Java for Data Science

Preface

In this book, we examine Java-based approaches to the field of data science. Data science is a broad topic and includes such subtopics as data mining, statistical analysis, audio and video analysis, and text analysis. A number of Java APIs provide support for these topics. The ability to apply these specific techniques allows for the creation of new, innovative applications able to handle the vast amounts of data available for analysis.

This book takes an expansive yet cursory approach to various aspects of data science. A brief introduction to the field is presented in the first chapter. Subsequent chapters cover significant aspects of data science, such as data cleaning and the application of neural networks. The last chapter combines ...