Topics in Statistics: Statistical Learning Theory

Image of Talagrand's convex-hull distance on the cube.

d2 represents Talagrand's convex-hull distance on the cube. (Image by Prof. Dmitry Panchenko.)

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MIT Course Number

18.465

As Taught In

Spring 2007

Level

Graduate

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Course Description

The main goal of this course is to study the generalization ability of a number of popular machine learning algorithms such as boosting, support vector machines and neural networks. Topics include Vapnik-Chervonenkis theory, concentration inequalities in product spaces, and other elements of empirical process theory.

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This is a graduate-level subject in Statistics. The content varies year to year, according to the interests of the instructor and the students.

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Dmitry Panchenko. 18.465 Topics in Statistics: Statistical Learning Theory. Spring 2007. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.


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