INFORMS Analytics Body of Knowledge (Wiley Series in Operations Research and Management Science) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1119483212 ISBN 13: 9781119483212

Publisher: Wiley, 2018

Synopsis

Standardizes the definition and framework of analytics

#2 on Book Authority’s list of the Best New Analytics Books to Read in 2019 (January 2019)

We all want to make a difference. We all want our work to enrich the world. As analytics professionals, we are fortunate - this is our time!

We live in a world of pervasive data and ubiquitous, powerful computation.  This convergence has inspired and accelerated the development of both analytic techniques and tools and this potential for analytics to have an impact has been a huge call to action for organizations, universities, and governments.

This title from Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) represents the perspectives of some of the most respected experts on analytics.

Readers with various backgrounds in analytics – from novices to experienced professionals – will benefit from reading about and implementing the concepts and methods covered here.

Peer reviewed chapters provide readers with in-depth insights and a better understanding of the dynamic field of analytics

The INFORMS Analytics Body of Knowledge documents the core concepts and skills with which an analytics professional should be familiar; establishes a dynamic resource that will be used by practitioners to increase their understanding of analytics; and, presents instructors with a framework for developing academic courses and programs in analytics.

About this title

About the Author

JAMES J. COCHRAN, PHD, is Associate Dean for Research, Professor of Applied Statistics, and the Rogers-Spivey Faculty Fellow with The University of Alabama's Culverhouse College of Business.

From the Back Cover

STANDARDIZES THE DEFINITION AND FRAMEWORK OF ANALYTICS

ABOK stands for Analytics Body of Knowledge. Based on the authors' definition of analytics―which is "a process by which a team of people helps an organization make better decisions (the objective) through the analysis of data (the activity)"―this book from Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) represents the perspectives of some of the most respected experts on analytics. The INFORMS ABOK documents the core concepts and skills with which an analytics professional should be familiar; establishes a dynamic resource that will be used by practitioners to increase their understanding of analytics; and, presents instructors with a framework for developing academic courses and programs in analytics.

The INFORMS ABOK offers in-depth insight from peer-reviewed chapters that provide readers with a better understanding of the dynamic field of analytics. Chapters cover: Introduction to Analytics; Getting Started with Analytics; The Analytics Team; The Data; Solution Methodology; Modeling; Machine Learning; Deployment and Life Cycle Management; and The Blossoming Analytics Talent Pool: An Overview of the Analytics Ecosystem.

Across industries and academia, readers with various backgrounds in analytics―from novices who are interested in learning more about the basics of analytics to experienced professionals who want a different perspective on some aspect of analytics―will benefit from reading about and implementing the concepts and methods covered by the INFORMS ABOK.

From the Inside Flap

STANDARDIZES THE DEFINITION AND FRAMEWORK OF ANALYTICS

ABOK stands for Analytics Body of Knowledge. Based on the authors' definition of analytics—which is "a process by which a team of people helps an organization make better decisions (the objective) through the analysis of data (the activity)"—this book from Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) represents the perspectives of some of the most respected experts on analytics. The INFORMS ABOK documents the core concepts and skills with which an analytics professional should be familiar; establishes a dynamic resource that will be used by practitioners to increase their understanding of analytics; and, presents instructors with a framework for developing academic courses and programs in analytics.

The INFORMS ABOK offers in-depth insight from peer-reviewed chapters that provide readers with a better understanding of the dynamic field of analytics. Chapters cover: Introduction to Analytics; Getting Started with Analytics; The Analytics Team; The Data; Solution Methodology; Modeling; Machine Learning; Deployment and Life Cycle Management; and The Blossoming Analytics Talent Pool: An Overview of the Analytics Ecosystem.

Across industries and academia, readers with various backgrounds in analytics—from novices who are interested in learning more about the basics of analytics to experienced professionals who want a different perspective on some aspect of analytics—will benefit from reading about and implementing the concepts and methods covered by the INFORMS ABOK.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1119483212
• ISBN 13: 9781119483212
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 400
• Editor: Cochran James J.