Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning - Rilegato

Bishop, Christopher M.

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ISBN 10: 0387310738 ISBN 13: 9780387310732

Casa editrice: Springer-Verlag New York Inc., 2011

Riassunto

This is the first textbook on pattern recognition to present the Bayesian viewpoint. The book presents approximate inference algorithms that permit fast approximate answers in situations where exact answers are not feasible. It uses graphical models to describe probability distributions when no other books apply graphical models to machine learning. No previous knowledge of pattern recognition or machine learning concepts is assumed. Familiarity with multivariate calculus and basic linear algebra is required, and some experience in the use of probabilities would be helpful though not essential as the book includes a self-contained introduction to basic probability theory.

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Recensione

"Author aims this text at advanced undergraduates, beginning graduate students, and researchers new to machine learning and pattern recognition. ... Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning provides excellent intuitive descriptions and appropriate-level technical details on modern pattern recognition and machine learning. It can be used to teach a course or for self-study, as well as for a reference. ... I strongly recommend it for the intended audience and note that Neal (2007) also has given this text a strong review to complement its strong sales record." --Thomas Burr, Journal of the American Statistical Association, Vol. 103 (482), June, 2008

"In this book, aimed at senior undergraduates or beginning graduate students, Bishop provides an authoritative presentation of many of the statistical techniques that have come to be considered part of pattern recognition or machine learning . ... This book will serve as an excellent reference. ... With its coherent viewpoint, accurate and extensive coverage, and generally good explanations, Bishop s book is a useful introduction ... and a valuable reference for the principle techniques used in these fields." --Radford M. Neal, Technometrics, Vol. 49 (3), August, 2007

"This beautifully produced book is intended for advanced undergraduates, PhD students, and researchers and practitioners, primarily in the machine learning or allied areas...A strong feature is the use of geometric illustration and intuition...This is an impressive and interesting book that might form the basis of several advanced statistics courses. It would be a good choice for a reading group." --John Maindonald for the Journal of Statistical Software

L'autore

?Chris Bishop is a Microsoft Distinguished Scientist and the Laboratory Director at Microsoft Research Cambridge. He is also Professor of Computer Science at the University of Edinburgh, and a Fellow of Darwin College, Cambridge. In 2004, he was elected Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, and in 2007 he was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Chris obtained a BA in Physics from Oxford, and a PhD in Theoretical Physics from the University of Edinburgh, with a thesis on quantum field theory. He then joined Culham Laboratory where he worked on the theory of magnetically confined plasmas as part of the European controlled fusion programme.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0387310738
• ISBN 13: 9780387310732
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 778