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Discovering Knowledge in Data: An Introduction to Data Mining

Hardcover . Wiley-Interscience
Nov 18, 2004
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Learn Data Mining by doing data mining Data mining can be revolutionary-but only when it's done right. The powerful black box data mining software now available can produce disastrously misleading results unless applied by a skilled and knowledgeable analyst. Discovering Knowledge in Data: An Introduction to Data Mining provides both the practical experience and the theoretical insight needed to reveal valuable information hidden in large data sets. Employing a "white box" methodology and with real-world case studies, this step-by-step guide walks readers through the various algorithm...

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Competing on Analytics: The New Science of Winning

Hardcover . Harvard Business School Press
Mar 6, 2007
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You have more information at hand about your business environment than ever before. But are you using it to “out-think” your rivals? If not, you may be missing out on a potent competitive tool. In Competing on Analytics: The New Science of Winning , Thomas H. Davenport and Jeanne G. Harris argue that the frontier for using data to make decisions has shifted dramatically. Certain high-performing enterprises are now building their competitive strategies around data-driven insights that in turn generate impressive business results. Their secret weapon? Analytics: sophisticated quantitative an...

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Information Dashboard Design: The Effective Visual Communication of Data

Paperback . O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Jan 24, 2006
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Dashboards have become popular in recent years as uniquely powerful tools for communicating important information at a glance. Although dashboards are potentially powerful, this potential is rarely realized. The greatest display technology in the world won't solve this if you fail to use effective visual design. And if a dashboard fails to tell you precisely what you need to know in an instant, you'll never use it, even if it's filled with cute gauges, meters, and traffic lights. Don't let your investment in dashboard technology go to waste. This book will teach you the visual design ski...

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The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything

Hardcover . Portfolio Hardcover
Sep 9, 2004
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What does it take to turn ideas into action? What are the elements of a perfect pitch? How do you win the war for talent? How do you establish a brand without bucks? These are some of the issues everyone faces when starting or revitalizing any undertaking, and Guy Kawasaki, former marketing maven of Apple Computer, provides the answers. The Art of the Start will give you the essential steps to launch great products, services, and companies—whether you are dreaming of starting the next Microsoft or a not-for-profit that's going to change the world. It also shows managers how to unleash...

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Always Be Testing

Paperback . John Wiley & Sons Inc
Aug 22, 2008
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Landing Page Optimization: The Definitive Guide to Testing and Tuning for Conversions

Paperback . Sybex
Jan 29, 2008
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How much money are you losing because of poor landing page design? Improving the efficiency of your landing page through testing is the single most important thing you can do to dramatically improve your bottom line. In this comprehensive, step-by-step guide you will learn all of the skills necessary to make a lot more money from your online marketing programs without spending a penny more on driving traffic to your landing page. • Identify mission critical parts of your website and their true economic value • Define important visitor classes and key conversion tasks • Gain i...

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Website Optimization: Speed, Search Engine & Conversion Rate Secrets

Paperback . O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Jul 10, 2008
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Remember when an optimized website was one that merely didn't take all day to appear? Times have changed. Today, website optimization can spell the difference between enterprise success and failure, and it takes a lot more know-how to achieve. This book is a comprehensive guide to the tips, techniques, standards, and methods of website optimization. From increasing site traffic to maximizing leads, from revving up responsiveness to increasing navigability, from prospect retention to closing more sales, the world of 21st century website optimization is explored, exemplified and explained...

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Actionable Web Analytics: Using Data to Make Smart Business Decisions

Paperback . Sybex
May 29, 2007
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Knowing everything you can about each click to your Web site can help you make strategic decisions regarding your business. This book is about the why, not just the how, of web analytics and the rules for developing a "culture of analysis" inside your organization. Why you should collect various types of data. Why you need a strategy. Why it must remain flexible. Why your data must generate meaningful action. The authors answer these critical questions—and many more—using their decade of experience in Web analytics.

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Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-by-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart

Hardcover . Bantam
Aug 28, 2007
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Why would a casino try and stop you from losing? How can a mathematical formula find your future spouse? Would you know if a statistical analysis blackballed you from a job you wanted? Today, number crunching affects your life in ways you might never imagine. In this lively and groundbreaking new book, economist Ian Ayres shows how today's best and brightest organizations are analyzing massive databases at lightening speed to provide greater insights into human behavior. They are the Super Crunchers. From internet sites like Google and Amazon that know your tastes better than you do, to a ...

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Advanced Web Metrics with Google Analytics

Paperback . John Wiley & Sons Inc
May 9, 2008
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