Predictive Analytics books

[#1]

Hi all,

To get started and understanding the basics, could some one recommend me books on Predictive Analytics. For now I don't need technical concepts.

I want to know what algorithms & .... to use and for what & how in functional way.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_12/189-9858310-0951520?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keyword...

[henrique_pinto]

I'd suggest the text books of some high profile college course on Data Science/Statistics.

For example, this series of videos of a Google Employee who also taught the STAT202 course on Stanford points to this book: http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Data-Mining-Pang-Ning-Tan/dp/0321321367

(BTW there will be a newer release in November: http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Data-Mining-Pang-Ning-Tan/dp/0133128903)

Also, check the list of recommended readings of data science/statistics related courses in MOOC platforms, such as Coursera:

https://class.coursera.org/datasci-001/wiki/view?page=syllabus

(you might need to be logged on Coursera to be able to see its content)

Best,

Henrique.