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Hands-On Data Science with Anaconda

You're reading from   Hands-On Data Science with Anaconda Utilize the right mix of tools to create high-performance data science applications

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788831192
Length 364 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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James Yan James Yan
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Yuxing Yan Yuxing Yan
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Table of Contents (15) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Ecosystem of Anaconda 2. Anaconda Installation FREE CHAPTER 3. Data Basics 4. Data Visualization 5. Statistical Modeling in Anaconda 6. Managing Packages 7. Optimization in Anaconda 8. Unsupervised Learning in Anaconda 9. Supervised Learning in Anaconda 10. Predictive Data Analytics – Modeling and Validation 11. Anaconda Cloud 12. Distributed Computing, Parallel Computing, and HPCC 13. References 14. Other Books You May Enjoy

Optimization in Anaconda

Optimization plays a very important role in the area of data science. For example, in finance, investors are constantly seeking a trade-off between risk and return. To diversify their investment, they would like to invest in different industries or buy several stocks. Thus, for an expected portfolio return, how do they choose appropriate stocks to minimize their portfolio risk? For this objective, we could apply some kind of portfolio optimization technique.

Another application is linked to the government's tax policy. We know that cutting the corporate tax rate would encourage companies that are considering more capital investment (that is, long-term investment), such as in equipment. However, at the same time, the government's revenue might fall. If this is true, the government would have to cut many programs intended to help unfortunate people...

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