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New Book Recommendation:

November 20, 2017

Each week recent purchases are placed on the new book displays inside the library, and eBooks are made immediately available to use. You can view and subscribe to the list via New Library Books list online. For instructions on how to borrow an eBook by downloading it; check out our eBook LibGuide. Some eBooks require logging in with your JCU username and password; additional software will need to be installed to download books to a digital bookshelf. Most eBooks can be read online without downloading extra software.

A book title of interest is:
Predictive modeling with SAS® Enterprise MinerTM: Practical solutions for business applications by Kattamuri S. Sarma.
Call Number: 005.55 SAR

An extract from the book summary states:
Kattamuri Sarma's Predictive Modeling with SAS® Enterprise MinerTM: practical solutions for business applications, third edition will show you how to develop and test predictive models quickly using SAS Enterprise Miner. Using real-world data, this book explains complex methods in a simple and practical way to readers from different backgrounds and industries. Incorporating the latest version of SAS Enterprise Miner, this third edition also expands the section on time series analysis. Written for business analysts, data scientists, statisticians, students, predictive modelers, and data miners, this comprehensive text provides examples that will strengthen your understanding of the essential concepts and methods of predictive modeling.

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