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Governing the Digital Society

Platforms, Artificial Intelligence, and Public Values

Edited by José Dijck, Karin Es, Anne Helmond, Fernando Vlist ...

Series series Digital Studies
Digital technologies have rapidly become integral to communities and societies, bringing both significant benefits and serious concerns. Issues such as misinformation, disinformation, online polarization, discrimination, and widening inequalities have prompted a critical and urgent debate: Can digital societies still be effectively governed? This book brings together insights from various ... Read more

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Digital technologies have rapidly become integral to communities and societies, bringing both significant benefits and serious concerns. Issues such as misinformation, disinformation, online polarization, discrimination, and widening inequalities have prompted a critical and urgent debate: Can digital societies still be effectively governed? This book brings together insights from various
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Learning Pentaho Data Integration 8 CE

An end-to-end guide to exploring, transforming, and integrating your data across multiple sources

by Dan Keeley, Diethard Steiner, María Carina Roldán, Miguel Gaspar, Pablo Castagnaro, Paula Clemente, Paulo Alexandre de Oliveira Rodrigues Pires ...

Get up and running with the Pentaho Data Integration tool using this hands-on, easy-to-read guideKey Features\[\*\]Manipulate your data by exploring, transforming, validating, and integrating it using Pentaho Data Integration 8 CE\[\*\]A comprehensive guide exploring the features of Pentaho Data Integration 8 CE\[\*\]Connect to any database engine, explore the databases, and perform all kind of ... Read more

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Get up and running with the Pentaho Data Integration tool using this hands-on, easy-to-read guideKey Features\[\*\]Manipulate your data by exploring, transforming, validating, and integrating it using Pentaho Data Integration 8 CE\[\*\]A comprehensive guide exploring the features of Pentaho Data Integration 8 CE\[\*\]Connect to any database engine, explore the databases, and perform all kind of
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Data Preparation and Exploration

Applied to Healthcare Data

by Robert Hoyt, Robert Muenchen ...

Data scientists spend more than two-thirds of their time cleaning, preparing, exploring, and visualizing data before it is ready for modeling and mining. This textbook covers the important steps of data preparation and exploration that anyone who deals with data should know. The data preparation and exploration methods we include are spreadsheet and statistics package approaches, as well as the ... Read more

$11.99 USD

Data scientists spend more than two-thirds of their time cleaning, preparing, exploring, and visualizing data before it is ready for modeling and mining. This textbook covers the important steps of data preparation and exploration that anyone who deals with data should know. The data preparation and exploration methods we include are spreadsheet and statistics package approaches, as well as the
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Data Science with SQL Server Quick Start Guide

Integrate SQL Server with data science

by Dejan Sarka ...

Get unique insights from your data by combining the power of SQL Server, R and PythonKey FeaturesUse the features of SQL Server 2017 to implement the data science project life cycleLeverage the power of R and Python to design and develop efficient data modelsfind unique insights from your data with powerful techniques for data preprocessing and analysisBook DescriptionSQL Server only started to ... Read more

$28.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Get unique insights from your data by combining the power of SQL Server, R and PythonKey FeaturesUse the features of SQL Server 2017 to implement the data science project life cycleLeverage the power of R and Python to design and develop efficient data modelsfind unique insights from your data with powerful techniques for data preprocessing and analysisBook DescriptionSQL Server only started to
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SQL in a Nutshell

A Desktop Quick Reference

by Kevin Kline, Daniel Kline, Brand Hunt ...

SQL in a Nutshell applies the eminently useful "Nutshell" format to Structured Query Language (SQL), the elegant--but complex--descriptive language that is used to create and manipulate large stores of data. For SQL programmers, analysts, and database administrators, the new second edition of SQL in a Nutshell is the essential date language reference for the world's top SQL database products. SQL ... Read more

$25.99 USD

SQL in a Nutshell applies the eminently useful "Nutshell" format to Structured Query Language (SQL), the elegant--but complex--descriptive language that is used to create and manipulate large stores of data. For SQL programmers, analysts, and database administrators, the new second edition of SQL in a Nutshell is the essential date language reference for the world's top SQL database products. SQL
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97 Things Every Data Engineer Should Know

by Tobias Macey ...

Take advantage of today's sky-high demand for data engineers. With this in-depth book, current and aspiring engineers will learn powerful real-world best practices for managing data big and small. Contributors from notable companies including Twitter, Google, Stitch Fix, Microsoft, Capital One, and LinkedIn share their experiences and lessons learned for overcoming a variety of specific and often ... Read more

$30.99 USD

Take advantage of today's sky-high demand for data engineers. With this in-depth book, current and aspiring engineers will learn powerful real-world best practices for managing data big and small. Contributors from notable companies including Twitter, Google, Stitch Fix, Microsoft, Capital One, and LinkedIn share their experiences and lessons learned for overcoming a variety of specific and often
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Beyond Data

Reclaiming Human Rights at the Dawn of the Metaverse

by Elizabeth M. Renieris ...

