Search icon CANCEL
Arrow left icon
Explore Products
Best Sellers
New Releases
Books
Videos
Audiobooks
Learning Hub
Conferences
Free Learning
Arrow right icon
Arrow up icon
GO TO TOP
Java for Data Science

You're reading from   Java for Data Science Examine the techniques and Java tools supporting the growing field of data science

Arrow left icon
Product type Paperback
Published in Jan 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781785280115
Length 386 pages
Edition 1st Edition
Languages
Arrow right icon
Authors (2):
Arrow left icon
Jennifer L. Reese Jennifer L. Reese
Author Profile Icon Jennifer L. Reese
Jennifer L. Reese
Richard M. Reese Richard M. Reese
Author Profile Icon Richard M. Reese
Richard M. Reese
Arrow right icon
View More author details
Toc

Table of Contents (13) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Getting Started with Data Science FREE CHAPTER 2. Data Acquisition 3. Data Cleaning 4. Data Visualization 5. Statistical Data Analysis Techniques 6. Machine Learning 7. Neural Networks 8. Deep Learning 9. Text Analysis 10. Visual and Audio Analysis 11. Mathematical and Parallel Techniques for Data Analysis 12. Bringing It All Together

Understanding the data formats used in data science applications


When we discuss data formats, we are referring to content format, as opposed to the underlying file format, which may not even be visible to most developers. We cannot examine all available formats due to the vast number of formats available. Instead, we will tackle several of the more common formats, providing adequate examples to address the most common data retrieval needs. Specifically, we will demonstrate how to retrieve data stored in the following formats:

  • HTML

  • PDF

  • CSV/TSV

  • Spreadsheets

  • Databases

  • JSON

  • XML

Some of these formats are well supported and documented elsewhere. For example, XML has been in use for years and there are several well-established techniques for accessing XML data in Java. For these types of data, we will outline the major techniques available and show a few examples to illustrate how they work. This will provide those readers who are not familiar with the technology some insight into their nature.

The most...

lock icon The rest of the chapter is locked
Register for a free Packt account to unlock a world of extra content!
A free Packt account unlocks extra newsletters, articles, discounted offers, and much more. Start advancing your knowledge today.
Unlock this book and the full library FREE for 7 days
Get unlimited access to 7000+ expert-authored eBooks and videos courses covering every tech area you can think of
Renews at €18.99/month. Cancel anytime