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_Project and_Cost_Engineers’_Handbook, _(Cost Engineering) 4th Ed
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6871″] Making the specifics of a complex concern accessible and its handling quite manageable, this fourth edition of the Project and Cost Engineers’ Handbook examines the variables associated with international projects and project risk analysis. It provides instruction on contingency planning, delves into ethical considerations, considers the impact of the Internet on project and cost engineering,…
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_Scientific_Data_Mining and_Knowledge_Discovery_Principles and Foundations
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6865″] Mohamed Medhat Gaber “It is not my aim to surprise or shock you – but the simplest way I can summarise is to say that there are now in the world machines that think, that learn and that create. Moreover, their ability to do these things is going to increase rapidly until –…
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_Temporal_Data_Mining (_Chapman & Hall/CRC_Data Mining and_Knowledge_Discovery Series)
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6860″] Temporal data mining deals with the harvesting of useful information from temporal data. New initiatives in health care and business organizations have increased the importance of temporal information in data today. From basic data mining concepts to state-of-the-art advances, Temporal Data Mining covers the theory of this subject as well as its application in a…
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_Introduction to_Data_Mining and_Knowledge_Discovery 3th Ed
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6856″] Excerpted from the Two Crows report Data Mining’98, Introduction to Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery, 2nd edition ((c) 1998) is a readable 31-page booklet aimed at business users who want a clear, non-technical overview of the techniques and capabilities of data mining. It’s a valuable educational tool for prospective users.
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_Topological_Methods in_Data_Analysis and_Visualization II_Theory, Algorithms, and_Applications
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6851″] When scientists analyze datasets in a search for underlying phenomena, patterns or causal factors, their first step is often an automatic or semi-automatic search for structures in the data. Of these feature-extraction methods, topological ones stand out due to their solid mathematical foundation. Topologically defined structures―as found in scalar, vector and tensor fields―have…
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_Topological_Methods in_Data_Analysis and_Visualization_Theory, Algorithms, and_Applications (Mathematics and Visualization)
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6847″] Topology-based methods are of increasing importance in the analysis and visualization of datasets from a wide variety of scientific domains such as biology, physics, engineering, and medicine. Current challenges of topology-based techniques include the management of time-dependent data, the representation of large and complex datasets, the characterization of noise and uncertainty, the effective…
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_Complex_Data_Warehousing and_Knowledge_Discovery for_Advanced_Retrieval_Development_Innovative_Methods and_Applications
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6843″] Recently, researchers have focused on challenging problems facing the development of data warehousing, knowledge discovery, and data mining applications. Complex Data Warehousing and Knowledge Discovery for Advanced Retrieval Development: Innovative Methods and Applications provides a comprehensive analysis of current issues and trends in retrieval expansion. Containing research from leading international experts, this book presents…
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_New_Trends in_Data_Warehousing and_Data_Analysis (Annals of Information Systems)
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6839″] Most of modern enterprises, institutions, and organizations rely on knowledge-based management systems. In these systems, knowledge is gained from data analysis. Today, knowledge-based management systems include data warehouses as their core components. Data integrated in a data warehouse are analyzed by the so-called On-Line Analytical Processing (OLAP) applications designed to discover trends, patterns…
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_The_Kimball_Group_Reader_Relentlessly_Practical_Tools for_Data_Warehousing and_Business Intelligence
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6835″] An unparalleled collection of recommended guidelines for data warehousing and business intelligence pioneered by Ralph Kimball and his team of colleagues from the Kimball Group. Recognized and respected throughout the world as the most influential leaders in the data warehousing industry, Ralph Kimball and the Kimball Group have written articles covering more than…
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_Data-Warehousing And_Business_Intelligence For_e-Commerce
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6831″] You go online to buy a digital camera. Soon, you realize you’ve bought a more expensive camera than intended, along with extra batteries, charger, and graphics software-all at the prompting of the retailer. Happy with your purchases? The retailer certainly is, and if you are too, you both can be said to be…
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_Data_Warehousing_Design and_Advanced_Engineering_Applications_Methods for Complex Construction (Advances in Data_Warehousing and_Mining (ADWM))
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6827″] Data warehousing and online analysis technologies have shown their effectiveness in managing and analyzing a large amount of disparate data, attracting much attention from numerous research communities. Data Warehousing Design and Advanced Engineering Applications: Methods for Complex Constructioncovers the complete process of analyzing data to extract, transform, load, and manage the essential components of…
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_Ensemble_Methods in_Data_Mining_Improving_Accuracy Through Combining Predictions
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6823″] Ensemble methods have been called the most influential development in Data Mining and Machine Learning in the past decade. They combine multiple models into one usually more accurate than the best of its components. Ensembles can provide a critical boost to industrial challenges — from investment timing to drug discovery, and fraud detection…
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_Data_Mining and_Knowledge_Discovery_Technologies
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6819″] As information technology continues to advance in massive increments, the bank of information available from personal, financial, and business electronic transactions and all other electronic documentation and data storage is growing at an exponential rate. With this wealth of information comes the opportunity and necessity to utilize this information to maintain competitive advantage…
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_Web-Powered_Databases
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6814″] This text provides a snapshot of contemporary research and development activities in the area of Web and Internet databases. It also provides case studies of successful Web database applications, including an online pay claim, a product catalogue and multiple-choice assessment through the Web
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_Microsoft_Data_Mining Integrated Business Intelligence for e-Commerce and Knowledge Management
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6810″] Microsoft Data Mining approaches data mining from the particular perspective of IT professionals using Microsoft data management technologies. The author explains the new data mining capabilities in Microsoft’s SQL Server 2000 database, Commerce Server, and other products, details the Microsoft OLE DB for Data Mining standard, and gives readers best practices for using all…
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_Principles of_Corrosion_Engineering and_Corrosion_Control
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6737″] Corrosion is a huge issue for materials, mechanical, civil and petrochemical engineers. With comprehensive coverage of the principles of corrosion engineering, this book is a one-stop text and reference for students and practicing corrosion engineers. Highly illustrated, with worked examples and definitions, it covers basic corrosion principles, and more advanced information for postgraduate…
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_Traffic &_Highway_Engineering, 4th Ed
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6733″] The new edition of Garber and Hoel’s best-selling text focuses on giving students insight into all facets of traffic and highway engineering. Students generally come to this course with little knowledge or understanding of the importance of transportation, much less of the extensive career opportunities within the field. Transportation is an extremely broad…
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The _Handbook_of_Road_Safety_Measures 2nd Re
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6729″] The second edition of the “Handbook of Road Safety Measures” (previously published in 2004) gives state-of-the-art summaries of current knowledge regarding the effects of 128 road safety measures. It covers all areas of road safety including: traffic control; vehicle inspection; driver training; publicity campaigns; police enforcement; and, general policy instruments. With many original…