Statistical learning from a regression perspective /

"Statistical Learning from a Regression Perspective considers statistical learning applications when interest centers on the conditional distribution of the response variable, given a set of predictors, and when it is important to characterize how the predictors are related to the response. As...

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Main Authors: Berk, Richard A
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Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Springer series in statistics
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Summary: "Statistical Learning from a Regression Perspective considers statistical learning applications when interest centers on the conditional distribution of the response variable, given a set of predictors, and when it is important to characterize how the predictors are related to the response. As a first approximation, this is can be seen as an extension of nonparametric regression. Among the statistical learning procedures examined are bagging, random forests, boosting, and support vector machines. Response variables may be quantitative or categorical." "Real applications are emphasized, espec
Carrier Form: xvii, 358 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. [343]-353) and index.
ISBN: 9780387775005 :
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9780387775012
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Index Number: QA278
CLC: O212.1
Call Number: O212.1/B512