Written specifically for those with no prior programming experience and minimal quantitative training, this accessible text walks behavioral science students and researchers through the process of programming using MATLAB. The book explores examples, terms, and programming needs relevant to those in the behavioral sciences and helps readers perform virtually any computational function in solving their research problems. Principles are illustrated with usable code. Each chapter opens with a list of objectives followed by new commands required to accomplish those goals. These objectives also serve as a reference to help readers easily relocate a section of interest. Sample code and output and chapter problems demonstrate how to write a program and explore a model so readers can see the results obtained using different equations and values. A web site provides solutions to selected problems and the book's program code output and examples so readers can manipulate them as needed. The outputs on the website have color, motion, and sound. Highlights of the new edition include: *Updated to reflect changes in the most recent version of MATLAB, including special tricks and new functions. *More information on debugging and common errors and more basic problems in the rudiments of MATLAB to help novice users get up and running more quickly. *A new chapter on Psychtoolbox, a suite of programs specifically geared to behavioral science research. *A new chapter on Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) for user-friendly communication. *Increased emphasis on pre-allocation of memory, recursion, handles, and matrix algebra operators. The book opens with an overview of what is to come and tips on how to write clear programs followed by pointers for interacting with MATLAB, including its commands and how to read error messages. The matrices chapter reviews how to store and access data. Chapter 4 examines how to carry out calculations followed by a review of how to perform various actions depending on the conditions. The chapter on input and output demonstrates how to design programs to create dialogs with users (e.g., participants in studies) and read and write data to and from external files. Chapter 7 reviews the data types available in MATLAB. Readers learn how to write a program as a stand-alone module in Chapter 8. In Chapters 9 and 10 readers learn how to create line and bar graphs or reshape images. Readers learn how to create animations and sounds in Chapter 11. The book concludes with tips on how to use MATLAB with applications such as GUIs and Psychtoolbox. Intended as a primary text for Matlab courses for advanced undergraduate and/or graduate students in experimental and cognitive psychology and/or neuroscience as well as a supplementary text for labs in data (statistical) analysis, research methods, and computational modeling (programming), the book also appeals to individual researchers in these disciplines who wish to get up and running in MATLAB.

Data as a Service shows how organizations can leverage data as a service by providing real-life case studies on the various and innovative architectures and related patterns * Comprehensive approach to introducing data as a service in any organization * A reusable and flexible SOA based architecture framework * Roadmap to introduce big data as a service for potential clients * Presents a thorough description of each component in the DaaS reference architecture so readers can implement solutions

Kann man mit E-Government die Verwaltung optimieren? Eine empirische Studie zur Prozessorientierung von E-Government-Initiativen auf Bundes- und Landesebene steht im Mittelpunkt des Buches. Sie zeigt, dass der Nutzen von E-Government-LAsungen entscheidend davon abhAngt, inwiefern die bestehenden VerwaltungsablAufe verbessert werden kAnnen. Obwohl diese Erkenntnis von der Mehrheit der befragten EntscheidungstrAger unterstA1/4tzt wird, ist das Thema Prozessoptimierung in vielen laufenden E-Government-Projekten noch nicht strukturiert umgesetzt. Vielfach dominiert noch die Technikeuphorie.

Neben einer Bestandsaufnahme der laufenden E-Government-Initiativen in Deutschland bietet das Buch ausfA1/4hrliche Empfehlungen, wie ein systematisches Prozessmanagement in die E-Government-Programme der Affentlichen Verwaltung integriert werden kann. Fazit: Kein E-Government-Erfolg ohne ProzessverAnderung

Poorly performing enterprise applications are the weakest links in a corporation's management chain, causing delays and disruptions of critical business functions. This groundbreaking book frames enterprise application performance engineering not as an art but as applied science built on model-based methodological foundation. The book introduces queuing models of enterprise application that visualize, demystify, explain, and solve system performance issues. Analysis of these models will help to discover and clarify unapparent connections and correlations among workloads, hardware architecture, and software parameters.

