E-Books →Practical Business Analytics Using R and Python Solve Business Problems Using a Data-driven Approach

Part one begins with an introduction to analytics, the foundations required to perform data analytics, and explains different analytics terms and concepts such as databases and SQL, basic statistics, probability theory, and data exploration. Part two introduces predictive models using statistical machine learning and discusses concepts like regression, classification, and neural networks. Part three covers two of the most popular unsupervised learning techniques, clustering and association mining, as well as text mining and natural language processing (NLP). The book concludes with an overview of big data analytics, R and Python essentials for analytics including libraries such as pandas and NumPy.
Upon completing this book, you will understand how to improve business outcomes by leveraging R and Python for data analytics.
What You Will Learn
Master the mathematical foundations required for business analytics
Understand various analytics models and data mining techniques such as regression, supervised machine learning algorithms for modeling, unsupervised modeling techniques, and how to choose the correct algorithm for analysis in any given task
Use R and Python to develop descriptive models, predictive models, and optimize models
Interpret and recommend actions based on analytical model outcomes
Who This Book Is For
Software professionals and developers, managers, and executives who want to understand and learn the fundamentals of analytics using R and Python.