Archive for January, 2011
ESL 1: Introduction (and the Scatterplot Matrix)
The first chapter of ESL is very short and serves to provide an overview of the book and describe the kinds of problems that will be encountered throughout. For those following along with me at home, reading this chapter shouldn't take longer than 30 minutes and doesn't require any prior knowledge. Look at your data [...]
ESL: The Elements of Statistical Learning
I am currently working through "The Elements of Statistical Learning" (ESL). I thought that I might take the time to write some notes as I go through the book. In particular, I will try to reproduce most of analysis in the text using R. As a point of comparison, I might also comment on how [...]