Applied Business Analytics: Integrating Business Process, Big Data, and Advanced Analytics

To my parents Tah-Fu and Paw-Chu Lin, who have spent years encouraging me to do something special. Even though this book is nothing special, it is a token of my appreciation for their love and nurturing since they brought me into the world 60 years ago. Last, to the one who really matters, I would use the same dedication from my PhD thesis:“...Jehovah, who stretches forth the heavens and lays the foundations of the earth and forms the spirit of man within him.” —Zechariah 12:1