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2021.
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"[The author] offers a classic business school framework for data-driven parents to think more deliberately about the key issues of the elementary years: school, health, extracurricular activities, and more. Unlike the hourly challenges of infant parenting, the big questions in this age come up less frequently. But we live with the consequences of our decisions for much longer. What's the right kind of school and at what age should a particular kid...
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2019.
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English
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"From the author of EXPECTING BETTER, an economist's guide to the early years of parenting. With Expecting Better, award-winning economist Emily Oster spotted a need in the pregnancy market for advice that gave women the information they needed to make the best decision for their own pregnancies. By digging into the data, Oster found that much of the conventional pregnancy wisdom was wrong. In Cribsheet, she now tackles an even great challenge: decision...
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[2016]
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English
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Physician, psychologist, and author Leonard Sax presents data documenting a dramatic decline in the achievement and psychological health of American children. But there is hope. Sax shows how parents can help their kids by reasserting their authority--by limiting time with screens, by encouraging better habits at the dinner table and at bedtime, and by teaching humility and perspective.
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[2017]
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English
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"How much sex are people really having? How many Americans are actually racist? Is America experiencing a hidden back-alley abortion crisis? Can you game the stock market? Does violent entertainment increase the rate of violent crime? Do parents treat sons differently from daughters? How many people actually read the books they buy? In this groundbreaking work, Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, a Harvard-trained economist, former Google data scientist, and...
6) Millennials with kids: marketing to this powerful and surprisingly different generation of parents
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[2015]
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English
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While everyone was bemoaning their alleged laziness and self-absorption, the Millennial generation quietly grew up. Pragmatic, diverse, and digitally native, this massive cohort of 80 million are now entering their prime consumer years, having children of their own, and shifting priorities as they move solidly into adulthood. Millennials with Kids changes how we think about this new generation of parents and uncovers profound insights for marketers...
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2020.
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English
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Discover how to use prehire assessments to evaluate candidates’ future performance and hire the best employees for your company.
The ability to evaluate a candidate’s future performance in a particular job role is an invaluable skill. It can be the difference between hiring a rockstar employee and one that doesn’t stick around. Companies are moving more towards this type of data analysis, and it's cementing itself as a critical HR function....
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[2023]
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English
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"The definitive book on helping kids navigate growing up in a world where nearly every moment of their lives can be shared and compared With social media and constant connection, the boundaries of privacy are stretched thin. Growing Up in Public shows parents how to help tweens and teens navigate boundaries, identity, privacy, and reputation in their digital world. We can track our kids' every move with apps, see their grades within minutes of being...
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[2019]
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English
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Our children's first digital footprints are made before they can walk-even before they are born-as parents use fertility apps to aid conception, post ultrasound images, and share their baby's hospital mug shot. Then, in rapid succession come terabytes of baby pictures stored in the cloud, digital baby monitors with built-in artificial intelligence, and real-time updates from daycare. When school starts, there are cafeteria cards that catalog food...
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2019.
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English
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In this book, you'll learn to implement some practical and proven techniques to improve aspects of programming and administration in Apache Spark. Techniques are demonstrated using practical examples and best practices. You will also learn how to use Spark and its Python API to create performant analytics with large-scale data.
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2018.
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English
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Learn how data science changes the way that education is planned, carried out, and evaluated.
Educational records and standardized tests offer a treasure trove of data about who our students are and what they actually need from the education system. Data science can help educators glean valuable insights from this deluge of information. In this brief course, data scientist and professor Barton Poulson provides a nontechnical overview of how data...
12) The modern data warehouse in Azure: building with speed and agility on Microsoft's cloud platform
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2020.
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English
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Build a modern data warehouse on Microsoft's Azure Platform that is flexible, adaptable, and fast--fast to snap together, reconfigure, and fast at delivering results to drive good decision making in your business. Gone are the days when data warehousing projects were lumbering dinosaur-style projects that took forever, drained budgets, and produced business intelligence (BI) just in time to tell you what to do 10 years ago. This book will show you...
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[2020]
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English
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Childhood learning is now more screen-based than ever before, and app developers are flocking in droves to this lucrative and exciting market. The younger generation deserves the best, and growing up in a digital world has made them discerning and demanding customers. Creating a valuable user experience for a child is as complex and involved as when designing a typical app for an adult, if not more, and Designing Digital Products for Kids is here...
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[2015]
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English
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While big data has already made significant advances in business and government, data analytics is also beginning to transform education. This O'Reilly report explores how the use of analytics has already helped several educational programs, such as personalized learning and massive open online courses (MOOCs), for students of all ages. Of course, that's only part of the story. As author Taylor Martin explains, researchers, educators, and private...
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[2014]
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English
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"Step-by-step guidance for implementing an effective statewide longitudinal data systemEvery U.S. state faces challenges in its efforts to ensure the highest-quality education for students. To address these challenges, a growing number of states are establishing statewide longitudinal data systems (SLDSs), a data-rich system integrating relevant data about a student's education. Implementing Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems for Education presents...
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2013
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English
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Written in a cookbook style, this book will teach you through the use of recipes with examples and illustrations. Each recipe contains step-by-step instructions about everything necessary to execute a particular task. This book is intended for both BI and database developers who want to expand their knowledge of MicroStrategy. It is also useful for advanced data analysts who are evaluating different technologies. You do not need to be an SQL master...
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©2009
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English
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When used with the MDX query language, SQL Server Analysis Services allows developers to build full-scale database applications to support such business functions as budgeting, forecasting, and market analysis. Shows readers how to build data warehouses and multi-dimensional databases, query databases, and use Analysis Services and other components of SQL Server to provide end-to-end solutions Revised, updated, and enhanced, the book discusses new...
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