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Estimation of Dependences Based on Empirical Data 1982. Reprint 2 Edition
Contributor(s): Vapnik, V. (Author), Kotz, S. (Translator)

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ISBN: 0387308652     ISBN-13: 9780387308654
Publisher: Springer
OUR PRICE: $189.99  

Binding Type: Hardcover
Published: March 2006
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Annotation: In 1982, Springer published the English translation of the Russian book Estimation of Dependencies Based on Empirical Data which became the foundation of the statistical theory of learning and generalization (the VC theory). A number of new principles and new technologies of learning, including SVM technology, have been developed based on this theory.

The second edition of this book contains two parts:

- A reprint of the first edition which provides the classical foundation of Statistical Learning Theory

- Four new chapters describing the latest ideas in the development of statistical inference methods. They form the second part of the book entitled Empirical Inference Science

The second part of the book discusses along with new models of inference the general philosophical principles of making inferences from observations. It includes new paradigms of inference that use non-inductive methods appropriate for a complex world, in contrast to inductive methods of inference developed in the classical philosophy of science for a simple world.

The two parts of the book cover a wide spectrum of ideas related to the essence of intelligence: from the rigorous statistical foundation of learning models to broad philosophical imperatives for generalization.

The book is intended for researchers who deal with a variety of problems in empirical inference: statisticians, mathematicians, physicists, computer scientists, and philosophers.

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Mathematics | Probability & Statistics - General
- Computers | Intelligence (ai) & Semantics
- Mathematics | Applied
Dewey: 510
LCCN: 2005938355
Series: Information Science and Statistics
Physical Information: 1.13" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" L (2.01 lbs) 505 pages
Features: Bibliography, Index
 
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Publisher Description:
Twenty-?ve years have passed since the publication of the Russian version of the book Estimation of Dependencies Based on Empirical Data (EDBED for short). Twen- ?ve years is a long period of time. During these years many things have happened. Looking back, one can see how rapidly life and technology have changed, and how slow and dif?cult it is to change the theoretical foundation of the technology and its philosophy. I pursued two goals writing this Afterword: to update the technical results presented in EDBED (the easy goal) and to describe a general picture of how the new ideas developed over these years (a much more dif?cult goal). The picture which I would like to present is a very personal (and therefore very biased) account of the development of one particular branch of science, Empirical - ference Science. Such accounts usually are not included in the content of technical publications. I have followed this rule in all of my previous books. But this time I would like to violate it for the following reasons. First of all, for me EDBED is the important milestone in the development of empirical inference theory and I would like to explain why. S- ond, during these years, there were a lot of discussions between supporters of the new 1 paradigm (now it is called the VC theory ) and the old one (classical statistics).
 
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