Computer applications in the social and behavioural sciences

Cultural forces govern a synergistic relationship among information institutions that shapes their roles collectively and individually.

This book follows the methodologies of complex adaptive systems research in their application to addressing the problems of terrorism, specifically terrorist networks, their structure and various methods of mapping and interdicting them as well as exploring the complex landscape of network-centric and irregular warfare.

The Digital Da Vinci book series opens with the interviews of music mogul Quincy Jones, MP3 inventor Karlheinz Brandenburg, Tommy Boy founder Tom Silverman and entertainment attorney Jay L.

This textbook brings together both new and traditional research methods in Human Computer Interaction (HCI).

This book presents challenges and innovations in social problems over the centuries.

Examine select retail business scenarios to learn basic mathematics, as well as probability and statistics required to analyze big data.

Create, edit, sort, analyze, summarize, and format data as well as graph it in Excel 2019.

Emerging technologies offer a plethora of unprecedented opportunities for entrepreneurs in the digital space.

Gain a broad understanding of how PCI DSS is structured and obtain a high-level view of the contents and context of each of the 12 top-level requirements.

Learn the psychological constrictions of attention, perception, memory, disposition, motivation, and social influence that determine whether customers will be receptive to your digital innovations.

This concise book shows you how experiential learning can be used to overcome the challenges posed in applying and delivering information technology (IT) to your business needs through an innovative, game-based approach.

Work with big data applications by using Spring Cloud Data Flow as a unified, distributed, and extensible system for data ingestion and integration, real-time analytics and data processing pipelines, batch processing, and data export.

Beginning Neo4j is your introduction in the world of graph databases, and the benefits they can bring to your applications.

Learn how to configure, implement, enhance, and customize SAP OEE to address manufacturing performance management.

Build anenterprise search engine using Apache Solr: index and search documents; ingestdata from varied sources; apply various text processing techniques; utilizedifferent search capabilities; and customize Solr to retrieve the desiredresults.

Big Data Analytics with Spark is a step-by-step guide for learning Spark, which is an open-source fast and general-purpose cluster computing framework for large-scale data analysis.

Python Data Analytics will help you tackle the world of data acquisition and analysis using the power of the Python language.

Enter the exciting intersection of technology and fashion known as wearable computing.

This book introduces you to professional photography and composition principles, tricks and techniques of iphoneography, photosharing, and more.

Pull back the curtain on making fun and innovative costumes and accessories incorporating technologies like low-cost microprocessors, sensors and programmable LEDs.

Learn the right cutting-edge skills and knowledge to leverage Spark Streaming to implement a wide array of real-time, streaming applications.

Focus on SAP business analytics business gains, key features, and implementation.

This book highlights the different types of data architecture and illustrates the many possibilities hidden behind the term "e;Big Data"e;, from the usage of No-SQL databases to the deployment of stream analytics architecture, machine learning, and governance.

This book shows you how easy it is to create, edit, sort, analyze, summarize and format data as well as graph it.

Get started with the Hibernate 5 persistence layer and gain a clear introduction to the current standard for object-relational persistence in Java.

Beginning Apache Cassandra Development introduces you to one of the most robust and best-performing NoSQL database platforms on the planet.

Why have developers at places like Facebook and Twitter increasingly turned to graph databases to manage their highly connected big data?

The rapidly progressing digital revolution is now touching the foundations of the governance of societal structures.

Information security concerns the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information processed by a computer system.

Internet and web technology penetrates many aspects of our daily life.

One of the fast growing elements of the Internet is electronic commerce, which refers to the use of electronic means to conduct business transactions within or across business entities.

Knowledge-Based Information Retrieval and Filtering from the Web contains fifteen chapters, contributed by leading international researchers, addressing the matter of information retrieval, filtering and management of the information on the Internet.

Grounded in examples from across the social sciences, this book walks you through the process of doing quantitative text analysis step by step.

Responding to the escalating demands placed on organizations and enterprises as they navigate the intricacies of cloud economics, this book offers pragmatic insights for establishing a sturdy foundation for cloud cost management.

This book combines a methodological guide with an extended case study to show how digital research methods can be used to explore how ethnicity, gender, and kinship shaped early modern Algerian society and politics.

When forensic recoveries are properly processed and recorded, they are a major intelligence source for crime investigators and analysts.

Statistical Analysis of Questionnaires: A Unified Approach Based on R and Stata presents special statistical methods for analyzing data collected by questionnaires.

There is no shortage of incentives to study and reduce poverty in our societies.

Recent advancements in mobile device technologies are revolutionizing how we socialize, interact, and connect.

Recent research shows that collaboration and social networking can foster knowledge sharing and innovation by sparking new connections, ideas, and practices.

Description: Incorporating a hands-on pedagogical approach, Nonparametric Statistics for Social and Behavioral Sciences presents the concepts, principles, and methods used in performing many nonparametric procedures.

Unlike other forms of adaptive testing, multistage testing (MST) is highly suitable for testing educational achievement because it can be adapted to educational surveys and student testing.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th EPIA Conference on Artificial Intelligence, EPIA 2017, held in Porto, Portugal, in September 2017.

Information Hiding: Steganography and Watermarking - Attacks and Countermeasures deals with information hiding.

In order to establish technical prerequisites for efficient electronic business and education on the Internet, appropriate system support is needed as a vital condition for maximization of both short-term and long-term profits.

Welcome to the second volume of the Kluwer International Series on ADVANCES IN INFORMATION SECURITY.

Design is an art form in which the designer selects from a myriad of alternatives to bring an "e;optimum"e; choice to a user.

Recent Advances in RSA Cryptography surveys the most important achievements of the last 22 years of research in RSA cryptography.

Foundations of Web Technology covers the basics of Web technology while being specialized enough to add value to experienced professionals working in this field.