Statistical methods for big data: A scenic tour

Big Data at Work: The Data Science Revolution and Organizational Psychology

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 43-63

  Oswald, Frederick L ^a   Putka, Dan J ^b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HUMAN RESOURCES RESEARCH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

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BIG DATA;

EID: 84960538980     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315780504     Document Type: Chapter

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