From the reviews:

“It covers a wide array of topics, including methods for classification and clustering, statistical models, statistical multivariate methods, data mining, both financial and economic applications, and knowledge extraction from temporal data. … the organization and structure of the remainder of the book is good and logical. … the volume provides a good variety of applications in various fields. Combining theoretical advances with a host of real applications, this volume will be of equally special interest for researchers and practitioners.” (Technometrics, Vol. 53 (3), August, 2011)