Seven Methods for Transforming Corporate Data Into Business Intelligence

Vasant Dhar, Roger Stein

ISBN 10: 0132820064 / ISBN 13: 9780132820066

Published by Pearson P T R, 1997

About this Item

Information systems: past, present, and emerging; Intelligence density a metric for knowledge work; The vocabulary of intelligence density; Method one: data-driven decision support; Method two: evolving solutions: genetic algorithms; Method three: simulating the brain to solve problems: neural networks; Method four: putting expert resoning in a box: rule-based systems; Method five: dealing with linguistic ambiguity: fuzzy logic; Method six: soilving problems by analogy case-based resoning; Method seven: deriving rules from data: machine learning; Appendix saving time and money with object; Appendix case studies. Piece(s) of the spine missing. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Seven Methods for Transforming Corporate Data Into Business Intelligence
• Publisher: Pearson P T R
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0132820064
• ISBN 13: 9780132820066
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Book Type: Book

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Synopsis

Details knowledge-intensive decision support methods, data warehousing, and data mining, for both business decision makers and technologists. Coverage includes all major AI techniques and machine learning algorithms, as well as OLAP and data warehousing. Explains how to select the most appropriate tool for each business problem, and presents seven detailed case studies involving companies such as NYNEX, Inc., and U S West. Includes a list of software vendors. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

About the Author

Vasant Dhar is a Principal at Morgan Stanley and Professor of Information Systems, Stern School of Business, New York University.