Fieguth P. An Introduction to Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning 2022

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The domains of Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning have experienced exceptional interest and growth, however the overwhelming number of methods and applications can make the fields seem bewildering. This text offers an accessible and conceptually rich introduction, a solid mathematical development emphasizing simplicity and intuition. Students beginning to explore pattern recognition do not need a suite of mathematically advanced methods or complicated computational libraries to understand and appreciate pattern recognition; rather the fundamental concepts and insights, eminently teachable at the undergraduate level, motivate this text. This book provides methods of analysis that the reader can realistically undertake on their own, supported by real-world examples, case-studies, and worked numerical / computational studies.
List of Examples.
List of Algorithms.
Notation.
Overview.
Introduction to Pattern Recognition.
Learning.
Representing Patterns.
Feature Extraction and Selection.
Distance-Based Classification.
Inferring Class Models.
Statistics-Based Classification.
Classifier Testing and Validation.
Discriminant-Based Classification.
Ensemble Classification.
Model-Free Classification.
Conclusions and Directions.
Appendices