"Our job as Scrum professionals is to continually improve our ability to use Scrum to deliver products and services that help customers achieve valuable outcomes. This book will help you to improve your ability to apply Scrum." -From the Foreword by Ken Schwaber, co-author of Scrum Mastering Professional Scrum is for anyone who wants to deliver increased value by using Scrum more effectively. Leading Scrum practitioners Stephanie Ockerman and Simon Reindl draw on years of Scrum training and coaching to help you return to first principles and apply Scrum with the professionalism required to achieve its transformative potential. The authors aim to help you focus on proven Scrum approaches for improving quality, getting and using fast feedback, and becoming more adaptable, instead of "going through the motions" and settling for only modest improvements. Whether you're a Scrum Master, Development Team member, or Product Owner, you'll find practical advice for facing challenges with transparency and courage, overcoming a wide array of common challenges, and continually improving your Scrum practice. Realistically assess your current Scrum practice, and identify areas for improvement Recognize what a great Scrum Team looks like and get there Focus on "Done"-not "sort-of-Done" or "almost-Done" Measure and optimize the value delivered by every Product Increment Improve the way you plan, develop, and grow Clear away wider organizational impediments to agility and professionalism Overcome common misconceptions that stand in the way of progress Register your book for convenient access to downloads, updates, and/or corrections as they become available. See inside book for details.

Recommended by Bill Gates A thought-provoking and wide-ranging exploration of machine learning and the race to build computer intelligences as flexible as our own In the world's top research labs and universities, the race is on to invent the ultimate learning algorithm: one capable of discovering any knowledge from data, and doing anything we want, before we even ask. In The Master Algorithm, Pedro Domingos lifts the veil to give us a peek inside the learning machines that power Google, Amazon, and your smartphone. He assembles a blueprint for the future universal learner--the Master Algorithm--and discusses what it will mean for business, science, and society. If data-ism is today's philosophy, this book is its bible.

Bootstrapping is a conceptually simple statistical technique to increase the quality of estimates, conduct robustness checks and compute standard errors for virtually any statistic. This book provides an intelligible and compact introduction for students, scientists and practitioners. It not only gives a clear explanation of the underlying concepts but also demonstrates the application of bootstrapping using Python and Stata.

This book presents a self-contained introduction to techniques from field theory applied to stochastic and collective dynamics in neuronal networks. These powerful analytical techniques, which are well established in other fields of physics, are the basis of current developments and offer solutions to pressing open problems in theoretical neuroscience and also machine learning. They enable a systematic and quantitative understanding of the dynamics in recurrent and stochastic neuronal networks. This book is intended for physicists, mathematicians, and computer scientists and it is designed for self-study by researchers who want to enter the field or as the main text for a one semester course at advanced undergraduate or graduate level. The theoretical concepts presented in this book are systematically developed from the very beginning, which only requires basic knowledge of analysis and linear algebra.

Get started with an accelerated introduction to the R ecosystem, programming language, and tools including R script and RStudio. Utilizing many examples and projects, this book teaches you how to get data into R and how to work with that data using R. Once grounded in the fundamentals, the rest of Practical R 4 dives into specific projects and examples starting with running and analyzing a survey using R and LimeSurvey. Next, you'll carry out advanced statistical analysis using R and MouselabWeb. Then, you'll see how R can work for you without statistics, including how R can be used to automate data formatting, manipulation, reporting, and custom functions. The final part of this book discusses using R on a server; you'll build a script with R that can run an RStudio Server and monitor a report source for changes to alert the user when something has changed. This project includes both regular email alerting and push notification. And, finally, you'll use R to create a customized daily rundown report of a person's most important information such as a weather report, daily calendar, to-do's and more. This demonstrates how to automate such a process so that every morning, the user navigates to the same web page and gets the updated report. What You Will Learn Set up and run an R script, including installation on a new machine and downloading and configuring R Turn any machine into a powerful data analytics platform accessible from anywhere with RStudio Server Write basic R scripts and modify existing scripts to suit your own needs Create basic HTML reports in R, inserting information as needed Build a basic R package and distribute it Who This Book Is For Some prior exposure to statistics, programming, and maybe SAS is recommended but not required.

Combining academic and practical approaches to this important topic, Numerical and Analytical Methods with MATLAB(r) for Electrical Engineers is the ideal resource for electrical and computer engineering students. Based on a previous edition that was geared toward mechanical engineering students, this book expands many of the concepts presented in that book and replaces the original projects with new ones intended specifically for electrical engineering students.

