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Author Julie Steele , Noah Iliinsky
With contributions from more than two dozen experts, this book demonstrates why visualizations are beautiful not only for their aesthetic design, but also for elegant layers of detail that efficiently generate insight and new understanding. Think of the familiar map....
Release Date 2010/06 -
IBM Cognos 8 Report Studio Cookbook
Author Abhishek Sanghani
Over 80 great recipes for taking control of Cognos 8 Report StudioLearn advanced techniques to produce real-life reports that meet business demandsTricks and hacks for speedy and effortless report development and to overcome tool-based limitationsPeek into the best ....
Release Date 2010/06 -
Designing with the Mind in Mind
Author Jeff Johnson
Early user interface (UI) practitioners were trained in cognitive psychology, from which UI design rules were based. But as the field evolves, designers enter the field from many disciplines. Practitioners today have enough experience in UI design that they have bee....
Release Date 2010/05 -
Author Jac FITZ-ENZ
In his landmark book The ROI of Human Capital, Jac Fitz-enz presented a system of powerful metrics for quantifying the contributions of individual employees to a company’s bottom line. The New HR Analytics is another such quantum leap, revealing how to predict....
Release Date 2010/05 -
Author Sal Mangano
Mathematica Cookbook helps you master the application's core principles by walking you through real-world problems. Ideal for browsing, this book includes recipes for working with numerics, data structures, algebraic equations, calculus, and statistics. You'll als....
Release Date 2010/05 -
Pentaho 3.2 Data Integration Beginner's Guide
Author María Carina Roldán
Explore, transform, validate, and integrate your data with easeGet started with Pentaho Data Integration from scratch.Enrich your data transformation operations by embedding Java and JavaScript code in PDI transformations.Create a simple but complete Datamart Projec....
Release Date 2010/04 -
Author Antonios Chorianopoulos , Konstantinos K. Tsiptsis
This is an applied handbook for the application of data mining techniques in the CRM framework. It combines a technical and a business perspective to cover the needs of business users who are looking for a practical guide on data mining. It focuses on Customer Segm....
Release Date 2010/03 -
Author Paul D. Allison
Biomedical and social science researchers who want to analyze survival data with SAS will find just what they need with this easy-to-read and comprehensive guide. Teaches many aspects of data input and manipulation. Numerous examples of SAS code and output make this....
Release Date 2010/03 -
The Little SAS Book for Enterprise Guide 4.2
Author Susan J. Slaughter , Lora D. Delwiche
Helps you quickly become productive in the SAS Enterprise Guide point-and-click environment. A series of carefully designed tutorials help you master the basics of the tasks you'll want to do most frequently. This edition has been completely rewritten and updated w....
Release Date 2010/03 -
The Power of Appreciative Inquiry, 2nd Edition
Author Diana D. Whitney , Amanda Trosten-Bloom
The Power of Appreciative Inquiry describes the internationally embraced approach to organizational change that dramatically improves performance by engaging people to study, discuss, and build upon what's working – strengths – rather than trying to fix what'....
Release Date 2010/03 -
Mind Chi: Re-wire Your Brain in 8 Minutes a Day -- Strategies for Success in Business and Life
Author Richard Israel , Vanda North
8 minutes a day is all it takes to open up a world of superior mental performance.Just as Tai Chi has been used for centuries to balance body and mind, Mind Chi will help you increase your mental energy and be more effective in everything you do. And all you need is....
Release Date 2010/03 -
Author Jon Queijo
Why are you alive right now? Chances are, you owe your life to one of the remarkable medical discoveries in this book. Maybe it was vaccines. Or antibiotics. Or X-rays. Revolutionary medical breakthroughs like these haven’t just changed the way we treat disease, the....
Release Date 2010/02 -
Analytics at Work: Smarter Decisions, Better Results
Author Robert Morison , Jeanne Harris , Thomas Davenport
Most companies have massive amounts of data at their disposal, yet fail to utilize it in any meaningful way. But a powerful new business tool - analytics - is enabling many firms to aggressively leverage their data in key business decisions and processes, with impre....
Release Date 2010/02 -
Dynamic Asset Allocation Modern Portfolio Theory Updated for the Smart Investor
Author James Picerno
Today's modern portfolio theory is not your father's MPT. It has undergone many changes in the past fifty years. Indeed, a new understanding of MPT has emerged, one that has a significant impact on managing asset allocation—especially in today's turbulent markets....
Release Date 2010/02 -
Common Statistical Methods for Clinical Research with SAS Examples, Third Edition, 3rd Edition
Author Jack Shostak , Glenn Walker
Glenn Walker and Jack Shostak's Common Statistical Methods for Clinical Research with SAS Examples, Third Edition, is a thoroughly updated edition of the popular introductory statistics book for clinical researchers. This new edition has been extensively updated to....
