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Data Science for Decision Makers

You're reading from   Data Science for Decision Makers Enhance your leadership skills with data science and AI expertise

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jul 2024
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781837637294
Length 270 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Jon Howells Jon Howells
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Preface 1. Part 1: Understanding Data Science and Its Foundations
2. Chapter 1: Introducing Data Science FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Characterizing and Collecting Data 4. Chapter 3: Exploratory Data Analysis 5. Chapter 4: The Significance of Significance 6. Chapter 5: Understanding Regression 7. Part 2: Machine Learning – Concepts, Applications, and Pitfalls
8. Chapter 6: Introducing Machine Learning 9. Chapter 7: Supervised Machine Learning 10. Chapter 8: Unsupervised Machine Learning 11. Chapter 9: Interpreting and Evaluating Machine Learning Models 12. Chapter 10: Common Pitfalls in Machine Learning 13. Part 3: Leading Successful Data Science Projects and Teams
14. Chapter 11: The Structure of a Data Science Project 15. Chapter 12: The Data Science Team 16. Chapter 13: Managing the Data Science Team 17. Chapter 14: Continuing Your Journey as a Data Science Leader 18. Index 19. Other Books You May Enjoy

Data processing

Once your data has been stored securely, the next step is processing it to extract meaningful insights. Data processing involves cleaning, transforming, and analyzing data to make it suitable for data science and decision-making. But how do you ensure that your data is processed accurately and efficiently? What tools and techniques can you use to transform raw data into valuable information?

Data processing typically involves three main stages: data preparation, data transformation, and data analysis. During the data preparation phase, your data is cleansed, and any inconsistencies, errors, or missing values are addressed. This is an important step to ensure that your subsequent analyses are based on accurate and reliable data. There are many proprietary and open source solutions to help you and your team in this process. It is also often helpful to involve subject matter experts from the business who can identify and help rectify any issues in the data.

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