Why laws focused on data cannot effectively protect people—and how an approach centered on human rights offers the best hope for preserving human dignity and autonomy in a cyberphysical world.Ever-pervasive technology poses a clear and present danger to human dignity and autonomy, as many have pointed out. And yet, for the past fifty years, we have been so busy protecting data that we have failed ... Read more

$15.99 USD

Why laws focused on data cannot effectively protect people—and how an approach centered on human rights offers the best hope for preserving human dignity and autonomy in a cyberphysical world.Ever-pervasive technology poses a clear and present danger to human dignity and autonomy, as many have pointed out. And yet, for the past fifty years, we have been so busy protecting data that we have failed
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E-mini Futures Trading Earning: Cognitive Energy Since 2016-01-01 Through 2020-05-14

by Tao Yang ...

Within two months, US stock market will end the current rally. The current rally is now facing big pressure from go up further. Within half year, after the pull back from the current rally, US market can go up again to provide a second rally. However, after the predicted second rally, within one year, the US market will crash again to break the low point of this crash, for S&P 500 Mini, the price ... Read more

$0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Within two months, US stock market will end the current rally. The current rally is now facing big pressure from go up further. Within half year, after the pull back from the current rally, US market can go up again to provide a second rally. However, after the predicted second rally, within one year, the US market will crash again to break the low point of this crash, for S&P 500 Mini, the price
... Read more
The Python Workshop

Learn to code in Python and kickstart your career in software development or data science

by Andrew Bird, Graham Lee, Corey Wade, Dr. Lau Cher Han, Mario Corchero Jiménez ...

Learn the fundamentals of clean, effective Python coding and build the practical skills to tackle your own software development or data science projectsKey FeaturesBuild key Python skills with engaging development tasks and challenging activitiesImplement useful algorithms and write programs to solve real-world problemsApply Python in realistic data science projects and create simple machine ... Read more

$46.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Learn the fundamentals of clean, effective Python coding and build the practical skills to tackle your own software development or data science projectsKey FeaturesBuild key Python skills with engaging development tasks and challenging activitiesImplement useful algorithms and write programs to solve real-world problemsApply Python in realistic data science projects and create simple machine
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iPhone 12 User Guide

The Simplified Manual For Beginners and Seniors on How To Master Your iPhone 12, Mini, Pro and Pro Max Using iOS14 (Tips and Tricks Version) 4th Edition

by Stone O. Crux ...

iPhone 12 is packed full with many novel features that promises to give every user the ‘WOW experience’: with a powerful A14 Bionic processor, it boasts to be one of the fastest devices on the planet. Apple has also improved on the camera of the iPhone, with 3 rear cameras, each of which packs 12-megapixel lenses, and another 12 megapixels in the front camera.The iPhone 12 Series comes with a ... Read more

$5.50 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

iPhone 12 is packed full with many novel features that promises to give every user the ‘WOW experience’: with a powerful A14 Bionic processor, it boasts to be one of the fastest devices on the planet. Apple has also improved on the camera of the iPhone, with 3 rear cameras, each of which packs 12-megapixel lenses, and another 12 megapixels in the front camera.The iPhone 12 Series comes with a
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Pandas Cookbook

Recipes for Scientific Computing, Time Series Analysis and Data Visualization using Python

by Theodore Petrou, Kuntal Ganguly ...

Publisher s Note: A new second edition, updated completely for pandas 1.x with additional chapters, has now been published. This edition from 2017 is outdated and is based on pandas 0.20. Over 95 hands-on recipes to leverage the power of pandas for efficient scientific computation and data analysisKey FeaturesUse the power of pandas 0.20 to solve most complex scientific computing problems with ... Read more

$41.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Publisher s Note: A new second edition, updated completely for pandas 1.x with additional chapters, has now been published. This edition from 2017 is outdated and is based on pandas 0.20. Over 95 hands-on recipes to leverage the power of pandas for efficient scientific computation and data analysisKey FeaturesUse the power of pandas 0.20 to solve most complex scientific computing problems with
... Read more
Excel Portable Genius

by Lisa A. Bucki ...

