HANDBOOK OF STATISTICAL
ANALYSIS AND DATA MINING
APPLICATIONS
“Great introduction to the real-world process of data mining. The overviews, practical advice, tutorials,
and extra DVD material make this book an invaluable resource for both new and experienced data miners.”
Karl Rexer, Ph.D.
(President
and Founder of Rexer Analytics,
Boston, Massachusetts,
www.RexerAnalytics.com)
“Statistical thinking will one day be as necessary for efficient citizenship as the ability to read and write.”
H. G. Wells (1866 – 1946)
“Today we aren’t quite to the place that H. G. Wells predicted years ago, but society is getting closer out
of necessity. Global businesses and organizations
are being forced to use
statistical analysis and data mining
applications in a format that combines art and science–intuition and expertise in collecting and
understanding data in order to make accurate models that realistically predict the future that lead to informed
strategic decisions thus allowing correct actions ensuring success, before it is too late ...
today, numeracy
is as essential as literacy. As John Elder likes to say: ‘Go data mining!’ It really does save enormous time
and money. For those with the patience and faith to get through the early stages of business understanding and
data transformation, the cascade of results can be extremely rewarding.”
Gary Miner, March, 2009
HANDBOOK OF
STATISTICAL
ANALYSIS AND
DATA MINING
APPLICATIONS
ROBERT NISBET
Pacific Capital Bankcorp N.A.
Santa Barbara, CA
JOHN ELDER
Elder Research, Inc., Charlottesville, VA
GARY MINER
StatSoft, Inc., Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Nisber, Robert, 1942-
Handbook of statistical analysis and data mining applications / Robert Nisbet, John Elder,
Gary Miner.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN 978-0-12-374765-5 (hardcover : alk. pager) 1. Data mining–Statistical methods. I. Elder, John F.
(John Fletcher) II. Miner, Gary. III. Title.
QA76.9.D343N57 2009
006.3
0
12–dc22 2009008997
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