The Nature of Statistical Learning Theory

by Vladimir N. Vapnik

Book Overview

The aim of this book is to discuss the fundamental ideas which lie behind the statistical theory of learning and generalization. It considers learning as a general problem of function estimation based on empirical data. Omitting proofs and technical details, the author concentrates on discussing the main results of learning theory and their connections to fundamental problems in statistics. This second edition contains three new chapters devoted to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441931600
• ISBN13: 9781441931603
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"