chi-squared tests, and regression analysis using modern statistical techniquesBook DescriptionR is a popular ... Read more

$23.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Solve real-world statistical problems using the most popular R packages and techniquesKey FeaturesLearn how to apply statistical methods to your everyday research with handy recipesFoster your analytical skills and interpret research across industries and business verticalsPerform t-tests, chi-squared tests, and regression analysis using modern statistical techniquesBook DescriptionR is a popular
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The Alienation of Fact

Digital Educational Privatization, AI, and the False Promise of Bodies and Numbers

by Kenneth J. Saltman ...

An investigation of the role of educational privatization and technology in the crises of truth and agency.Today, conspiracy theories run rampant, attacks on facts have become commonplace, and systemic inequities are on the rise as individual and collective agency unravels. The Alienation of Fact explains the educational, technological, and ideological preconditions for these contemporary crises ... Read more

$27.19 CAD

An investigation of the role of educational privatization and technology in the crises of truth and agency.Today, conspiracy theories run rampant, attacks on facts have become commonplace, and systemic inequities are on the rise as individual and collective agency unravels. The Alienation of Fact explains the educational, technological, and ideological preconditions for these contemporary crises
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China's Megatrends

The 8 Pillars of a New Society

by John Naisbitt, Doris Naisbitt ...

"[John Naisbitt's] vision of the world's economy has the mark of genius." — Minneapolis Star TribuneInternationally-renowned futurist and bestselling author John Naisbitt is back with China's Megatrends, the most comprehensive look at the present and future of China and the transformation that is reshaping its economic, political, and social systems. Since publishing the enormously popular ... Read more

$12.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

"[John Naisbitt's] vision of the world's economy has the mark of genius." — Minneapolis Star TribuneInternationally-renowned futurist and bestselling author John Naisbitt is back with China's Megatrends, the most comprehensive look at the present and future of China and the transformation that is reshaping its economic, political, and social systems. Since publishing the enormously popular
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Distributed Systems

Concurrency and Consistency

by Matthieu Perrin ...

Distributed Systems: Concurrency and Consistency explores the gray area of distributed systems and draws a map of weak consistency criteria, identifying several families and demonstrating how these may be implemented into a programming language. Unlike their sequential counterparts, distributed systems are much more difficult to design, and are therefore prone to problems. On a large scale, ... Read more

$88.99 CAD

Distributed Systems: Concurrency and Consistency explores the gray area of distributed systems and draws a map of weak consistency criteria, identifying several families and demonstrating how these may be implemented into a programming language. Unlike their sequential counterparts, distributed systems are much more difficult to design, and are therefore prone to problems. On a large scale,
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Privacy and Big Data

The Players, Regulators, and Stakeholders

by Terence Craig, Mary E. Ludloff ...

Much of what constitutes Big Data is information about us. Through our online activities, we leave an easy-to-follow trail of digital footprints that reveal who we are, what we buy, where we go, and much more. This eye-opening book explores the raging privacy debate over the use of personal data, with one undeniable conclusion: once data's been collected, we have absolutely no control over who ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

Much of what constitutes Big Data is information about us. Through our online activities, we leave an easy-to-follow trail of digital footprints that reveal who we are, what we buy, where we go, and much more. This eye-opening book explores the raging privacy debate over the use of personal data, with one undeniable conclusion: once data's been collected, we have absolutely no control over who
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Machine Learning with the Elastic Stack

Expert techniques to integrate machine learning with distributed search and analytics

by Rich Collier, Bahaaldine Azarmi ...

Leverage Elastic Stack's machine learning features to gain valuable insight from your dataKey FeaturesCombine machine learning with the analytic capabilities of Elastic StackAnalyze large volumes of search data and gain actionable insight from themUse external analytical tools with your Elastic Stack to improve its performanceBook DescriptionMachine Learning with the Elastic Stack is a ... Read more

$37.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Leverage Elastic Stack's machine learning features to gain valuable insight from your dataKey FeaturesCombine machine learning with the analytic capabilities of Elastic StackAnalyze large volumes of search data and gain actionable insight from themUse external analytical tools with your Elastic Stack to improve its performanceBook DescriptionMachine Learning with the Elastic Stack is a
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Architecting HBase Applications

A Guidebook for Successful Development and Design

by Jean-Marc Spaggiari, Kevin O'Dell ...

