Op werkdagen voor 23:00 besteld, morgen in huis Gratis verzending vanaf €20
,

Big Data Analytics

A Practical Guide for Managers

Gebonden Engels 2015 9781482234510
Verwachte levertijd ongeveer 8 werkdagen

Samenvatting

With this book, managers and decision makers are given the tools to make more informed decisions about big data purchasing initiatives. Big Data Analytics: A Practical Guide for Managers not only supplies descriptions of common tools, but also surveys the various products and vendors that supply the big data market.

Comparing and contrasting the different types of analysis commonly conducted with big data, this accessible reference presents clear-cut explanations of the general workings of big data tools. Instead of spending time on HOW to install specific packages, it focuses on the reasons WHY readers would install a given package.

The book provides authoritative guidance on a range of tools, including open source and proprietary systems. It details the strengths and weaknesses of incorporating big data analysis into decision-making and explains how to leverage the strengths while mitigating the weaknesses.

-Describes the benefits of distributed computing in simple terms
-Includes substantial vendor/tool material, especially for open source decisions
-Covers prominent software packages, including Hadoop and Oracle Endeca
-Examines GIS and machine learning applications
-Considers privacy and surveillance issues

The book further explores basic statistical concepts that, when misapplied, can be the source of errors. Time and again, big data is treated as an oracle that discovers results nobody would have imagined. While big data can serve this valuable function, all too often these results are incorrect, yet are still reported unquestioningly. The probability of having erroneous results increases as a larger number of variables are compared unless preventative measures are taken.

The approach taken by the authors is to explain these concepts so managers can ask better questions of their analysts and vendors as to the appropriateness of the methods used to arrive at a conclusion. Because the world of science and medicine has been grappling with similar issues in the publication of studies, the authors draw on their efforts and apply them to big data.

Specificaties

ISBN13:9781482234510
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Aantal pagina's:576
Verschijningsdatum:20-9-2023
Hoofdrubriek:IT-management / ICT
ISSN:

Lezersrecensies

Wees de eerste die een lezersrecensie schrijft!

Inhoudsopgave

Introduction
So What Is Big Data?
Growing Interest in Decision Making
What This Book Addresses
The Conversation about Big Data
Technological Change as a Driver of Big Data
The Central Question: So What?
Our Goals as Authors
References

The Mother of Invention’s Triplets: Moore’s Law, the Proliferation of Data, and Data Storage Technology
Moore’s Law
Parallel Computing, Between and Within Machines
Quantum Computing
Recap of Growth in Computing Power
Storage, Storage Everywhere
Grist for the Mill: Data Used and Unused
Agriculture
Automotive
Marketing in the Physical World
Online Marketing
Asset Reliability and Efficiency
Process Tracking and Automation
Toward a Definition of Big Data
Putting Big Data in Context
Key Concepts of Big Data and Their Consequences
Summary
References.

Hadoop
Power through Distribution
     Cost Effectiveness of Hadoop
Not Every Problem Is a Nail
     Some Technical Aspects
Troubleshooting Hadoop
Running Hadoop
Hadoop File System
     MapReduce
Pig and Hive
Installation
Current Hadoop Ecosystem
Hadoop Vendors
     Cloudera
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Hortonworks
IBM
Intel
MapR
Microsoft
     To Run Pig Latin Using Powershell
Pivotal
References

HBase and Other Big Data Databases
Evolution from Flat File to the Three V’s
     Flat File
     Hierarchical Database
     Network Database
     Relational Database
     Object-Oriented Databases
     Relational-Object Databases
Transition to Big Data Databases
     What Is Different bbout HBase?
     What Is Bigtable?
     What Is MapReduce?
     What Are the Various Modalities for Big Data Databases?
Graph Databases
     How Does a Graph Database Work?
     What is the Performance of a Graph Database?
Document Databases
Key-Value Databases
Column-Oriented Databases
     HBase
     Apache Accumulo
References

Machine Learning
Machine Learning Basics
Classifying with Nearest Neighbors
Naive Bayes
Support Vector Machines
Improving Classification with Adaptive Boosting
Regression
Logistic Regression
Tree-Based Regression
K-Means Clustering
Apriori Algorithm
Frequent Pattern-Growth
Principal Component Analysis (PCA)
Singular Value Decomposition
Neural Networks
Big Data and MapReduce
Data Exploration
Spam Filtering
Ranking
Predictive Regression
Text Regression
Multidimensional Scaling
Social Graphing
References

