Opis: Data Analysis Using SQL and Excel - Gordon Linoff

A practical guide to data mining using SQL and Excel Data Analysis Using SQL and Excel, 2nd Edition shows you how to leverage the two most popular tools for data query and analysis SQL and Excel to perform sophisticated data analysis without the need for complex and expensive data mining tools. Written by a leading expert on business data mining, this book shows you how to extract useful business information from relational databases. You'll learn the fundamental techniques before moving into the "where" and "why" of each analysis, and then learn how to design and perform these analyses using SQL and Excel. Examples include SQL and Excel code, and the appendix shows how non-standard constructs are implemented in other major databases, including Oracle and IBM DB2/UDB. The companion website includes datasets and Excel spreadsheets, and the book provides hints, warnings, and technical asides to help you every step of the way. Data Analysis Using SQL and Excel, 2nd Edition shows you how to perform a wide range of sophisticated analyses using these simple tools, sparing you the significant expense of proprietary data mining tools like SAS. * Understand core analytic techniques that work with SQL and Excel * Ensure your analytic approach gets you the results you need * Design and perform your analysis using SQL and Excel Data Analysis Using SQL and Excel, 2nd Edition shows you how to best use the tools you already know to achieve expert results.Foreword xxxiii Introduction xxxvii Chapter 1 A Data Miner Looks at SQL 1 Chapter 2 What s in a Table? Getting Started with Data Exploration 49 Chapter 3 How Different Is Different? 97 Chapter 4 Where Is It All Happening? Location, Location, Location 145 Chapter 5 It s a Matter of Time 197 Chapter 6 How Long Will Customers Last? Survival Analysis to Understand Customers and Their Value 255 Chapter 7 Factors Affecting Survival: The What and Why of Customer Tenure 315 Chapter 8 Customer Purchases and Other Repeated Events 367 Chapter 9 What s in a Shopping Cart? Market Basket Analysis 421 Chapter 10 Association Rules and Beyond 465 Chapter 11 Data Mining Models in SQL 507 Chapter 12 The Best-Fit Line: Linear Regression Models 561 Chapter 13 Building Customer Signatures for Further Analysis 609 Chapter 14 Performance Is the Issue: Using SQL Effectively 655 Appendix Equivalent Constructs Among Databases 703 Index 731

Szczegóły: Data Analysis Using SQL and Excel - Gordon Linoff

Tytuł: Data Analysis Using SQL and Excel
Autor: Gordon Linoff
Wydawnictwo: John Wiley
ISBN: 9781119021438
Rok wydania: 2016
Ilość stron: 792
Oprawa: Miękka
Waga: 1.37 kg

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