Core Concepts in Data Analysis: Summarization, Correlation and Visualization

Core Concepts in Data Analysis: Summarization, Correlation and Visualization provides in-depth descriptions of those data analysis approaches that either summarize data (principal component analysis and clustering, including hierarchical and network clust

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Boris Mirkin

Core Concepts in Data Analysis: Summarization, Correlation and Visualization

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Boris Mirkin Research University – Higher School of Economics School of Applied Mathematics and Informatics 11 Pokrovsky Boulevard Moscow RF Russia and Department of Computer Science Birkbeck University of London Malet Street, London UK Series editor Ian Mackie Advisory board Samson Abramsky, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK Karin Breitman, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Chris Hankin, Imperial College London, London, UK Dexter Kozen, Cornell University, Ithaca, USA Andrew Pitts, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK Hanne Riis Nielson, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark Steven Skiena, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, USA Iain Stewart, University of Durham, Durham, UK ISSN 1863-7310 ISBN 978-0-85729-286-5 e-ISBN 978-0-85729-287-2 DOI 10.1007/978-0-85729-287-2 Springer London Dordrecht Heidelberg New York British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Control Number: 2011922052 © Springer-Verlag London Limited 2011 Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, this publication may only be reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any form or by any means, with the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction in accordance with the terms of licenses issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside those terms should be sent to the publishers. The use of registered names, trademarks, etc., in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher makes no representation, express or implied, with regard to the accuracy of the information contained in this book and cannot accept any legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions that may be made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

Preface

In this textbook, I take an unconventional approach to data analysis. Its contents are heavily influenced by the idea that data analysis should help in