{"product_id":"advanced-analytics-with-transact-sql-exploring-hidden-patterns-and-rules-in-your-data-paperback","title":"Advanced Analytics with Transact-SQL: Exploring Hidden Patterns and Rules in Your Data - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDejan Sarka\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearn about business intelligence (BI) features in T-SQL and how they can help you with data science and analytics efforts without the need to bring in other languages such as R and Python. This book shows you how to compute statistical measures using your existing skills in T-SQL. You will learn how to calculate descriptive statistics, including centers, spreads, skewness, and kurtosis of distributions. You will also learn to find associations between pairs of variables, including calculating linear regression formulas and confidence levels with definite integration. \u003cbr\u003eNo analysis is good without data quality. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdvanced Analytics with Transact-SQL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e introduces data quality issues and shows you how to check for completeness and accuracy, and measure improvements in data quality over time. The book also explains how to optimize queries involving temporal data, such as when you search for overlapping intervals. More advanced time-oriented information in the book includes hazard and survival analysis. Forecasting with exponential moving averages and autoregression is covered as well. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery web\/retail shop wants to know the products customers tend to buy together. Trying to predict the target discrete or continuous variable with few input variables is important for practically every type of business. This book helps you understand data science and the advanced algorithms use to analyze data, and terms such as data mining, machine learning, and text mining.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKey to many of the solutions in this book are T-SQL window functions. Author Dejan Sarka demonstrates efficient statistical queries that are based on window functions and optimized through algorithms built using mathematical knowledge and creativity. The formulas and usage of those statistical procedures are explained so you can understand and modify the techniques presented. \u003cbr\u003eT-SQL is supported in SQL Server, Azure SQL Database, and in Azure Synapse Analytics. There are so many BI features in T-SQL that it might become your primary analytic database language. If you want to learn how to get information from your data with the T-SQL language that you already are familiar with, then this is the book for you. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat You Will Learn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribe distribution of variables with statistical measures\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFind associations between pairs of variables\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvaluate the quality of the data you are analyzing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePerform time-series analysis on your data\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForecast values of a continuous variable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePerform market-basket analysis to predict customer purchasing patterns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePredict target variable outcomes from one or more input variables\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCategorize passages of text by extracting and analyzing keywords\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho This Book Is For\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eDatabase developers and database administrators who want to translate their T-SQL skills into the world of business intelligence (BI) and data science. For readers who want to analyze large amounts of data efficiently by using their existing knowledge of T-SQL and Microsoft's various database platforms such as SQL Server and Azure SQL Database. Also for readers who want to improve their querying by learning new and original optimization techniques.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearn about business intelligence (BI) features in T-SQL and how they can help you with data science and analytics efforts without the need to bring in other languages such as R and Python. This book shows you how to compute statistical measures using your existing skills in T-SQL. You will learn how to calculate descriptive statistics, including centers, spreads, skewness, and kurtosis of distributions. You will also learn to find associations between pairs of variables, including calculating linear regression formulas and confidence levels with definite integration. \u003cbr\u003eNo analysis is good without data quality. \u003ci\u003eAdvanced Analytics with Transact-SQL\u003c\/i\u003e introduces data quality issues and shows you how to check for completeness and accuracy, and measure improvements in data quality over time. The book also explains how to optimize queries involving temporal data, such as when you search for overlapping intervals. More advanced time-oriented information in the book includes hazard and survival analysis. Forecasting with exponential moving averages and autoregression is covered as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery web\/retail shop wants to know the products customers tend to buy together. Trying to predict the target discrete or continuous variable with few input variables is important for practically every type of business. This book helps you understand data science and the advanced algorithms use to analyze data, and terms such as data mining, machine learning, and text mining.\u003c\/p\u003eKey to many of the solutions in this book are T-SQL window functions. Author Dejan Sarka demonstrates efficient statistical queries that are based on window functions and optimized through algorithms built using mathematical knowledge and creativity. The formulas and usage of those statistical procedures are explained so you can understand and modify the techniques presented. \u003cbr\u003eT-SQL is supported in SQL Server, Azure SQL Database, and in Azure Synapse Analytics. There are so many BI features in T-SQL that it might become your primary analytic database language. If you want to learn how to get information from your data with the T-SQL language that you already are familiar with, then this is the book for you. \u003cbr\u003eYou will learn to: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribe distribution of variables with statistical measures\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFind associations between pairs of variables\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvaluate the quality of the data you are analyzing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePerform time-series analysis on your data\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForecast values of a continuous variable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePerform market-basket analysis to predict customer purchasing patterns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePredict target variable outcomes from one or more input variables\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCategorize passages of text by extracting and analyzing keywords\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e​Dejan Sarka\u003c\/b\u003e, MCT and Data Platform MVP, is an independent trainer and consultant with more than 30 years of experience who focuses on development of database and business intelligence (BI) applications. He works on projects, and spends about half of his time on training and mentoring. He is the founder of the Slovenian SQL Server and .NET Users Group. Dejan Sarka is the main author or co-author of 19 books about databases and SQL Server, and has developed many courses and seminars for Microsoft, Radacad, SolidQ, and Pluralsight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 302\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 10 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 17, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52493681393971,"sku":"9781484271728","price":48.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/SnJsOUVxZDIyR1JJU0ZCTFZ4V1lrdz09.webp?v=1759960751","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/advanced-analytics-with-transact-sql-exploring-hidden-patterns-and-rules-in-your-data-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}