Category: Data analysis

‘Introducing Data Science’ – A good doorway into the world of processing, analyzing & displaying Big Data – #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Introducing Data Science Davy Cielen, Arno D. B. Meysman, and Mohamed Ali Manning – paperback The three authors of this book note that “[d]ata science is a very wide field, so wide indeed that a book ten times the size of this one wouldn’t be able to cover it all. For each chapter, we picked … Continue reading ‘Introducing Data Science’ – A good doorway into the world of processing, analyzing & displaying Big Data – #bookreview

Agile Metrics in Action: A good how-to guide to getting better performance measurements – #programming #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Agile Metrics in Action Christopher W. H. Davis Manning – paperback In the rapidly changing world of software development, metrics “represent the data you can get from your application lifecycle as it applies to the performance of software development teams,” Christopher W. H. Davis writes in his well-written, well-structured new book, Agile Metrics in Action. … Continue reading Agile Metrics in Action: A good how-to guide to getting better performance measurements – #programming #bookreview

R IN ACTION: Data Analysis and Graphics with R, 2nd Edition – #bookreview

by Si Dunn

R in Action Data Analysis and Graphics with R Robert I. Kabacoff Manning – paperback Whether data analysis is your field, your current major or your next career-change ambition, you likely should get this book. Free and open source  R is one of the world’s most popular languages for data analysis and visualization. And Robert I. … Continue reading R IN ACTION: Data Analysis and Graphics with R, 2nd Edition – #bookreview

BIG DATA: A well-written look at principles & best practices of scalable real-time data systems – #bookreview

by Si Dunn

    Big Data Principles and best practices of scalable real-time data systems Nathan Marz, with James Warren Manning – paperback Get this book, whether you are new to working with Big Data or now an old hand at dealing with Big Data’s seemingly never-ending (and steadily expanding) complexities. You may not agree with all … Continue reading BIG DATA: A well-written look at principles & best practices of scalable real-time data systems – #bookreview

D3.js in Action: A good book packed with data visualization how-to info – #javascript #programming

by Si Dunn

D3.js in Action Elijah Meeks Manning – paperback   The D3.js library is very powerful, and it is full of useful choices and possibilities. But, you should not try to tackle Elijah Meeks’s new book if you are a JavaScript newcomer and not also comfortable with HTML, CSS and JSON. It likewise helps to understand … Continue reading D3.js in Action: A good book packed with data visualization how-to info – #javascript #programming

HADOOP IN PRACTICE, 2nd Edition – An updated guide to handling some of the ‘trickier and dirtier aspects of Hadoop’ – #programming #bookreview

by Si Dunn

  Hadoop in Practice, Second Edition Alex Holmes (Manning – paperback )   The Hadoop world has undergone some big changes lately, and this hefty, updated edition offers excellent coverage of a lot of what’s new. If you currently work with Hadoop and MapReduce or are planning to take them up soon, give serious consideration … Continue reading HADOOP IN PRACTICE, 2nd Edition – An updated guide to handling some of the ‘trickier and dirtier aspects of Hadoop’ – #programming #bookreview

Optimizing Hadoop for MapReduce – A practical guide to lowering some costs of mining Big Data – #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Optimizing Hadoop for MapReduce Learn how to configure your Hadoop cluster to run optimal MapReduce jobs Khaled Tannir (Packt Publishing, paperback, Kindle) Time is money, as the old saying goes. And that saying especially applies to the world of Big Data, where much time, computing power and cash can be consumed while trying to extract profitable … Continue reading Optimizing Hadoop for MapReduce – A practical guide to lowering some costs of mining Big Data – #bookreview

Lean Analytics and Lean UX – Two new guides to better business and user experiences – #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Okay, how are we leaning today? Leaning in? Leaning back? Leaning to the left or right? Leaning over? Or just leaning toward chucking all “hot new” postures that supposedly help us pose ourselves for career success? Here’s some good news. None of the above leanings are topics in two new books from O’Reilly’s popular “Lean” … Continue reading Lean Analytics and Lean UX – Two new guides to better business and user experiences – #bookreview

All for Search and Search for All: 3 New Books for Putting Search to Work – #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Seek and ye shall find. That’s the theory behind the still-debated benefits of digging through Big Data to uncover new, overlooked, or forgotten paths to greater profits and greater understanding. Big Data, however, is here to stay (and get bigger). And search is what we do to find and extract useful nuggets and diamonds and … Continue reading All for Search and Search for All: 3 New Books for Putting Search to Work – #bookreview

Natural Language Annotation for Machine Learning – #programming #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Natural Language Annotation for Machine Learning James Pustejovsky and Amber Stubbs (O’Reilly, paperback – Kindle) You may not be sure what’s going on here, at first, even after you’ve read the tag line on the book’s cover: “A Guide to Corpus-Building for Applications.” Fortunately, a few definitions inside this book can enlighten you quickly and might even get … Continue reading Natural Language Annotation for Machine Learning – #programming #bookreview