Statistics for big data for dummies
Big data figures into everything from weather forecasting to political polling. You'll get a handle on the statistical methods used when working with big data, applications for it, ways to organize and check data, and a whole lot more. You will find out what big data is, characteristics that de...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Hoboken, NJ
John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
2015
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| Series: | For dummies
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| Collection: | O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Big data figures into everything from weather forecasting to political polling. You'll get a handle on the statistical methods used when working with big data, applications for it, ways to organize and check data, and a whole lot more. You will find out what big data is, characteristics that define it, how it's used, and what it makes possible; how to handle it by exploring statistical techniques used with big data, including probability distributions, regression analysis, time series analysis, and forecasting techniques; learn how big data can be analyzed with graphical techniques and how to identify valid, useful, and understandable patterns in data; examine key univariate and multivariate statistical techniques for analyzing data; discover techniques for forecasting the future values of a dataset; learn about the best software packages and programming tools for analyzing statistical data. -- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 1118940032 9781118940020 9781118940037 1118940016 1118940024 |