Learning about algorithms without any real-life application remains a purely academic pursuit. In this chapter, we will explore data structures and algorithms that are shaping our world.
One of the golden nuggets of this age is the abundance of data. E-mails, phone numbers, text, and image documents contain large amounts of data. In this data is found valuable information that makes the data become more important. But to extract this information from the raw data, we will have to use data structures, processes, and algorithms specialized for this task.
Machine learning employs a significant number of algorithms to analyze and predict the occurrence of certain variables. Analyzing data on a purely numerical basis still leaves much of the latent information buried in the raw data. Presenting data visually thus enables one to understand and...
