Foundations of statistical algorithms : with reference to R packages /: with reference to R packages. ([2014])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Claus Weihs, Olaf Mersmann, Uwe Ligges.
• Authors: Weihs, Claus; Mersmann, Olaf; Ligges, Uwe
• Contents: Introduction Computation; Motivation and History; Models for Computing: What Can a Computer Compute?; Floating-Point Computations: How Does a Computer Compute?; Precision of Computations: How Exact Does a Computer Compute?; Implementation in R Verification; Motivation and History; Theory; Practice and Simulation; Implementation in R Iteration; Motivation; Preliminaries; Univariate Optimization; Multivariate Optimization; Example: Neural Nets; Constrained Optimization; Evolutionary Computing; Implementation in R Deduction of Theoretical Properties; PLS—from Algorithm to Optimality; EM Algorithm; Implementation in R Randomization; Motivation and History; Theory: Univariate Randomization; Theory: Multivariate Randomization; Practice and Simulation: Stochastic Modeling; Implementation in R Repetition; Motivation and Overview; Model Selection; Model Selection in Classification; Model Selection in Continuous Models; Implementation in R Scalability and Parallelization; Introduction; Motivation and History; Optimization; Parallel Computing; Implementation in R Bibliography Index Conclusion and Exercises appear at the end of each chapter.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxv, 473 pages ), illustrations
• Subjects: 519.50285/51; Statistics -- Data processing; Algorithms; MATHEMATICS -- Probability & Statistics -- General; Algorithms; Statistics -- Data processing
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781439878873; 1439878870
• Related ISBNs: 9781439878859; 1439878854
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 449-465) and index.; Note: Description based on print version record.
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