Hands-On Data Analysis in R for Finance - Hardcover

by Jean-Francois Collard (Author)

The textbook is an introduction to data science/data analysis applied to finance, using R and its most recent and freely available extension libraries. The target audience are undergrad data science, finance and graduate students, and practitioners or professionals who need a desk reference.

Author Biography

Jean-Francois Collard holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Paris and a Habilitation from the University of Versailles, France. He was a scientist at the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) in Versailles then at HP Labs in Palo Alto, California, and an engineer at Intel in Santa Clara, California. He then had various quantitative roles at Citigroup, Santander and currently in the Investment Consulting Group of New York Life Investment Management. He is also an Adjunct Associate Professor at Baruch College in New York, USA.