Data mining for dummies
By: by Meta S. Brown
Series: ---For dummies; --For dummies
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Hoboken, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 382
ISBN-13: 9781118893173
Subjects: Data mining
Description: "Learn to: understand key data mining concepts and best practices; create a data model and test its validity; interpret results and communicate your findings; make a business case for investing in data mining"--Cover.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Catching the data-mining train; title: A day in your life as a data miner; title: Teaming up to reach your goals; title: Learning the laws of data mining; title: Embracing the data-mining process; title: Planning for data-mining success; title: Gearing up with the right software; title: Digging into your data; title: Making new data; title: Ferreting out public data sources; title: Buying data; title: Getting familiar with your data; title: Dealing in graphic detail; title: Showing your data who's boss; title: Your exciting career in modeling; title: Data mining using classic statistical methods; title: Mining data for clues; title: Expanding your horizons; title: Ten great resources for data miners; title: Ten useful kinds of analysis that complement data mining.