Series series Portable Genius
Your genius-level guide to Excel excellenceExcel Portable Genius covers the key features of Microsoft Excel in a concise, fast-paced, portable format that provides the perfect quick and easy-to-follow reference for novices and experienced users alike. Written by seasoned tech expert and trainer Lisa A. Bucki, it answers the nine key questions Excel users are most likely to face in their work and ... Read more

$12.00 USD

Your genius-level guide to Excel excellenceExcel Portable Genius covers the key features of Microsoft Excel in a concise, fast-paced, portable format that provides the perfect quick and easy-to-follow reference for novices and experienced users alike. Written by seasoned tech expert and trainer Lisa A. Bucki, it answers the nine key questions Excel users are most likely to face in their work and
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Mastering Python for Bioinformatics

How to Write Flexible, Documented, Tested Python Code for Research Computing

by Ken Youens-Clark ...

Life scientists today urgently need training in bioinformatics skills. Too many bioinformatics programs are poorly written and barely maintained, usually by students and researchers who've never learned basic programming skills. This practical guide shows postdoc bioinformatics professionals and students how to exploit the best parts of Python to solve problems in biology while creating documented ... Read more

$61.99 USD

Life scientists today urgently need training in bioinformatics skills. Too many bioinformatics programs are poorly written and barely maintained, usually by students and researchers who've never learned basic programming skills. This practical guide shows postdoc bioinformatics professionals and students how to exploit the best parts of Python to solve problems in biology while creating documented
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ZooKeeper

Distributed Process Coordination

by Flavio Junqueira, Benjamin Reed ...

Building distributed applications is difficult enough without having to coordinate the actions that make them work. This practical guide shows how Apache ZooKeeper helps you manage distributed systems, so you can focus mainly on application logic. Even with ZooKeeper, implementing coordination tasks is not trivial, but this book provides good practices to give you a head start, and points out ... Read more

$21.99 USD

Building distributed applications is difficult enough without having to coordinate the actions that make them work. This practical guide shows how Apache ZooKeeper helps you manage distributed systems, so you can focus mainly on application logic. Even with ZooKeeper, implementing coordination tasks is not trivial, but this book provides good practices to give you a head start, and points out
... Read more
Data Science: The Hard Parts

Techniques for Excelling at Data Science

by Daniel Vaughan ...

This practical guide provides a collection of techniques and best practices that are generally overlooked in most data engineering and data science pedagogy. A common misconception is that great data scientists are experts in the "big themes" of the discipline—machine learning and programming. But most of the time, these tools can only take us so far. In practice, the smaller tools and skills ... Read more

$41.99 USD

This practical guide provides a collection of techniques and best practices that are generally overlooked in most data engineering and data science pedagogy. A common misconception is that great data scientists are experts in the "big themes" of the discipline—machine learning and programming. But most of the time, these tools can only take us so far. In practice, the smaller tools and skills
... Read more
Advanced Splunk

Master the art of getting the maximum out of your machine data using Splunk

by Ashish Kumar Tulsiram Yadav ...

Master the art of getting the maximum out of your machine data using SplunkKey Features\[\*\] A practical and comprehensive guide to the advanced functions of Splunk,, including the new features of Splunk 6.3\[\*\] Develop and manage your own Splunk apps for greater insight from your machine data\[\*\] Full coverage of high-level Splunk techniques including advanced searches, manipulations, and ... Read more

$41.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Master the art of getting the maximum out of your machine data using SplunkKey Features\[\*\] A practical and comprehensive guide to the advanced functions of Splunk,, including the new features of Splunk 6.3\[\*\] Develop and manage your own Splunk apps for greater insight from your machine data\[\*\] Full coverage of high-level Splunk techniques including advanced searches, manipulations, and
... Read more
Apache Oozie

The Workflow Scheduler for Hadoop

by Mohammad Kamrul Islam, Aravind Srinivasan ...

Get a solid grounding in Apache Oozie, the workflow scheduler system for managing Hadoop jobs. With this hands-on guide, two experienced Hadoop practitioners walk you through the intricacies of this powerful and flexible platform, with numerous examples and real-world use cases.Once you set up your Oozie server, you’ll dive into techniques for writing and coordinating workflows, and learn how to ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Get a solid grounding in Apache Oozie, the workflow scheduler system for managing Hadoop jobs. With this hands-on guide, two experienced Hadoop practitioners walk you through the intricacies of this powerful and flexible platform, with numerous examples and real-world use cases.Once you set up your Oozie server, you’ll dive into techniques for writing and coordinating workflows, and learn how to
... Read more
Natural Language Processing with Python: Natural Language Processing Using NLTK

by Frank Millstein ...

This book is a perfect beginner's guide to natural language processing. It is offering an easy to understand guide to implementing NLP techniques using Python. Natural language processing has been around for more than fifty years, but just recently with greater amounts of data present and better computational powers, it has gained a greater popularity.Given the importance of data, there is no ... Read more

$3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This book is a perfect beginner's guide to natural language processing. It is offering an easy to understand guide to implementing NLP techniques using Python. Natural language processing has been around for more than fifty years, but just recently with greater amounts of data present and better computational powers, it has gained a greater popularity.Given the importance of data, there is no
... Read more
Mastering the Data Paradox

Key to Winning in the AI Age

by Nitin Seth ...