Statistics
Statistics, Statistics Everywhere
Digging into the Data
Standard Deviation: The Standard Measure of Dispersion
The Power of Shapes: Distributions
Distributions: Gaussian Curve
Distributions: Why Be Normal?
Distributions: The Long Arm of the Power Law
The Upshot? Statistics Are not Bloodless
Fooling Ourselves: Seeing What We Want to See in the Data
We Can Learn Much from an Octopus
Hypothesis Testing: Seeking a Verdict
     Two-Tailed Testing
Hypothesis Testing: A Broad Field
Moving on to Specific Hypothesis Tests
Regression and Correlation
p Value in Hypothesis Testing: A Successful Gatekeeper?
Specious Correlations and Overfitting the Data
A Sample of Common Statistical Software Packages
     Minitab
     SPSS
     R
     SAS
          Big Data Analytics
          Hadoop Integration
     Angoss
     Statistica
          Capabilities
Summary
References

Google
Big Data Giants
Google
     Go
     Android
     Google Product Offerings
     Google Analytics
          Advertising and Campaign Performance
          Analysis and Testing
Facebook
Ning
Non-United States Social Media
     Tencent
     Line
     Sina Weibo
     Odnoklassniki
     Vkontakte
     Nimbuzz
Ranking Network Sites
Negative Issues with Social Networks
Amazon
Some Final Words
References

Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
GIS Implementations
A GIS Example
GIS Tools
GIS Databases
References

Discovery
Faceted Search versus Strict Taxonomy
First Key Ability: Breaking Down Barriers
Second Key Ability: Flexible Search and Navigation
Underlying Technology
The Upshot
Summary
References

Data Quality
Know Thy Data and Thyself
Structured, Unstructured, and Semistructured Data
Data Inconsistency: An Example from This Book
The Black Swan and Incomplete Data
How Data Can Fool Us
     Ambiguous Data
     Aging of Data or Variables
     Missing Variables May Change the Meaning
     Inconsistent Use of Units and Terminology
Biases
     Sampling Bias
     Publication Bias
     Survivorship Bias
Data as a Video, Not a Snapshot: Different Viewpoints as a Noise Filter
What Is My Toolkit for Improving My Data?
     Ishikawa Diagram
     Interrelationship Digraph
     Force Field Analysis
Data-Centric Methods
     Troubleshooting Queries from Source Data
     Troubleshooting Data Quality beyond the Source System
     Using Our Hidden Resources
Summary
References

Benefits
Data Serendipity
Converting Data Dreck to Usefulness
Sales
Returned Merchandise
Security
Medical
Travel
     Lodging
     Vehicle
     Meals
Geographical Information Systems
     New York City
     Chicago CLEARMAP
     Baltimore
     San Francisco
     Los Angeles
     Tucson, Arizona, University of Arizona, and COPLINK
Social Networking
Education
     General Educational Data
     Legacy Data
     Grades and other Indicators
     Testing Results
     Addresses, Phone Numbers, and More
Concluding Comments
References

Concerns
Part Two: Basic Principles of National Application
     Collection Limitation Principle
     Data Quality Principle
     Purpose Specification Principle
     Use Limitation Principle
     Security Safeguards Principle
     Openness Principle
     Individual Participation Principle
     Accountability Principle
Logical Fallacies
     Affirming the Consequent
     Denying the Antecedent
     Ludic Fallacy
Cognitive Biases
     Confirmation Bias
     Notational Bias
     Selection/Sample Bias
     Halo Effect
     Consistency and Hindsight Biases
     Congruence Bias
     Von Restorff Effect
Data Serendipity
     Converting Data Dreck to Usefulness Sales
Merchandise Returns
Security
     CompStat
     Medical
Travel
     Lodging
     Vehicle
     Meals
Social Networking
Education
Making Yourself Harder to Track
     Misinformation
     Disinformation
     Reducing/Eliminating Profiles
          Social Media
          Self Redefinition
          Identity Theft
     Facebook
Concluding Comments
References

Epilogue
     Michael Porter’s Five Forces Model
          Bargaining Power of Customers
          Bargaining Power of Suppliers
          Threat of New Entrants
          Others
The OODA Loop
Implementing Big Data
Nonlinear, Qualitative Thinking
Closing
References

Managementboek Top 100

Rubrieken

Populaire producten

    Personen

      Trefwoorden

        Big Data Analytics