This book includes:

• An introduction to the MATLAB programming environment
• Mathematical techniques for matrix algebra, root finding, integration, and differential equations
• More advanced topics, including transform methods, signal processing, curve fitting, and optimization
• An introduction to the MATLAB graphical design environment, Simulink

Exploring the numerical methods that electrical engineers use for design analysis and testing, this book comprises standalone chapters outlining a course that also introduces students to computational methods and programming skills, using MATLAB as the programming environment. Helping engineering students to develop a feel for structural programming-not just button-pushing with a software program-the illustrative examples and extensive assignments in this resource enable them to develop the necessary skills and then apply them to practical electrical engineering problems and cases.

Keep projects on track Microsoft Project 2019 is a powerhouse project management, portfolio management, and resource management tool. Whether you're a full-time project manager or manage projects as part of a larger set of duties, Microsoft Project 2019 For Dummies will get you thinking and operating at the level of a project management guru. Written by a noted project management pro, this book covers the ins and outs of Microsoft Project. Throughout the book, you'll find project management best practices and tips for keeping any project on schedule and under budget. Reference the full set of Microsoft Project 2019 features Learn to think like a project management professional Get into the nuts and bolts of Project for better productivity Create a task schedule that keeps a project moving Identify the golden rules that keep projects on track With Microsoft Project 2019 For Dummies, you'll soon get a grip on all the powerful features of this popular project management software. No matter your level of training or experience, this book will show you how improve your project management with Microsoft Project 2019.

Data Presentation with SPSS Explained provides students with all the information they need to conduct small scale analysis of research projects using SPSS and present their results appropriately in their reports. Quantitative data can be collected in the form of a questionnaire, survey or experimental study. This book focuses on presenting this data clearly, in the form of tables and graphs, along with creating basic summary statistics. Data Presentation with SPSS Explained uses an example survey that is clearly explained step-by-step throughout the book. This allows readers to follow the procedures, and easily apply each step in the process to their own research and findings. No prior knowledge of statistics or SPSS is assumed, and everything in the book is carefully explained in a helpful and user-friendly way using worked examples. This book is the perfect companion for students from a range of disciplines including psychology, business, communication, education, health, humanities, marketing and nursing - many of whom are unaware that this extremely helpful program is available at their institution for their use.

Anwendbarkeit des Mediendienstestaatsvertrages oder handelt es sich um Rund funk mit der Folge der Anwendung der Rundfunkgesetzes der Lander? Der zweite Abschnitt behandelt den "Rechtsverkehr im Internet'. Zunachst wird in Kapitel 3 der "Vertragsschluss im Internet" nach deutschem Recht erfasst. In Kapitel 15 ("Electronic Commerce im Internet") und 16 ("Rechtsfragen des In ternet-Vertriebs von Versicherungsdienstleistungen" werden die europaischen Re gelungen - insbesondere aus der Sicht des Verbraucherschutzes - hierzu bereits an tizipiert. Ferner gilt es zu berucksichtigen, dass der Geschaftsverkehr uber das In ternet eine zusatzliche Flankierung durch die Moglichkeit der Abwicklung von "Zahlungsverkehr im Internet' erhalt. Die zahlreichen rechtlichen Probleme, die mit der Verwendung von Cybermoney etc. auftauchen, werden in Kapitel 4 aufge griffen. Das Kapitel 5 behandelt sodann mit dem Thema, Rechtssicherheit im digitalen Rechtsverkehr'' einen zentralen Gesichtspunkt des Rechtsverkehrs. Dabei wird neben dem deutschen Signaturgesetz samt Signaturverordnung auch die eu ropaische Rechtsentwicklung berucksichtigt. Der dritte Abschnitt umfasst "die Rechtsstellung der Beteiligten." Zentral hier fiir ist die Frage nach der Verantwortlichkeit die sowohl den Diensteanbieter Kapi tel 6) als auch den Netzbelreiber (Kapitel 7) betrifft. Die strafrechtliche Perspek tive wird gesondert in Kapitel 18 aufgenommen. Eine in der Praxis immer haufi ger auftretende Frage gilt der Einordnung der "Vertragsgestaltung zwischen den Beteiligten" woruber Kapitel 8 Auskunft gibt."

