This book is a comprehensive introduction to the methods and algorithms
of modern data analytics. It provides a sound mathematical basis,
discusses advantages and drawbacks of different approaches, and enables
the reader to design and implement data analytics solutions for
real-world applications. This book has been used for more than ten years
in the Data Mining course at the Technical University of Munich. Much of
the content is based on the results of industrial research and
development projects at Siemens.