Master core data analysis skills using Julia. Interesting hands-on projects guide you through time series data, predictive models, popularity ranking, and more. In Julia for Data Analysis you will learn how to: Read and write data in various formats Work with tabular data, including subsetting, grouping, and transforming Visualize your data Build predictive models Create data processing pipelines Create web services sharing results of data analysis Write readable and efficient Julia programs Julia was designed for the unique needs of data scientists: it's expressive and easy-to-use whilst also delivering super-fast code execution. Julia for Data Analysis shows you how to take full advantage of this amazing language to read, write, transform, analyze, and visualize data—everything you need for an effective data pipeline. It’s written by Bogumil Kaminski, one of the top contributors to Julia, #1 Julia answerer on StackOverflow, and a lead developer of Julia’s core data package DataFrames.jl. Its engaging hands-on projects get you into the action quickly. Plus, you’ll even be able to turn your new Julia skills to general purpose programming! Foreword by Viral Shah. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. About the technology Julia is a great language for data analysis. It’s easy to learn, fast, and it works well for everything from one-off calculations to full-on data processing pipelines. Whether you’re looking for a better way to crunch everyday business data or you’re just starting your data science journey, learning Julia will give you a valuable skill. About the book Julia for Data Analysis teaches you how to handle core data analysis tasks with the Julia programming language. You’ll start by reviewing language fundamentals as you practice techniques for data transformation, visualizations, and more. Then, you’ll master essential data analysis skills through engaging examples like examining currency exchange, interpreting time series data, and even exploring chess puzzles. Along the way, you’ll learn to easily transfer existing data pipelines to Julia. What's inside Read and write data in various formats Work with tabular data, including subsetting, grouping, and transforming Create data processing pipelines Create web services sharing results of data analysis Write readable and efficient Julia programs About the reader For data scientists familiar with Python or R. No experience with Julia required. About the author Bogumil Kaminski iis one of the lead developers of DataFrames.jl—the core package for data manipulation in the Julia ecosystem. He has over 20 years of experience delivering data science projects. Table of Contents 1 Introduction PART 1 ESSENTIAL JULIA SKILLS 2 Getting started with Julia 3 Julia’s support for scaling projects 4 Working with collections in Julia 5 Advanced topics on handling collections 6 Working with strings 7 Handling time-series data and missing values PART 2 TOOLBOX FOR DATA ANALYSIS 8 First steps with data frames 9 Getting data from a data frame 10 Creating data frame objects 11 Converting and grouping data frames 12 Mutating and transforming data frames 13 Advanced transformations of data frames 14 Creating web services for sharing data analysis results

Unleash Julia’s power: Code Your Data Stories, Shape Machine Intelligence! KEY FEATURES ● Comprehensive Learning Journey from fundamentals of Julia ML to advanced techniques. ● Immersive practical approach with real-world examples, exercises, and scenarios, ensuring immediate application of acquired knowledge. ● Delve into the unique features of Julia and unlock its true potential to excel in modern ML applications. DESCRIPTION This book takes you through a step-by-step learning journey, starting with the essentials of Julia's syntax, variables, and functions. You'll unlock the power of efficient data handling by leveraging Julia arrays and DataFrames.jl for insightful analysis. Develop expertise in both basic and advanced statistical models, providing a robust toolkit for deriving meaningful data-driven insights. The journey continues with machine learning proficiency, where you'll implement algorithms confidently using MLJ.jl and MLBase.jl, paving the way for advanced data-driven solutions. Explore the realm of Bayesian inference skills through practical applications using Turing.jl, enhancing your ability to extract valuable insights. The book also introduces crucial Julia packages such as Plots.jl for visualizing data and results. The handbook culminates in optimizing workflows with Julia's parallel and distributed computing capabilities, ensuring efficient and scalable data processing using Distributions.jl, Distributed.jl and SharedArrays.jl. This comprehensive guide equips you with the knowledge and practical insights needed to excel in the dynamic field of data science and machine learning. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN ● Master Julia ML Basics to gain a deep understanding of Julia's syntax, variables, and functions. ● Efficient Data Handling with Julia arrays and DataFrames for streamlined and insightful analysis. ● Develop expertise in both basic and advanced statistical models for informed decision-making through Statistical Modeling. ● Achieve Machine Learning Proficiency by confidently implementing ML algorithms using MLJ.jl and MLBase.jl. ● Apply Bayesian Inference Skills with Turing.jl for advanced modeling techniques. ● Optimize workflows using Julia's Parallel Processing Capabilities and Distributed Computing for efficient and scalable data processing. WHO IS THIS BOOK FOR? This book is designed to be a comprehensive and accessible companion for anyone eager to excel in machine learning and data analysis using Julia. Whether you are a novice or an experienced practitioner, the knowledge and skills imparted within these pages will empower you to navigate the complexities of modern data science with Julia. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Julia In Data Science Arena 2. Getting Started with Julia 3. Features Assisting Scaling ML Projects 4. Data Structures in Julia 5. Working With Datasets In Julia 6. Basics of Statistics 7. Probability Data Distributions 8. Framing Data in Julia 9. Working on Data in DataFrames 10. Visualizing Data in Julia 11. Introducing Machine Learning in Julia 12. Data and Models 13. Bayesian Statistics and Modeling 14. Parallel Computation in Julia 15. Distributed Computation in Julia Index