Konzentrationstendenzen, Globalisierung und gut informierte Kunden sind Belege f r den harten Wettbewerb, in dem sich Handelsunternehmen befinden. Um in diesem Wettbewerb zu bestehen, ben tigen H ndler flexibel an die jeweilige Unternehmensstruktur anpassbare Informations- und Kommunikationssysteme, die die operativen Abl ufe, Beschaffung, Lagerung und Distribution und die betriebswirtschaftlich-administrativen Aufgaben der Buchhaltung, Kostenrechnung und Personalwirtschaft unterst tzen und aussagekr ftige Auswertungssysteme umfassen. Dar ber hinaus sind Informations- und Planungssysteme zur Unterst tzung von Marketing und Management heute kritischer Erfolgsfaktor. Das Buch stellt die Architektur von Handelsinformationssystemen am Beispiel des SAP Retail-Systems dar. Es zeigt auf, wie modernes Handelsmanagement durch Einsatz integrierter Standardsoftware realisiert werden kann.

For problems that require extensive computation, a C++ program can race through billions of examples faster than most other computing choices. C++ enables mathematicians of virtually any discipline to create programs to meet their needs quickly, and is available on most computer systems at no cost. C++ for Mathematicians: An Introduction for Students and Professionals accentuates C++ concepts that are most valuable for pure and applied mathematical research. This is the first book available on C++ programming that is written specifically for a mathematical audience; it omits the language's more obscure features in favor of the aspects of greatest utility for mathematical work. The author explains how to use C++ to formulate conjectures, create images and diagrams, verify proofs, build mathematical structures, and explore myriad examples. Emphasizing the essential role of practice as part of the learning process, the book is ideally designed for undergraduate coursework as well as self-study. Each chapter provides many problems and solutions which complement the text and enable you to learn quickly how to apply them to your own problems. Accompanying downloadable resources provide all numbered programs so that readers can easily use or adapt the code as needed. Presenting clear explanations and examples from the world of mathematics that develop concepts from the ground up, C++ for Mathematicians can be used again and again as a resource for applying C++ to problems that range from the basic to the complex.

QuickBooks 2011 has impressive features, like financial and tax reporting, invoicing, payroll, time and mileage tracking, and online banking. So how do you avoid spending more time learning the software than using it? This Missing Manual puts you in control: you learn not only how QuickBooks works, but why and when to use specific features. You also get basic accounting advice along the way. QuickBooks can handle many of the financial tasks small companies face. With QuickBooks 2011: The Missing Manual, you can handle QuickBooks by following clear, step-by-step instructions that help you get the job done. * Set up your QuickBooks files and preferences to fit your company * Track inventory, control spending, run a payroll, and manage income * Follow the money all the way from customer invoices to year-end reports * Export key snapshots in the convenient new Report Center * Streamline your workflow with the new Online Banking Center * Build and monitor budgets to keep your company financially fit * Share information with your accountant quickly and easily

*When R creates copies, and how it affects memory usage and code performance *Everything you could ever want to know about functions *The differences between calling and exiting handlers *How to employ functional programming to solve modular tasks *The motivation, mechanics, usage, and limitations of R's highly pragmatic S3 OO system *The R6 OO system, which is more like OO programming in other languages *The rules that R uses to parse and evaluate expressions *How to use metaprogramming to generate HTML or LaTeX with elegant R code *How to identify and resolve performance bottlenecks

Das Buch thematisiert den deutschen Markt f r TV-Kabelnetze in seiner Entwicklung vom Monopol zum Wettbewerb. Schwerpunkt der Betrachtung bilden die auf diesem Markt handelnden Akteure mit ihren unterschiedlichen Interessen und Strategien. So wird die Bedeutung des ehemaligen Staatsmonopolisten "Deutsche Telekom" f r die Entwicklung dieses Marktes ebenso herausgestellt und kritisch analysiert, wie die der deutschen und internationalen Kabelnetzbetreiber. Zentrale Themen des Buches sind: Bedeutung von Wettbewerb und Deregulierung f r den deutschen TV-Kabelmarkt, Wettbewerbssituation und Potenziale privater Kabelnetzbetreiber. Diese Aspekte sind eingebettet in die Darstellung und Analyse der ordnungspolitischen Rahmenbedingungen des TV-Kabelmarktes sowie der hieraus resultierenden, innovativen Wettbewerbsbedingungen. Das Buch bietet einen im deutschsprachigen Raum einmaligen Einblick.

