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Computational Intelligence for Decision Support (International Series on Computational Intelligence)

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As claimed by the author of Computational Intelligence for Decision Support, the objective of this book was to provide an integrated approach for decision making. This is not an easy task, and the author did a commendable job. With less than 400 pages, the book contains rich contents, ranging from data management to knowledge management, all presented in a concise manner. More importantly, the author has put emphasis on the thinking process in problem solving. Numerous small examples can be found throughout the book. The book not only presents "mainstream" AI, but "sidetrack" AI as well. Many interesting topics, including discussion related to computational support for creativity, cannot be found in any existing AI books with the similar scope. By integrating problem solving paradigms dealing with data as well as knowledge, readers are given a unique opportunity to explore both disciplines in a single volume. In addition, this book also serves as a useful reference book for recent development several related areas, such as data warehousing and data mining, as well as information retrieval on semi-structured data (as is found in today's Internet).

Some arguments in the book are from the author's personal perspective, and may or may not be acceptable to everybody. Nevertheless, after examination of this book, my recommendation to everybody is: if you are interested in a holistic exposure of problem solving using information technology, waste no time to get a copy of this book and read it!