HBase is a remarkable tool for indexing mass volumes of data, but getting started with this distributed database and its ecosystem can be daunting. With this hands-on guide, you’ll learn how to architect, design, and deploy your own HBase applications by examining real-world solutions. Along with HBase principles and cluster deployment guidelines, this book includes in-depth case studies that ... Read more

$31.99 CAD

HBase is a remarkable tool for indexing mass volumes of data, but getting started with this distributed database and its ecosystem can be daunting. With this hands-on guide, you’ll learn how to architect, design, and deploy your own HBase applications by examining real-world solutions. Along with HBase principles and cluster deployment guidelines, this book includes in-depth case studies that
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Excel 2024

Mastering Charts, Functions, Formula and Pivot Table in Excel 2024 as a Beginner with Step by Step GuideMastering Charts, Functions, Formula and Pivot Table in Excel 2024 as a Beginner with Step by Step Guide

by Thomas Reynolds ...

Unlock the full potential of Excel 2024 and become a proficient data handler with this comprehensive guide tailored for beginners. Say goodbye to confusion and hello to clarity as you embark on a step-by-step journey to mastering charts, functions, formulas, and pivot tables.BenefitsGain confidence in navigating through charts and unraveling complex formulasLearn how to transform data into ... Read more

$8.99 CAD

Unlock the full potential of Excel 2024 and become a proficient data handler with this comprehensive guide tailored for beginners. Say goodbye to confusion and hello to clarity as you embark on a step-by-step journey to mastering charts, functions, formulas, and pivot tables.BenefitsGain confidence in navigating through charts and unraveling complex formulasLearn how to transform data into
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Splunk Best Practices

Operational intelligent made simpler

by Travis Marlette, Chris Ladd ...

Design, implement, and publish custom Splunk applications by following best practicesKey Features\[\*\] This is the most up-to-date guide on the market and will help you finish your tasks faster, easier, and more efficiently.\[\*\] Highly practical guide that addresses common and not-so-common pain points in Splunk.\[\*\] Want to explore shortcuts to perform tasks more efficiently with Splunk? ... Read more

$41.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Design, implement, and publish custom Splunk applications by following best practicesKey Features\[\*\] This is the most up-to-date guide on the market and will help you finish your tasks faster, easier, and more efficiently.\[\*\] Highly practical guide that addresses common and not-so-common pain points in Splunk.\[\*\] Want to explore shortcuts to perform tasks more efficiently with Splunk?
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Delta Lake: Up and Running

Modern Data Lakehouse Architectures with Delta Lake

by Bennie Haelen, Dan Davis ...

With the surge in big data and AI, organizations can rapidly create data products. However, the effectiveness of their analytics and machine learning models depends on the data's quality. Delta Lake's open source format offers a robust lakehouse framework over platforms like Amazon S3, ADLS, and GCS.This practical book shows data engineers, data scientists, and data analysts how to get Delta Lake ... Read more

$57.99 CAD

With the surge in big data and AI, organizations can rapidly create data products. However, the effectiveness of their analytics and machine learning models depends on the data's quality. Delta Lake's open source format offers a robust lakehouse framework over platforms like Amazon S3, ADLS, and GCS.This practical book shows data engineers, data scientists, and data analysts how to get Delta Lake
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Efficient MySQL Performance

Best Practices and Techniques

by Daniel Nichter ...

You'll find several books on basic or advanced MySQL performance, but nothing in between. That's because explaining MySQL performance without addressing its complexity is difficult. This practical book bridges the gap by teaching software engineers mid-level MySQL knowledge beyond the fundamentals, but well shy of deep-level internals required by database administrators (DBAs).Daniel Nichter shows ... Read more

$57.99 CAD

You'll find several books on basic or advanced MySQL performance, but nothing in between. That's because explaining MySQL performance without addressing its complexity is difficult. This practical book bridges the gap by teaching software engineers mid-level MySQL knowledge beyond the fundamentals, but well shy of deep-level internals required by database administrators (DBAs).Daniel Nichter shows
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Go Web Scraping Quick Start Guide

Implement the power of Go to scrape and crawl data from the web

by Vincent Smith ...

Learn how some Go-specific language features help to simplify building web scrapers along with common pitfalls and best practices regarding web scraping.Key FeaturesUse Go libraries like Goquery and Colly to scrape the webCommon pitfalls and best practices to effectively scrape and crawlLearn how to scrape using the Go concurrency modelBook DescriptionWeb scraping is the process of extracting ... Read more

$23.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Learn how some Go-specific language features help to simplify building web scrapers along with common pitfalls and best practices regarding web scraping.Key FeaturesUse Go libraries like Goquery and Colly to scrape the webCommon pitfalls and best practices to effectively scrape and crawlLearn how to scrape using the Go concurrency modelBook DescriptionWeb scraping is the process of extracting
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Data-Driven Innovation in the Creative Industries

Edited by Melissa Terras, Vikki Jones, Nicola Osborne, Chris Speed ...

