Linoff Data Analysis Using SQL and Excel

2. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-119-02144-5
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 800 Seiten, E-Book

A practical guide to data mining using SQL and Excel
Data Analysis Using SQL and Excel, 2nd Edition shows youhow to leverage the two most popular tools for data query andanalysis--SQL and Excel--to perform sophisticated dataanalysis without the need for complex and expensive data miningtools. Written by a leading expert on business data mining, thisbook shows you how to extract useful business information fromrelational databases. You'll learn the fundamental techniquesbefore moving into the "where" and "why" of each analysis, and thenlearn how to design and perform these analyses using SQL and Excel.Examples include SQL and Excel code, and the appendix shows hownon-standard constructs are implemented in other major databases,including Oracle and IBM DB2/UDB. The companion website includesdatasets and Excel spreadsheets, and the book provides hints,warnings, and technical asides to help you every step of theway.
Data Analysis Using SQL and Excel, 2nd Edition shows youhow to perform a wide range of sophisticated analyses using thesesimple tools, sparing you the significant expense of proprietarydata mining tools like SAS.
* Understand core analytic techniques that work with SQL andExcel
* Ensure your analytic approach gets you the results youneed
* Design and perform your analysis using SQL and Excel
Data Analysis Using SQL and Excel, 2nd Edition shows youhow to best use the tools you already know to achieve expertresults.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Linoff, Gordon S.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword xxxiii
Introduction xxxvii
Chapter 1 A Data Miner Looks at SQL 1
Chapter 2 What's in a Table? Getting Started with Data Exploration 49
Chapter 3 How Different Is Different? 97
Chapter 4 Where Is It All Happening? Location, Location, Location 145
Chapter 5 It's a Matter of Time 197
Chapter 6 How Long Will Customers Last? Survival Analysis to Understand Customers and Their Value 255
Chapter 7 Factors Affecting Survival: The What and Why of Customer Tenure 315
Chapter 8 Customer Purchases and Other Repeated Events 367
Chapter 9 What's in a Shopping Cart? Market Basket Analysis 421
Chapter 10 Association Rules and Beyond 465
Chapter 11 Data Mining Models in SQL 507
Chapter 12 The Best-Fit Line: Linear Regression Models 561
Chapter 13 Building Customer Signatures for Further Analysis 609
Chapter 14 Performance Is the Issue: Using SQL Effectively 655
Appendix Equivalent Constructs Among Databases 703
Index 731

Über Autor(innen)

GORDON S. LINOFF has been working with databases for more decades than he cares to admit. He starting learning about SQL by memorizing the SQL 92standard while leading a development team (at the now-defunct Thinking Machines Corporation) writing the first high-performance database focusedon the complex queries needed for decision support.
After that endeavor, Gordon co-founded Data Miners in 1998, a consulting practice devoted to data mining, analytics, and big data. A constant theme in hiswork is data--and often data in relational databases. His SQL skills have only gotten stronger over the years. In 2014, he was the top contributor to StackOverflow, the leading question-and-answer-site for technical questions.
His other books include the bestselling Data Mining Techniques, Third Edition; Mastering Data Mining; and Mining the Web--which focuson data mining and analysis. This book follows on the popularity of the first edition, with a practical focus on how to actually get and interpret results.