Statistical methods are a key tool for all scientists working with data, but learning the basics continues to challenge successive generations of students. This accessible textbook provides an up-to-date introduction to the classical techniques and modern extensions of linear model analysis-one of the most useful approaches for investigating scientific data in the life and environmental sciences. While some of the foundational analyses (e.g. t tests, regression, ANOVA) are as useful now as ever, best practice moves on and there are many new general developments that offer great potential. The book emphasizes an estimation-based approach that takes account of recent criticisms of over-use of probability values and introduces the alternative approach that uses information criteria. This new edition includes the latest advances in R and related software and has been thoroughly "road-tested" over the last decade to create a proven textbook that teaches linear and generalized linear model analysis to students of ecology, evolution, and environmental studies (including worked analyses of data sets relevant to all three disciplines). While R is used throughout, the focus remains firmly on statistical analysis. The New Statistics with R is suitable for senior undergraduate and graduate students, professional researchers, and practitioners in the fields of ecology, evolution and environmental studies.

The statistical analyses that students of the life-sciences are being expected to perform are becoming increasingly advanced. Whether at the undergraduate, graduate, or post-graduate level, this book provides the tools needed to properly analyze your data in an efficient, accessible, plainspoken, frank, and occasionally humorous manner, ensuring that readers come away with the knowledge of which analyses they should use and when they should use them. The book uses the statistical language R, which is the choice of ecologists worldwide and is rapidly becoming the 'go-to' stats program throughout the life-sciences. Furthermore, by using a single, real-world dataset throughout the book, readers are encouraged to become deeply familiar with an imperfect but realistic set of data. Indeed, early chapters are specifically designed to teach basic data manipulation skills and build good habits in preparation for learning more advanced analyses. This approach also demonstrates the importance of viewing data through different lenses, facilitating an easy and natural progression from linear and generalized linear models through to mixed effects versions of those same analyses. Readers will also learn advanced plotting and data-wrangling techniques, and gain an introduction to writing their own functions. Applied Statistics with R is suitable for senior undergraduate and graduate students, professional researchers, and practitioners throughout the life-sciences, whether in the fields of ecology, evolution, environmental studies, or computational biology.

Your bookkeeping workflow will be smoother and faster with QuickBooks 2012 - but only if you spend more time using the program than figuring out how it works. Take control with this Missing Manual. You'll not only learn how and when to use specific features, you'll also get basic accounting advice to help you through the learning process. * Set up QuickBooks. Arrange files and preferences to suit your company's needs. * Manage your business. Track inventory, control spending, run payroll, and handle income. * Follow the money. Examine everything from customer invoices to year-end tasks. * Find key info quickly. Take advantage of QuickBooks' reports, Company Snapshot, and search tools. * Streamline your workflow. Set up the Home page and Online Banking Center to meet your requirements. * Build and monitor budgets. Learn how to keep your company financially fit. * Share your financial data. Work with your accountant more efficiently.

