Books in the Chapman & Hall/CRC Computer Science & Data Analysis series

This book describes the various methods used for exploratory data analysis with an emphasis on MATLAB implementation. It covers approaches for visualizing data, data tours and animations, clustering (or unsupervised learning), dimensionality reduction, and more. A set of graphical user interfaces allows users to apply the ideas to their own data.

Combinatorial Inference in Geometric Data Analysis gives an overview of multidimensional statistical inference methods applicable to clouds of points that make no assumption on the process of generating data or distributions, and that are not based on random modelling but on permutation procedures recasting in a combinatorial fr

This book includes relevant developments on observation-based, feature-based and model-based traditional and fuzzy clustering methods, feature-based and model-based classification methods, and machine learning methods. It presents a broad and self-contained overview of techniques for both researchers and students.

This book blends a modern statistical approach with extensive engineering applications and clearly delineates the steps for successfully modeling a problem and analyzing it to find the solution. It introduces basic concepts, then fully examines computer experiment design. The authors present the popular space-filling designs - like Latin hypercube

A chain event graph (CEG) is an important generalization of the Bayesian Network (BN). BNs have been extremely useful for modeling discrete processes. However, they are not appropriate for all applications. Over the past six years or so, teams of researchers led by Jim Smith have established a strong theoretical underpinning for CEGs. This book

This book addresses the applications of extensively used regression models under a Bayesian framework. It emphasizes efficient Bayesian inference through integrated nested Laplace approximations (INLA) and real data analysis using R. The INLA method directly computes very accurate approximations to the posterior marginal distributions and is a p

To harness the high-throughput potential of DNA microarray technology, it is crucial that the analysis stages of the process are decoupled from the requirements of operator assistance. This book presents an automatic system for microarray image processing to make this decoupling a reality.

Offering key information on how to work with research data, this title presents ideas and techniques for performing critical, behind-the-scenes tasks that take up so much time and effort yet typically receive little attention in formal education.

Developed by Jean-Paul Benzerci, correspondence analysis as a framework for analyzing data quickly found widespread popularity in Europe. This work presents a theoretical overview of the mathematics and underlying algorithms of correspondence analysis and hierarchical clustering.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of music data analysis, from introductory material to advanced concepts. It covers various applications including transcription and segmentation as well as chord and harmony, instrument and tempo recognition. It also discusses the implementation aspects of music data analysis such as architecture, user

This valuable text addresses different pattern recognition (PR) tasks in a unified framework with both theoretical and experimental results. Tasks covered include data condensation, feature selection, case generation, clustering/classification, and rule generation and evaluation. Organized into eight chapters, the book begins by introducing PR, data mining, and knowledge discovery concepts. The authors proceed to analyze the tasks of multi-scale data condensation and dimensionality reduction. Then they explore the problem of learning with support vector machine (SVM), and conclude by highlighting the significance of granular computing for different mining tasks in a soft paradigm.

This book provides a broad, accessible treatment of the theory and linguistic applications of semisupervised methods. It presents a brief history of the field before moving on to discuss well-known natural language processing methods, such as self-training and co-training. It then centers on machine learning techniques, including the boundary-oriented methods of perceptrons, boosting, SVMs, and the null-category noise model. In addition, the book covers clustering, the EM algorithm, related generative methods, and agreement methods. It concludes with the graph-based method of label propagation as well as a detailed discussion of spectral methods.

This book includes relevant developments on observation-based, feature-based and model-based traditional and fuzzy clustering methods, feature-based and model-based classification methods, and machine learning methods. It presents a broad and self-contained overview of techniques for both researchers and students.

This book is designed to provide a new framework for Data Science, based on a solid foundation in mathematics and computational science. It is written in an accessible style, for readers who are engaged with the subject but not necessarily experts in all aspects.

A Strong Practical Focus on Applications and AlgorithmsComputational Statistics Handbook with MATLAB®, Third Edition covers today''s most commonly used techniques in computational statistics while maintaining the same philosophy and writing style of the bestselling previous editions. The text keeps theoretical concepts to a minimum, emphasizing the implementation of the methods. New to the Third EditionThis third edition is updated with the latest version of MATLAB and the corresponding version of the Statistics and Machine Learning Toolbox. It also incorporates new sections on the nearest neighbor classifier, support vector machines, model checking and regularization, partial least squares regression, and multivariate adaptive regression splines. Web ResourceThe authors include algorithmic descriptions of the procedures as well as examples that illustrate the use of algorithms in data analysis. The MATLAB code, examples, and data sets are available online.

This volume shows how correspondence analysis and related techniques enable the display of data in graphical form, which results in the verbalization of the structures in data. Renowned researchers in the field trace the history of these techniques and cover their current applications. Examples include the spatial visualization of multivariate data, cluster analysis in computer science, the transformation of a textual data set into numerical data, the use of quantitative and qualitative variables in multiple factor analysis, and more.

This primer provides an introduction to MATLAB® version 8 for statistics. It covers capabilities in the Statistics Toolbox. The student version presents discusses how MATLAB can be used to analyze data, how to determine what method should be used for analysis and provides access to data sets.

"The second edition of this bestseller provides a practical and accessible introduction to the main concepts, foundation, and applications of Bayesian networks. This edition contains a new chapter on Bayesian network classifiers and a new section on object-oriented Bayesian networks, along with new applications and case studies. It includes a new section that addresses foundational problems with causal discovery and Markov blanket discovery and a new section that covers methods of evaluating causal discovery programs. The book also offers more coverage on the uses of causal interventions to understand and reason with causal Bayesian networks. Supplemental materials are available on the book's website"--

Addresses different pattern recognition (PR) tasks in a unified framework with both theoretical and experimental results. Organized into eight chapters, the book begins by introducing PR, data mining, and knowledge discovery concepts. It concludes by highlighting the significance of granular computing for different mining tasks in a soft paradigm.

Combines a statistical approach with engineering applications and delineates the steps for successfully modeling a problem and analyzing it to find the solution. This work introduces basic concepts and examines computer experiment design. It presents various modeling techniques and discusses model interpretation, including sensitivity analysis.

Provides a broad treatment of the theory and linguistic applications of semisupervised methods. This book discusses natural language processing methods, such as self-training and co-training. It focuses on machine learning techniques, including the boundary-oriented methods of perceptrons, boosting, SVMs, and the null-category noise model.