R and Data Mining: Examples and Case Studies - Hardcover

Zhao PhD, Yanchang

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9780123969637: R and Data Mining: Examples and Case Studies
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0123969638 ISBN 13: 9780123969637
Publisher: Academic Press, 2012

Synopsis

This book guides R users into data mining and helps data miners who use R in their work. It provides a how-to method using R for data mining applications from academia to industry. It

  • Presents an introduction into using R for data mining applications, covering most popular data mining techniques
  • Provides code examples and data so that readers can easily learn the techniques
  • Features case studies in real-world applications to help readers apply the techniques in their work and studies
The R code and data for the book are provided at the RDataMining.com website.

The book  helps researchers in the field of data mining, postgraduate students who are interested in data mining, and data miners and analysts from industry. For the many universities that have courses on data mining, this book is an invaluable reference for students studying data mining and its related subjects. In addition, it is a useful resource for anyone involved in industrial training courses on data mining and analytics. The concepts in this book help readers as R becomes increasingly popular for data mining applications.

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About the Author

Dr. Yanchang Zhao is a Senior Data Mining Specialist in Australian public sector. Before joining public sector, he was an Australian Postdoctoral Fellow (Industry) at University of Technology, Sydney from 2007 to 2009. He is the founder of the RDataMining.com website and an RDataMining Group on LinkedIn. He has rich experience in R and data mining. He started his research on data mining since 2001 and has been applying data mining in real-world business applications since 2006. He has over 50 publications on data mining research and applications, including three books. He is a senior member of IEEE, and has been a Program Chair of the Australasian Data Mining Conference (AusDM 2012 & 2013) and a program committee member for more than 50 academic conferences.

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Publisher
Academic Press
Publication date
2012
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0123969638
ISBN 13 
9780123969637
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
256
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