Die Versorgung des Managements mit validen und aktuellen Informationen zur Wahrnehmung der Fuhrungs-, Steuerungs- und Kontrollaufgaben ist zu einer der wichtigsten Herausforderungen fur die Wirtschaftsinformatik geworden. Die Forderung nach integrierten Informations- und Kommunikationssystemen, welche aus unternehmensinternen und unternehmensexternen Datenquellen entsch- dungsrelevante Informationen mit einem hohen Mass an Automatisierung zus- mentragen und aufbereiten, begleitet die IT-Abteilungen seit vielen Jahren. Unter wechselnden Schlagworten wurden Konzepte zur Informationsversorgung des Managements propagiert, deren Einsatztauglichkeit aber haufig hinter den Erw- tungen zuruckblieb. Dennoch haben sich in den 90er Jahren in fast allen Unt- nehmungen Data-Warehouse-Losungen durchsetzen konnen, da diese nachwe- lich zu einer erhohten Qualitat und Aktualitat der Informationsbereitstellung fur Fach- und Fuhrungskrafte beitragen. Unter dem Begriff Business Intelligence" werden derzeit dialogfahige Informationssysteme mit hohem Verfugungsgrad, intuitiver Nutzbarkeit und analytischer Funktionsvielfalt verbreitet, die auf dem bereinigten Datenbestand eines derartigen Data Warehouse aufsetzen. Der SAP AG gelang es, nach spatem Entwicklungsstart in diesem Marktsegment mit dem Produkt SAP Business Information Warehouse (SAP BW )" einen fuhrenden Platz einzunehmen. Als Plattform fur die Sammlung von betriebswi- schaftlichen Grunddaten ist das SAP BW ein wesentlicher Bestandteil der Anwendungsarchitektur im Gesamtkonzept der SAP-Produkte geworden. Samt- che Systemkomponenten, welche Planungs-, Steuerungs- und Berichtsaufgaben unterstutzen, beziehen jetzt und zukunftig ihre Daten aus dem SAP BW . Dies gilt sowohl fur das Produkt SAP Strategic Enterprise Management (SAP SEM )" als auch fur die Softwarekomponente SAP Advanced Planner and Optimizer (SAP APO ).""

If you think Bitcoin is just an alternative currency for geeks, it's time to think again. Grokking Bitcoin opens up this powerful distributed ledger system, exploring the technology that enables applications both for Bitcoin-based financial transactions and using the blockchain for registering physical property ownership.

With this fully illustrated, easy-to-read guide, you'll finally understand how Bitcoin works, how you can use it, and why you can trust the blockchain.

Grokking Bitcoin explains why Bitcoin’s supporters trust it so deeply, and why you can too. This approachable book will introduce you to Bitcoin’s groundbreaking technology, which is the key to this world-changing system. This illustrated, easy-to-read guide prepares you for a new way of thinking with easy-to-follow diagrams and exercises. You’ll discover how Bitcoin mining works, how to accept Bitcoin, how to participate in the Bitcoin network, and how to set up a digital wallet.

Clinical Data Quality Checks for CDISC Compliance using SAS is the first book focused on identifying and correcting data quality and CDISC compliance issues with real-world innovative SAS programming techniques such as Proc SQL, metadata and macro programming. Learn to master Proc SQL's subqueries and summary functions for multi-tasking process. Drawing on his more than 25 years' experience in the pharmaceutical industry, the author provides a unique approach that empowers SAS programmers to take control of data quality and CDISC compliance. This book helps you create a system of SDTM and ADaM checks that can be tracked for continuous improvement. How often have you encountered issues such as missing required variables, duplicate records, invalid derived variables and invalid sequence of two dates? With the SAS programming techniques introduced in this book, you can start to monitor these and more complex data and CDISC compliance issues. With increased standardization in SDTM and ADaM specifications and data values, codelist dictionaries can be created for better organization, planning and maintenance. This book includes a SAS program to create excel files containing unique values from all SDTM and ADaM variables as columns. In addition, another SAS program compares SDTM and ADaM codelist dictionaries with codelists from define.xml specifications. Having tools to automate this process greatly saves time from doing it manually. Features SDTMs and ADaMs Vitals SDTMs and ADaMs Data CDISC Specifications Compliance CDISC Data Compliance Protocol Compliance Codelist Dictionary Compliance

A Tour of Data Science: Learn R and Python in Parallel covers the fundamentals of data science, including programming, statistics, optimization, and machine learning in a single short book. It does not cover everything, but rather, teaches the key concepts and topics in Data Science. It also covers two of the most popular programming languages used in Data Science, R and Python, in one source. Key features: Allows you to learn R and Python in parallel Cover statistics, programming, optimization and predictive modelling, and the popular data manipulation tools - data.table and pandas Provides a concise and accessible presentation Includes machine learning algorithms implemented from scratch, linear regression, lasso, ridge, logistic regression, gradient boosting trees, etc. Appealing to data scientists, statisticians, quantitative analysts, and others who want to learn programming with R and Python from a data science perspective.