Advances in Large Margin Classifiers
Alexander J. Smola
The book provides an overview of recent developments in large margin classifiers, examines connections with other methods (e.g., Bayesian inference), and identifies strengths and weaknesses of the method, as well as directions for future research. The concept of large margins is a unifying principle for the analysis of many different approaches to the classification of data from examples, including boosting, mathematical programming, neural networks, and support vector machines. The fact that it is the margin, or confidence level, of a classification--that is, a scale parameter--rather than a raw training error that matters has become a key tool for dealing with classifiers. This book shows how this idea applies to both the theoretical analysis and the design of algorithms. The book provides an overview of recent developments in large margin classifiers, examines connections with other methods (e.g., Bayesian inference), and identifies strengths and weaknesses of the method, as well as directions for future research. Among the contributors are Manfred Opper, Vladimir Vapnik, and Grace Wahba.
ISBN : 9780262194488
ISBN : 9780262194488
Year:
2000
Edition:
First Edition
Publisher:
MIT Press
Language:
english
Pages:
436
ISBN 10:
0262194481
ISBN 13:
9780262194488
File:
PDF, 2.87 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2000