This open access book covers the use of data science, including advanced machine learning, big data analytics, Semantic Web technologies, natural language processing, social media analysis, time series analysis, among others, for applications in economics and finance. In addition, it shows some...

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Chapter 1 Overview of Predictive Analytics; What Is Analytics?; What Is Predictive Analytics?; Supervised vs. Unsupervised Learning; Parametric vs. Non-Parametric Models; Business Intelligence; Predictive Analytics vs. Business Intelligence; Do Predictive...

Learn the art and science of predictive analytics - techniques that get results Predictive analytics is what translates big data into meaningful, usable business information. Written by a leading expert in the field, this guide examines the science of the underlying algorithms as well as the...

Some methods from statistical machine learning and from robust statistics have two drawbacks. Firstly, they are computer-intensive such that they can hardly be used for massive data sets, say with millions of data points. Secondly, robust and non-parametric confidence intervals for the...

Auf Grundlagen der technischen Finanzmarktanalyse wird ein Algorithmus für eine sicherheitsorientierte Wertpapierhandelsstrategie entwickelt. Maßgeblich für den Erfolg der Handelsstrategie ist dabei eine möglichst optimale Gewichtung mehrerer Indikatoren. Die Ermittlung dieser Gewichte...