Summary: ETHEM ALPAYDIN
© The MIT Press, 2010
alpaydin@boun.edu.tr
http://www.cmpe.boun.edu.tr/~ethem/i2ml2e
Lecture Slides for
Semiparametric Density Estimation
Parametric: Assume a single model for p (x | Ci) (Chapters 4
and 5)
Semiparametric: p (x | Ci) is a mixture of densities
Multiple possible explanations/prototypes:
Different handwriting styles, accents in speech
Nonparametric: No model; data speaks for itself (Chapter 8)
3Lecture Notes for E Alpaydin 2010 Introduction to Machine Learning 2e © The MIT Press (V1.0)
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Source: Alpaydýn, Ethem - Department of Computer Engineering, Bogaziçi University

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