This book offers an introduction to remotely sensed image processing and classification in R using machine learning algorithms. Chapter 1 introduces remote sensing digital image processing in R, while chapter 2 covers pre-processing.
This book covers the recent history of Chinese monetary policy. The turn towards interest rate deregulation and market-oriented policy in China in recent years is often seen as a break with former command-and-control policy norms, in favour of Western central banking norms.
Linking fields as diverse as index number theory, data envelopment analysis and stochastic frontier analysis, the book explains how to compute measures of input and output quantity change that are consistent with measurement theory.
This Key Concepts pivot discusses the significance of the ancient Chinese concept of xìng or ‘Association’ in defining Chinese civilization and thought through the centuries.
As the most populous country in the world, the security of China’s “rice bowl” is not only a top political priority for China’s policymakers but... Læs mere
This book focuses on the public policy and political dimensions of Alzheimer’s Disease and other dementias (AD/D) in the United States, with coverage of the global dimensions and relevant examples from other countries.
This book aims to provide a comprehensive statistical picture of the Russian economic development covering the Imperial, Soviet, and New Russian periods.
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