Utility-Based Learning from Data

by Craig Friedman, Sven Sandow

Utility-Based Learning from Data provides a pedagogical, self-contained discussion of probability estimation methods via a coherent approach from the viewpoint of a decision maker who acts in an uncertain environment. This approach is motivated by the idea that probabilistic models are usually not learned for their own sake; rather, they are used t

417 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 12, 2010