Release Date 2010/02 -
Author Warren Kuhfeld
The Graph Template Language (GTL) and the Statistical Graphics (SG) procedures are powerful new additions to SAS for creating high-quality statistical graphics. Warren F. Kuhfeld's Statistical Graphics in SAS: An Introduction to the Graph Template Language and the ....
Release Date 2010/02 -
Author Richard Anthony D'Aveni
Commoditization-a virulent form of hypercompetition-is destroying markets, disrupting industries, and shuttering long-successful firms. Conventional wisdom says the best way to combat commoditization is differentiation. But differentiation is difficult and expensive....
Release Date 2010/01 -
Author Joseph Adler
Why learn R? Because it's rapidly becoming the standard for developing statistical software. R in a Nutshell provides a quick and practical way to learn this increasingly popular open source language and environment. You'll not only learn how to program in R, but ....
Release Date 2010/01 -
Author Adam Kahane
The two methods most frequently employed to solve our toughest social problems—either relying on violence and aggression or submitting to endless negotiation and compromise—are fundamentally flawed. This is because the seemingly contradictory drives behind thes....
Release Date 2010/01 -
Analysis of Observational Health Care Data Using SAS
Author Andrew C. Leon , Josep Maria Haro , Robert Obenchain , Douglas E. Faries
This book guides researchers in performing and presenting high-quality analyses of all kinds of non-randomized studies, including analyses of observational studies, claims database analyses, assessment of registry data, survey data, pharmaco-economic data, and many ....
Release Date 2010/01 -
Cakewalk® Synthesizers: From Presets to Power User, Second Edition
Author Simon Cann
Cakewalk Synthesizers: From Presets to Power User Second Edition will show you how to operate and get the best results from Cakewalk's complete range of synths. This fully updated edition begins by diving into the general theories about synthesis and creating sound....
Release Date 2009/12 -
The Humongous Book of Statistics Problems
Author W. Michael Kelley , Robert Donnelly
Following the successful, 'The Humongous Books', in calculus and algebra, bestselling author Mike Kelley takes a typical statistics workbook, full of solved problems, and writes notes in the margins, adding missing steps and simplifying concepts and solutions. By ....
Release Date 2009/12 -
Combining and Modifying SAS® Data Sets: Examples Second Edition
Author Michele M. Burlew
Building on the popularity of the first edition, Michele Burlew has revised this popular examples book to include expanded content and new features of SAS software. Completely updated for SAS 9.2, Combining and Modifying SAS Data Sets: Examples, Second Edition, pres....
Release Date 2009/11 -
Matplotlib for Python Developers
Author Sandro Tosi
Build remarkable publication-quality plots the easy wayCreate high quality 2D plots by using Matplotlib productivelyIncremental introduction to Matplotlib, from the ground up to advanced levelsEmbed Matplotlib in GTK+, Qt, and wxWidgets applications as well as web s....
Release Date 2009/11 -
The Power of Collective Wisdom
Author Sheryl Erickson , Alan Briskin
Based on nine years of research, The Power of Collective Wisdom shows how we can reliably tap into the extraordinary cocreative potential that exists whenever human beings gather together. Stories and historical examples illustrate how collective wisdom has eme....
Release Date 2009/10 -
Sams Teach Yourself Wikipedia in 10 Minutes
Author Michael Miller
Sams Teach Yourself Wikipedia in 10 Minutes gives you straightforward, practical answers when you need fast results. By working through the 10-minute lessons, you’ll learn everything you need to know to take advantage of the Wikipedia encyclopedia–and all of Wikiped....
Release Date 2009/09 -
Author Robert Guérin
From how MIDI works, to how to connect devices through it, to how it integrates into a computer environment, "MIDI Power!, Second Edition" is a comprehensive reference guide to MIDI. The book provides an in-depth look at MIDI, its messages, and protocols, and the in....
Release Date 2009/09 -
Categorical Data Analysis Using The SAS® System, 2nd Edition
Author Gary G. Koch , Charles S. Davis , Maura E. Stokes
Statisticians and researchers will find this book auseful discussion of categorical data analysis techniques as well as an invaluable aid in applying these methods with the SAS System. Practical examples from a broad range of applications illustrate the use of the F....
Release Date 2009/08 -
SAS® Certification Prep Guide: Base Programming for SAS®9 Second Edition
Author SAS Institute
New and experienced SAS users who want to prepare for the Base Programming for SAS 9 exam will find the SAS Certification Prep Guide: Base Programming for SAS 9, Second Edition, to be an invaluable, convenient, and comprehensive resource that covers all of the objec....
Release Date 2009/08