Predictive Analytics: Microsoft Excel, 2nd Edition

Introduction to this Edition

IN THIS INTRODUCTION

Inside the Black Box

Helping Out Your Colleagues

Back in 2012 when I was writing the first edition of this book, I really had no good clue as to how it would perform in the marketplace. As things turned out, the book was welcomed by its intended audience.

Oh, some people didn’t get what they thought they were buying when they purchased the book. And they let me know about it. So I’d like to stress a few points right off the bat:

The book’s 2013 edition came with at least one Excel workbook for each chapter, so that the reader could more easily follow the discussion of each analytic technique. ...