Explore the world of data science from scratch with Julia by your side About This Book An in-depth exploration of Julia's growing ecosystem of packages Work with the most powerful open-source libraries for deep learning, data wrangling, and data visualization Learn about deep learning using Mocha.jl and give speed and high performance to data analysis on large data sets Who This Book Is For This book is aimed at data analysts and aspiring data scientists who have a basic knowledge of Julia or are completely new to it. The book also appeals to those competent in R and Python and wish to adopt Julia to improve their skills set in Data Science. It would be beneficial if the readers have a good background in statistics and computational mathematics. What You Will Learn Apply statistical models in Julia for data-driven decisions Understanding the process of data munging and data preparation using Julia Explore techniques to visualize data using Julia and D3 based packages Using Julia to create self-learning systems using cutting edge machine learning algorithms Create supervised and unsupervised machine learning systems using Julia. Also, explore ensemble models Build a recommendation engine in Julia Dive into Julia's deep learning framework and build a system using Mocha.jl In Detail Julia is a fast and high performing language that's perfectly suited to data science with a mature package ecosystem and is now feature complete. It is a good tool for a data science practitioner. There was a famous post at Harvard Business Review that Data Scientist is the sexiest job of the 21st century. (https://hbr.org/2012/10/data-scientist-the-sexiest-job-of-the-21st-century). This book will help you get familiarised with Julia's rich ecosystem, which is continuously evolving, allowing you to stay on top of your game. This book contains the essentials of data science and gives a high-level overview of advanced statistics and techniques. You will dive in and will work on generating insights by performing inferential statistics, and will reveal hidden patterns and trends using data mining. This has the practical coverage of statistics and machine learning. You will develop knowledge to build statistical models and machine learning systems in Julia with attractive visualizations. You will then delve into the world of Deep learning in Julia and will understand the framework, Mocha.jl with which you can create artificial neural networks and implement deep learning. This book addresses the challenges of real-world data science problems, including data cleaning, data preparation, inferential statistics, statistical modeling, building high-performance machine learning systems and creating effective visualizations using Julia. Style and approach This practical and easy-to-follow yet comprehensive guide will get you learning about Julia with respect to data science. Each topic is explained thoroughly and placed in context. For the more inquisitive, we dive deeper into the language and its use case. This is the one true guide to working with Julia in data science.

Master core data analysis skills using Julia. Interesting hands-on projects guide you through time series data, predictive models, popularity ranking, and more. In Julia for Data Analysis you will learn how to: Read and write data in various formats Work with tabular data, including subsetting, grouping, and transforming Visualize your data Build predictive models Create data processing pipelines Create web services sharing results of data analysis Write readable and efficient Julia programs Julia was designed for the unique needs of data scientists: it's expressive and easy-to-use whilst also delivering super-fast code execution. Julia for Data Analysis shows you how to take full advantage of this amazing language to read, write, transform, analyze, and visualize data—everything you need for an effective data pipeline. It’s written by Bogumil Kaminski, one of the top contributors to Julia, #1 Julia answerer on StackOverflow, and a lead developer of Julia’s core data package DataFrames.jl. Its engaging hands-on projects get you into the action quickly. Plus, you’ll even be able to turn your new Julia skills to general purpose programming! Foreword by Viral Shah. About the technology Julia is a great language for data analysis. It’s easy to learn, fast, and it works well for everything from one-off calculations to full-on data processing pipelines. Whether you’re looking for a better way to crunch everyday business data or you’re just starting your data science journey, learning Julia will give you a valuable skill. About the book Julia for Data Analysis teaches you how to handle core data analysis tasks with the Julia programming language. You’ll start by reviewing language fundamentals as you practice techniques for data transformation, visualizations, and more. Then, you’ll master essential data analysis skills through engaging examples like examining currency exchange, interpreting time series data, and even exploring chess puzzles. Along the way, you’ll learn to easily transfer existing data pipelines to Julia. What's inside Read and write data in various formats Work with tabular data, including subsetting, grouping, and transforming Create data processing pipelines Create web services sharing results of data analysis Write readable and efficient Julia programs About the reader For data scientists familiar with Python or R. No experience with Julia required. About the author Bogumil Kaminski iis one of the lead developers of DataFrames.jl—the core package for data manipulation in the Julia ecosystem. He has over 20 years of experience delivering data science projects. Table of Contents 1 Introduction PART 1 ESSENTIAL JULIA SKILLS 2 Getting started with Julia 3 Julia’s support for scaling projects 4 Working with collections in Julia 5 Advanced topics on handling collections 6 Working with strings 7 Handling time-series data and missing values PART 2 TOOLBOX FOR DATA ANALYSIS 8 First steps with data frames 9 Getting data from a data frame 10 Creating data frame objects 11 Converting and grouping data frames 12 Mutating and transforming data frames 13 Advanced transformations of data frames 14 Creating web services for sharing data analysis results

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. A quick guide to start writing your own fun and useful Julia apps—no prior experience required! This engaging guide shows, step by step, how to build custom programs using Julia, the open-source, intuitive scripting language. Written by 15-year-old technology phenom Tanmay Bakshi, the book is presented in an accessible style that makes learning easy and enjoyable. Tanmay Teaches Julia for Beginners: A Springboard to Machine Learning for All Ages clearly explains the basics of Julia programming and takes a look at cutting-edge machine learning applications. You will also discover how to interface your Julia apps with code written in Python. Inside, you’ll learn to: • Set up and configure your Julia environment • Get up and running writing your own Julia apps • Define variables and use them in your programs • Use conditions, iterations, for-loops, and while-loops • Create, go through, and modify arrays • Build an app to manage things you lend and get back from your friends • Create and utilize dictionaries • Simplify maintenance of your code using functions • Apply functions on arrays and use functions recursively and generically • Understand and program basic machine learning apps

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