Automated Data Collection with R: A Practical Guide to Web Scraping and Text Mining

Simon Munzert

ISBN 10: 111883481X / ISBN 13: 9781118834817

Published by John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2015

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A hands on guide to web scraping and text mining for both beginners and experienced users of R * Introduces fundamental concepts of the main architecture of the web and databases and covers HTTP, HTML, XML, JSON, SQL. * Provides basic techniques to query web documents and data sets (XPath and regular expressions). Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: UNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 251 x 29. Weight in Grams: 880. . 2015. 1st Edition. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9781118834817

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Title: Automated Data Collection with R: A ...

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Publication Date: 2015

Binding: Hardcover

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Synopsis:

A hands on guide to web scraping and text mining for both beginners and experienced users of R

• Introduces fundamental concepts of the main architecture of the web and databases and covers HTTP, HTML, XML, JSON, SQL.
• Provides basic techniques to query web documents and data sets (XPath and regular expressions).
• An extensive set of exercises are presented to guide the reader through each technique.
• Explores both supervised and unsupervised techniques as well as advanced techniques such as data scraping and text management.
• Case studies are featured throughout along with examples for each technique presented.
• R code and solutions to exercises featured in the book are provided on a supporting website.

About the Author:

Simon Munzert is the author of Automated Data Collection with R: A Practical Guide to Web Scraping and Text Mining, published by Wiley.

Christian Rubba is the author of Automated Data Collection with R: A Practical Guide to Web Scraping and Text Mining, published by Wiley.

Peter Meißner is the author of Automated Data Collection with R: A Practical Guide to Web Scraping and Text Mining, published by Wiley.

Dominic Nyhuis is the author of Automated Data Collection with R: A Practical Guide to Web Scraping and Text Mining, published by Wiley.