| Author | : Paul Bambrick-Santoyo |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 336 |
| Release | : 2010-04-12 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 0470548746 |
Offers a practical guide for improving schools dramatically that will enable all students from all backgrounds to achieve at high levels. Includes assessment forms, an index, and a DVD.
| Author | : Steven L. Brunton |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 615 |
| Release | : 2022-05-05 |
| Genre | : Computers |
| ISBN | : 1009098489 |
A textbook covering data-science and machine learning methods for modelling and control in engineering and science, with Python and MATLAB®.
| Author | : Tom Chavez |
| Publisher | : McGraw Hill Professional |
| Total Pages | : 257 |
| Release | : 2018-10-05 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 1260441547 |
Axiom Business Book Award Silver Medalist in Business TechnologyThe indispensable guide to data-powered marketing from the team behind the data management platform that helps fuel Salesforce―the #1 customer relationship management (CRM) company in the worldA tectonic shift in the practice of marketing is underway. Digital technology, social media, and e-commerce have radically changed the way consumers access information, order products, and shop for services. Using the latest technologies―cloud, mobile, social, internet of things (IoT), and artificial intelligence (AI)―we have more data about consumers and their needs, wants, and affinities than ever before. Data Driven will show you how to:●Target and delight your customers with unprecedented accuracy and success●Bring customers closer to your brand and inspire them to engage, purchase, and remain loyal●Capture, organize, and analyze data from every source and activate it across every channel●Create a data-powered marketing strategy that can be customized for any audience●Serve individual consumers with highly personalized interactions●Deliver better customer service for the best customer experience●Improve your products and optimize your operating systems●Use AI and IoT to predict the future direction of marketsYou’ll discover the three principles for building a successful data strategy and the five sources of data-driven power. You’ll see how top companies put these data-driven strategies into action: how Pandora used second- and third-hand data to learn more about its listeners; how Georgia-Pacific moved from scarcity to abundance in the data sphere; and how Dunkin’ Brands leveraged CRM data as a force multiplier for customer engagement. And if you’re wondering what the future holds, you’ll receive seven forecasts to better prepare you for what may come next. Sure to be a classic, Data Driven is a practical road map to the modern marketing landscape and a toolkit for success in the face of changes already underway and still to come.
| Author | : Carl Anderson |
| Publisher | : "O'Reilly Media, Inc." |
| Total Pages | : 300 |
| Release | : 2015-07-23 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 1491916885 |
"What do you need to become a data-driven organization? Far more than having big data or a crack team of unicorn data scientists, it requires establishing an effective, deeply-ingrained data culture. This practical book shows you how true data-drivenness involves processes that require genuine buy-in across your company ... Through interviews and examples from data scientists and analytics leaders in a variety of industries ... Anderson explains the analytics value chain you need to adopt when building predictive business models"--Publisher's description.
| Author | : Thomas C. Redman |
| Publisher | : Harvard Business Press |
| Total Pages | : 257 |
| Release | : 2008-09-22 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 1422163644 |
Your company's data has the potential to add enormous value to every facet of the organization -- from marketing and new product development to strategy to financial management. Yet if your company is like most, it's not using its data to create strategic advantage. Data sits around unused -- or incorrect data fouls up operations and decision making. In Data Driven, Thomas Redman, the "Data Doc," shows how to leverage and deploy data to sharpen your company's competitive edge and enhance its profitability. The author reveals: · The special properties that make data such a powerful asset · The hidden costs of flawed, outdated, or otherwise poor-quality data · How to improve data quality for competitive advantage · Strategies for exploiting your data to make better business decisions · The many ways to bring data to market · Ideas for dealing with political struggles over data and concerns about privacy rights Your company's data is a key business asset, and you need to manage it aggressively and professionally. Whether you're a top executive, an aspiring leader, or a product-line manager, this eye-opening book provides the tools and thinking you need to do that.
| Author | : Jay Jacobs |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 354 |
| Release | : 2014-02-24 |
| Genre | : Computers |
| ISBN | : 1118793722 |
Uncover hidden patterns of data and respond with countermeasures Security professionals need all the tools at their disposal to increase their visibility in order to prevent security breaches and attacks. This careful guide explores two of the most powerful data analysis and visualization. You'll soon understand how to harness and wield data, from collection and storage to management and analysis as well as visualization and presentation. Using a hands-on approach with real-world examples, this book shows you how to gather feedback, measure the effectiveness of your security methods, and make better decisions. Everything in this book will have practical application for information security professionals. Helps IT and security professionals understand and use data, so they can thwart attacks and understand and visualize vulnerabilities in their networks Includes more than a dozen real-world examples and hands-on exercises that demonstrate how to analyze security data and intelligence and translate that information into visualizations that make plain how to prevent attacks Covers topics such as how to acquire and prepare security data, use simple statistical methods to detect malware, predict rogue behavior, correlate security events, and more Written by a team of well-known experts in the field of security and data analysis Lock down your networks, prevent hacks, and thwart malware by improving visibility into the environment, all through the power of data and Security Using Data Analysis, Visualization, and Dashboards.
| Author | : DJ Patil |
| Publisher | : "O'Reilly Media, Inc." |
| Total Pages | : 29 |
| Release | : 2015-01-05 |
| Genre | : Computers |
| ISBN | : 1491925477 |
Succeeding with data isn’t just a matter of putting Hadoop in your machine room, or hiring some physicists with crazy math skills. It requires you to develop a data culture that involves people throughout the organization. In this O’Reilly report, DJ Patil and Hilary Mason outline the steps you need to take if your company is to be truly data-driven—including the questions you should ask and the methods you should adopt. You’ll not only learn examples of how Google, LinkedIn, and Facebook use their data, but also how Walmart, UPS, and other organizations took advantage of this resource long before the advent of Big Data. No matter how you approach it, building a data culture is the key to success in the 21st century. You’ll explore: Data scientist skills—and why every company needs a Spock How the benefits of giving company-wide access to data outweigh the costs Why data-driven organizations use the scientific method to explore and solve data problems Key questions to help you develop a research-specific process for tackling important issues What to consider when assembling your data team Developing processes to keep your data team (and company) engaged Choosing technologies that are powerful, support teamwork, and easy to use and learn
| Author | : Nathalie Henry Riche |
| Publisher | : CRC Press |
| Total Pages | : 376 |
| Release | : 2018-03-28 |
| Genre | : Computers |
| ISBN | : 1315281554 |
This book presents an accessible introduction to data-driven storytelling. Resulting from unique discussions between data visualization researchers and data journalists, it offers an integrated definition of the topic, presents vivid examples and patterns for data storytelling, and calls out key challenges and new opportunities for researchers and practitioners.
| Author | : Daniel M. Hyson |
| Publisher | : Guilford Publications |
| Total Pages | : 259 |
| Release | : 2020-05-06 |
| Genre | : Psychology |
| ISBN | : 1462543103 |
This indispensable practitioner's guide helps to build the capacity of school psychologists, administrators, and teachers to use data in collaborative decision making. It presents an applied, step-by-step approach for creating and running effective data teams within a problem-solving framework. The authors describe innovative ways to improve academic and behavioral outcomes at the individual, class, grade, school, and district levels. Applications of readily available technology tools are highlighted. In a large-size format for easy photocopying, the book includes learning activities and helpful reproducible forms. The companion website provides downloadable copies of the reproducible forms as well as Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint slides, and an online-only chapter on characteristics of effective teams. This book is in The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series, edited by Sandra M. Chafouleas.
