Table of Contents

Bayesian Decision Theory.

Maximum-Likelihood and Bayesian Parameter Estimation.

Nonparametric Techniques.

Linear Discriminant Functions.

Multilayer Neural Networks.

Stochastic Methods.

Nonmetric Methods.

Algorithm-Independent Machine Learning.

Unsupervised Learning and Clustering.

Appendix.

Index.

About the Author

RICHARD O. DUDA, PhD, is Professor in the Electrical Engineering Department at San Jose State University, San Jose, California.

PETER E. HART, PhD, is Chief Executive Officer and President of Ricoh Innovations, Inc. in Menlo Park, California.

DAVID G. STORK, PhD, is Chief Scientist, also at Ricoh Innovations, Inc.

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