There are two remarkable phenomena that are unfolding almost simultaneously. The first is the emergence of a data-first world, where data has become a central driving force, shaping industries and fueling innovation. The second is the dawn of the AI age, propelled by the advent of Generative AI, that has created the possibility to leverage the data of the world for the first time. The convergence ... Read more

$4.99 USD

There are two remarkable phenomena that are unfolding almost simultaneously. The first is the emergence of a data-first world, where data has become a central driving force, shaping industries and fueling innovation. The second is the dawn of the AI age, propelled by the advent of Generative AI, that has created the possibility to leverage the data of the world for the first time. The convergence
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Kubeflow for Machine Learning

by Trevor Grant, Holden Karau, Boris Lublinsky, Richard Liu, Ilan Filonenko ...

If you're training a machine learning model but aren't sure how to put it into production, this book will get you there. Kubeflow provides a collection of cloud native tools for different stages of a model's lifecycle, from data exploration, feature preparation, and model training to model serving. This guide helps data scientists build production-grade machine learning implementations with ... Read more

$30.99 USD

If you're training a machine learning model but aren't sure how to put it into production, this book will get you there. Kubeflow provides a collection of cloud native tools for different stages of a model's lifecycle, from data exploration, feature preparation, and model training to model serving. This guide helps data scientists build production-grade machine learning implementations with
... Read more
Interactive Visualization and Plotting with Julia

Create impressive data visualizations through Julia packages such as Plots, Makie, Gadfly, and more

by Diego Javier Zea ...

Represent and analyze data using Plots to find actionable insights using Julia programmingKey FeaturesLearn to use static and interactive plots to explore data with JuliaBecome well versed with the various plotting attributes needed to customize your plotsCreate insightful and appealing plots using data interactions, animations, layouts, and themesBook DescriptionThe Julia programming language ... Read more

$35.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Represent and analyze data using Plots to find actionable insights using Julia programmingKey FeaturesLearn to use static and interactive plots to explore data with JuliaBecome well versed with the various plotting attributes needed to customize your plotsCreate insightful and appealing plots using data interactions, animations, layouts, and themesBook DescriptionThe Julia programming language
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Thoughtful Machine Learning with Python

A Test-Driven Approach

by Matthew Kirk ...

Gain the confidence you need to apply machine learning in your daily work. With this practical guide, author Matthew Kirk shows you how to integrate and test machine learning algorithms in your code, without the academic subtext.Featuring graphs and highlighted code examples throughout, the book features tests with Python’s Numpy, Pandas, Scikit-Learn, and SciPy data science libraries. If you’re a ... Read more

$26.99 USD

Gain the confidence you need to apply machine learning in your daily work. With this practical guide, author Matthew Kirk shows you how to integrate and test machine learning algorithms in your code, without the academic subtext.Featuring graphs and highlighted code examples throughout, the book features tests with Python’s Numpy, Pandas, Scikit-Learn, and SciPy data science libraries. If you’re a
... Read more
Scaling Python with Ray

Adventures in Cloud and Serverless Patterns

by Holden Karau, Boris Lublinsky ...

Serverless computing enables developers to concentrate solely on their applications rather than worry about where they've been deployed. With the Ray general-purpose serverless implementation in Python, programmers and data scientists can hide servers, implement stateful applications, support direct communication between tasks, and access hardware accelerators.In this book, experienced software ... Read more

$41.99 USD

Serverless computing enables developers to concentrate solely on their applications rather than worry about where they've been deployed. With the Ray general-purpose serverless implementation in Python, programmers and data scientists can hide servers, implement stateful applications, support direct communication between tasks, and access hardware accelerators.In this book, experienced software
... Read more
Streaming, Sharing, Stealing

Big Data and the Future of Entertainment

by Michael D. Smith, Rahul Telang ...

How big data is transforming the creative industries, and how those industries can use lessons from Netflix, Amazon, and Apple to fight back.“[The authors explain] gently yet firmly exactly how the internet threatens established ways and what can and cannot be done about it. Their book should be required for anyone who wishes to believe that nothing much has changed.”—The Wall Street Journal ... Read more

$15.99 USD

How big data is transforming the creative industries, and how those industries can use lessons from Netflix, Amazon, and Apple to fight back.“[The authors explain] gently yet firmly exactly how the internet threatens established ways and what can and cannot be done about it. Their book should be required for anyone who wishes to believe that nothing much has changed.”—The Wall Street Journal
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