Series series Routledge Research in the Creative and Cultural Industries
The creative industries – the place where art, business, and technology meet in economic activity – have been hugely affected by the relatively recent digitalisation (and often monetisation) of work, home, relationships, and leisure. Such trends were accelerated by the global COVID-19 pandemic. This edited collection examines how the creative industries can be supported to make best use of ... Read more

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The creative industries – the place where art, business, and technology meet in economic activity – have been hugely affected by the relatively recent digitalisation (and often monetisation) of work, home, relationships, and leisure. Such trends were accelerated by the global COVID-19 pandemic. This edited collection examines how the creative industries can be supported to make best use of
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R Graphics Cookbook

Practical Recipes for Visualizing Data

by Winston Chang ...

This O’Reilly cookbook provides more than 150 recipes to help scientists, engineers, programmers, and data analysts generate high-quality graphs quickly—without having to comb through all the details of R’s graphing systems. Each recipe tackles a specific problem with a solution you can apply to your own project and includes a discussion of how and why the recipe works.Most of the recipes in this ... Read more

$67.99 CAD

This O’Reilly cookbook provides more than 150 recipes to help scientists, engineers, programmers, and data analysts generate high-quality graphs quickly—without having to comb through all the details of R’s graphing systems. Each recipe tackles a specific problem with a solution you can apply to your own project and includes a discussion of how and why the recipe works.Most of the recipes in this
... Read more
Bad Data Handbook

Cleaning Up The Data So You Can Get Back To Work

by Q. Ethan McCallum ...

What is bad data? Some people consider it a technical phenomenon, like missing values or malformed records, but bad data includes a lot more. In this handbook, data expert Q. Ethan McCallum has gathered 19 colleagues from every corner of the data arena to reveal how they’ve recovered from nasty data problems.From cranky storage to poor representation to misguided policy, there are many paths to ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

What is bad data? Some people consider it a technical phenomenon, like missing values or malformed records, but bad data includes a lot more. In this handbook, data expert Q. Ethan McCallum has gathered 19 colleagues from every corner of the data arena to reveal how they’ve recovered from nasty data problems.From cranky storage to poor representation to misguided policy, there are many paths to
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Ethereum Smart Contract Development

Build blockchain-based decentralized applications using solidity

by Mayukh Mukhopadhyay ...

Become an Ethereum Blockchain developer using a blend of concepts and hands-on implementationsKey FeaturesUnderstand the Ethereum Ecosystem and its differences from its rich cousin BitcoinExplore the Solidity programming language and smart contract optimizationsGet a developer’s perspective of Blockchain-as-a-technology with exposure to common challenges faced while building decentralized ... Read more

$33.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Become an Ethereum Blockchain developer using a blend of concepts and hands-on implementationsKey FeaturesUnderstand the Ethereum Ecosystem and its differences from its rich cousin BitcoinExplore the Solidity programming language and smart contract optimizationsGet a developer’s perspective of Blockchain-as-a-technology with exposure to common challenges faced while building decentralized
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Big Data: the Revolution That Is Transforming Our Work, Market and World

by PAT NAKAMOTO ...

"Big Data is like teenage sex: everyone talks about it, nobody really knows how to do it, everyone thinks everyone else is doing it, so everyone claims they are doing it." – Dan ArielyWithin 2 days we produce the same amount of data generated by at the beginning of the civilization until 2003", said Eric Schmidt in 2010. According to IBM, by 2020 the world will have generated a mass of data on the ... Read more

$3.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

"Big Data is like teenage sex: everyone talks about it, nobody really knows how to do it, everyone thinks everyone else is doing it, so everyone claims they are doing it." – Dan ArielyWithin 2 days we produce the same amount of data generated by at the beginning of the civilization until 2003", said Eric Schmidt in 2010. According to IBM, by 2020 the world will have generated a mass of data on the
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The Impact Challenge

Reframing Sustainability for Businesses

by Alessia Falsarone ...

Series series Impactful Data Science
This book explores the role of businesses in delivering positive societal and financial outcomes as they seek to bridge the gap between short-term organizational behaviors and long-range sustainability commitments. By addressing the inevitable data challenges associated with the strategic integration of a sustainability mindset, it enables faster adoption of social, environmental and governance ... Read more

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This book explores the role of businesses in delivering positive societal and financial outcomes as they seek to bridge the gap between short-term organizational behaviors and long-range sustainability commitments. By addressing the inevitable data challenges associated with the strategic integration of a sustainability mindset, it enables faster adoption of social, environmental and governance
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Learning QGIS, Third Edition

Create great maps and perform geoprocessing tasks with ease

by Anita Graser ...

