This book looks at both Classical methods of data mining, such as clustering, discriminate analysis, decision trees, neural network and supoort vector machines and genetic algorithms.
In this new volume from the International Food Policy Research Institute, economists, demographers, sociologists, and anthropologists collaborate in the study of how resources are allocated within households in developing countries and why it matters from a policy perspective. S…
The Bayesian revolution in statistics -- where statistics is integrated with decision making in areas such as management, public policy, engineering, and clinical medicine -- is here to stay. This book states the case and in a self-contained, comprehensive way shows how the appr…
Corporate finance
by Ross, Stephen A., Westerfield, Randolph W., Jaffe, Jeffrey F.
fromThe McGraw-Hill
Social businesses and non-profit organizations act at the interface of markets and civil societies. Their executives are challenged by issues of social mission and economic rationale. This book presents a new concept of social businesses and a framework for the mission and strat…
Examines the concept and the components of institutions, how they affect human behaviour in society, and the working rules that individuals use in making decisions. Provides a method for undertaking analysis of social, economic and political institutions and considers their role…