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Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Handbook

John Wiley & Sons, 2008

Praise for Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Handbook

"While providing insightful guidance on a holistic approach to tackling the Dirty Dozen of PCI, this book also teaches the fundamental principles of information security management. The PCI DSS Handbook is a must-read for all levels of...

Information and Complexity in Statistical Modeling (Information Science and Statistics)

Springer, 2007

No statistical model is "true" or "false," "right" or "wrong"; the models just have varying performance, which can be assessed. The main theme in this book is to teach modeling based on the principle that the objective is to extract the information from data that can be learned with suggested classes of...

Curve Ball: Baseball, Statistics, and the Role of Chance in the Game

Springer, 2001

To real baseball fans, statistics are indispensable, and inextricably tied to understanding and enjoying the game. But how useful are ordinary baseball stats as tools for evaluating a player, choosing a strategy, or predicting a winner?

In this lively and thought-provoking look at the numbers and the game, Jim Albert and Jay Bennett examine...