The latest guide to using QGIS 2.14 to create great maps and perform geoprocessing tasks with ease Key Features\[\*\] Learn how to work with various data and create beautiful maps using this easy-to-follow guide.\[\*\] Give a touch of professionalism to your maps both for functionality and look and feel with the help of this practical guide.\[\*\] A progressive hands-on guide that builds on a geo ... Read more

$33.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The latest guide to using QGIS 2.14 to create great maps and perform geoprocessing tasks with ease Key Features\[\*\] Learn how to work with various data and create beautiful maps using this easy-to-follow guide.\[\*\] Give a touch of professionalism to your maps both for functionality and look and feel with the help of this practical guide.\[\*\] A progressive hands-on guide that builds on a geo
... Read more
Maximizing Excel with ChatGPT

Unleashing the Power of AI for Data Management and Analysis

by Zeph Nwokeji ...

Unlock the true power of Excel with my ground-breaking eBook, "Maximizing Excel with ChatGPT: Unleashing the Potential of AI for Data Management and Analysis". Discover the limitless possibilities that arise from harnessing ChatGPT in Data Generation, Automating Tasks, Enhancing Data Analysis, and Enabling Data Visualization within Excel. Gain a competitive edge as you turbocharge your Excel ... Read more

$14.54 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Unlock the true power of Excel with my ground-breaking eBook, "Maximizing Excel with ChatGPT: Unleashing the Potential of AI for Data Management and Analysis". Discover the limitless possibilities that arise from harnessing ChatGPT in Data Generation, Automating Tasks, Enhancing Data Analysis, and Enabling Data Visualization within Excel. Gain a competitive edge as you turbocharge your Excel
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Hands-On Machine Learning with ML.NET

Getting started with Microsoft ML.NET to implement popular machine learning algorithms in C#

by Jarred Capellman ...

Create, train, and evaluate various machine learning models such as regression, classification, and clustering using ML.NET, Entity Framework, and ASP.NET CoreKey FeaturesGet well-versed with the ML.NET framework and its components and APIs using practical examplesLearn how to build, train, and evaluate popular machine learning algorithms with ML.NET offeringsExtend your existing machine learning ... Read more

$41.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Create, train, and evaluate various machine learning models such as regression, classification, and clustering using ML.NET, Entity Framework, and ASP.NET CoreKey FeaturesGet well-versed with the ML.NET framework and its components and APIs using practical examplesLearn how to build, train, and evaluate popular machine learning algorithms with ML.NET offeringsExtend your existing machine learning
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Cloud Analytics with Microsoft Azure

Transform your business with the power of analytics in Azure

by Has Altaiar, Jack Lee, Michael John Peña ...

Learn to extract actionable insights from your big data in real time using a range of Microsoft Azure featuresKey FeaturesUpdated with the latest features and new additions to Microsoft AzureMaster the fundamentals of cloud analytics using AzureLearn to use Azure Synapse Analytics (formerly known as Azure SQL Data Warehouse) to derive real-time customer insightsBook DescriptionCloud Analytics with ... Read more

$47.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Learn to extract actionable insights from your big data in real time using a range of Microsoft Azure featuresKey FeaturesUpdated with the latest features and new additions to Microsoft AzureMaster the fundamentals of cloud analytics using AzureLearn to use Azure Synapse Analytics (formerly known as Azure SQL Data Warehouse) to derive real-time customer insightsBook DescriptionCloud Analytics with
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Mastering Predictive Analytics with R, Second Edition

Machine learning techniques for advanced models

by James D. Miller, Rui Miguel Forte ...

Master the craft of predictive modeling in R by developing strategy, intuition, and a solid foundation in essential conceptsKey FeaturesGrasping the major methods of predictive modeling and moving beyond black box thinking to a deeper level of understandingLeveraging the flexibility and modularity of R to experiment with a range of different techniques and data typesPacked with practical advice ... Read more

$47.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Master the craft of predictive modeling in R by developing strategy, intuition, and a solid foundation in essential conceptsKey FeaturesGrasping the major methods of predictive modeling and moving beyond black box thinking to a deeper level of understandingLeveraging the flexibility and modularity of R to experiment with a range of different techniques and data typesPacked with practical advice
... Read more
Learn QGIS

Your step-by-step guide to the fundamental of QGIS 3.4

by Andrew Cutts, Anita Graser ...

Learn to view, edit and analyse geospatial data using QGIS and Python 3Key FeaturesLeverage the power of QGIS to add professionalism to your mapsExplore and work with the newly released features like Python 3, GeoPackage, 3D views, Print layouts in QGIS 3.4Build your own plugins and customize maps using QT designerBook DescriptionQGIS 3.4 is the first LTR (long term release) of QGIS version 3. ... Read more

$37.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Learn to view, edit and analyse geospatial data using QGIS and Python 3Key FeaturesLeverage the power of QGIS to add professionalism to your mapsExplore and work with the newly released features like Python 3, GeoPackage, 3D views, Print layouts in QGIS 3.4Build your own plugins and customize maps using QT designerBook DescriptionQGIS 3.4 is the first LTR (long term release) of QGIS version 3.
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