{"product_id":"9781118447147","title":"Data Mining and Business Analytics with R","description":"\u003cp\u003eCollecting, analyzing, and extracting valuable information from a large amount of data requires easily accessible, robust, computational and analytical tools. Data Mining and Business Analytics with R utilizes the open source software R for the analysis, exploration, and simplification of large high-dimensional data sets. As a result, readers are provided with the needed guidance to model and interpret complicated data and become adept at building powerful models for prediction and classification.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHighlighting both underlying concepts and practical computational skills, \u003ci\u003eData Mining and Business Analytics with R\u003c\/i\u003e begins with coverage of standard linear regression and the importance of parsimony in statistical modeling. The book includes important topics such as penalty-based variable selection (LASSO); logistic regression; regression and classification trees; clustering; principal components and partial least squares; and the analysis of text and network data. In addition, the book presents:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• A thorough discussion and extensive demonstration of the theory behind the most useful data mining tools\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• Illustrations of how to use the outlined concepts in real-world situations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• Readily available additional data sets and related R code allowing readers to apply their own analyses to the discussed materials\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• Numerous exercises to help readers with computing skills and deepen their understanding of the material\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eData Mining and Business Analytics with R\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent graduate-level textbook for courses on data mining and business analytics. The book is also a valuable reference for practitioners who collect and analyze data in the fields of finance, operations management, marketing, and the information sciences.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48526492467440,"sku":"9781118447147","price":129.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781118447147_p0.jpg?v=1768410654","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781118447147","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}