Description
Businesses typically encounter problems first and then seek out analytical methods to help in decision making. Business Analytics: Solving Business Problems with R by Arul Mishra and Himanshu Mishra offers practical, data-driven solutions for today′s dynamic business environment. This text helps students see the real-world potential of analytical methods to help meet their business challenges by demonstrating the application of crucial methods. These methods are cutting edge, including neural nets, natural language processing, and boosted decision trees. Applications throughout the book, including pricing models, social sentiment analysis, and branding show students how to use these analytical methods in real business settings, including Frito-Lay, Netflix, and Zappos. Step-by-step R code with commentary gives readers the tools to adapt each method to their business settings. The book offers comprehensive coverage across diverse business domains, including finance, marketing, human resources, operations, and accounting. Finally, an entire chapter explores equity and fairness in analytical methods, as well as the techniques that can be used to mitigate biases and enhance equity in the results.
