RapidMiner is one of the most widely used open source data mining solutions world-wide. This book provides an application use case-based introduction to data mining and to RapidMiner (and RapidAnalyti
The Internet has become an integral part of human life, yet the web still utilizes mundane interfaces to the physical world, which makes Internet operations somewhat mechanical, tedious, and less huma
The Sage Course Companion in Travel and Tourism is an accessible introduction to the subject that will help readers extend their understanding of key concepts and enhance their thinking skills in line
Unstructured Mining Approaches to Solve Complex Scientific ProblemsAs the volume of scientific data and literature increases exponentially, scientists need more powerful tools and methods to process a
"This textbook will introduce exploratory data analysis (EDA) and will cover the range of interesting features we can expect to find in data. The book will also explore the practical mechanics of usin
Clustering algorithms take data with any number of dimensions and group them into subsets so each member of a subset is near the other members in some sense. In 17 articles including an introduction,
Industrial Applications of Machine Learning shows how machine learning can be applied to address real-world problems in the fourth industrial revolution, and provides the required knowledge and tools
Data Mining for Design and Marketing shows how to design and integrate data mining tools into human thinking processes in order to make better business decisions, especially in designing and marketing
Exploratory Data Analysis Using R provides a classroom-tested introduction to exploratory data analysis (EDA) and introduces the range of "interesting" – good, bad, and ugly – features that can be fou
This book examines the special relationship between politics and design in Sweden, revealing in particular the cultural meanings this relationship holds for Swedish society.
The Emotional and Spiritual Quotient (ESQ) spiritual-motivational training program at Indonesia's Krakatau Steel combines Islamic principles with Western ideas of business leadership and life coaching
The Technocratic Antarctic is an ethnographic account of the scientists and policymakers who work on Antarctica. Jessica O'Reilly conducted most of her research for this book in New Zealand, home of t
Countries in sub-Saharan Africa were once dismissed by Western experts as being too poor and chaotic to benefit from the antiretroviral drugs that transformed the AIDS epidemic in the United States an
Government bureaucracies across the globe have become increasingly attuned in recent years to cultural diversity within their populations. Using culture as a category to process people and dispense se
Government bureaucracies across the globe have become increasingly attuned in recent years to cultural diversity within their populations. Using culture as a category to process people and dispense se
Neumann (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs), who worked at the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and observed diplomats, demonstrates how diplomacy is conducted on a day-to-day basis an
"Critics of narcology--as addiction medicine is called in Russia--decry it as being "backward," hopelessly behind contemporary global medical practices in relation to addiction and substance abuse, an
