1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996204067403316

Autore

Webb A. R (Andrew R.)

Titolo

Statistical pattern recognition [[electronic resource] /] / Andrew R. Webb, Keith D. Copsey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Wiley, 2011

ISBN

1-119-96140-8

1-283-28311-5

9786613283115

1-118-30535-3

1-119-95295-6

1-119-95296-4

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxiv, 642 pages) : illustrations, tables

Altri autori (Persone)

CopseyKeith D

Disciplina

006.4

Soggetti

Pattern perception - Statistical methods

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Statistical Pattern Recognition; Contents; Preface; Notation; 1 Introduction to Statistical Pattern Recognition; 1.1 Statistical Pattern Recognition; 1.1.1 Introduction; 1.1.2 The Basic Model; 1.2 Stages in a Pattern Recognition Problem; 1.3 Issues; 1.4 Approaches to Statistical Pattern Recognition; 1.5 Elementary Decision Theory; 1.5.1 Bayes' Decision Rule for Minimum Error; 1.5.2 Bayes' Decision Rule for Minimum Error - Reject Option; 1.5.3 Bayes' Decision Rule for Minimum Risk; 1.5.4 Bayes' Decision Rule for Minimum Risk - Reject Option; 1.5.5 Neyman-Pearson Decision Rule

1.5.6 Minimax Criterion1.5.7 Discussion; 1.6 Discriminant Functions; 1.6.1 Introduction; 1.6.2 Linear Discriminant Functions; 1.6.3 Piecewise Linear Discriminant Functions; 1.6.4 Generalised Linear Discriminant Function; 1.6.5 Summary; 1.7 Multiple Regression; 1.8 Outline of Book; 1.9 Notes and References; Exercises; 2 Density Estimation - Parametric; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Estimating the Parameters of the Distributions; 2.2.1 Estimative Approach; 2.2.2 Predictive Approach; 2.3 The Gaussian Classifier; 2.3.1 Specification; 2.3.2 Derivation of the Gaussian



Classifier Plug-In Estimates

2.3.3 Example Application Study2.4 Dealing with Singularities in the Gaussian Classifier; 2.4.1 Introduction; 2.4.2 Na ̈ıve Bayes; 2.4.3 Projection onto a Subspace; 2.4.4 Linear Discriminant Function; 2.4.5 Regularised Discriminant Analysis; 2.4.6 Example Application Study; 2.4.7 Further Developments; 2.4.8 Summary; 2.5 Finite Mixture Models; 2.5.1 Introduction; 2.5.2 Mixture Models for Discrimination; 2.5.3 Parameter Estimation for Normal Mixture Models; 2.5.4 Normal Mixture Model Covariance Matrix Constraints; 2.5.5 How Many Components?; 2.5.6 Maximum Likelihood Estimation via EM

2.5.7 Example Application Study2.5.8 Further Developments; 2.5.9 Summary; 2.6 Application Studies; 2.7 Summary and Discussion; 2.8 Recommendations; 2.9 Notes and References; Exercises; 3 Density Estimation - Bayesian; 3.1 Introduction; 3.1.1 Basics; 3.1.2 Recursive Calculation; 3.1.3 Proportionality; 3.2 Analytic Solutions; 3.2.1 Conjugate Priors; 3.2.2 Estimating the Mean of a Normal Distribution with Known Variance; 3.2.3 Estimating the Mean and the Covariance Matrix of a Multivariate Normal Distribution; 3.2.4 Unknown Prior Class Probabilities; 3.2.5 Summary; 3.3 Bayesian Sampling Schemes

3.3.1 Introduction3.3.2 Summarisation; 3.3.3 Sampling Version of the Bayesian Classifier; 3.3.4 Rejection Sampling; 3.3.5 Ratio of Uniforms; 3.3.6 Importance Sampling; 3.4 Markov Chain Monte Carlo Methods; 3.4.1 Introduction; 3.4.2 The Gibbs Sampler; 3.4.3 Metropolis-Hastings Algorithm; 3.4.4 Data Augmentation; 3.4.5 Reversible Jump Markov Chain Monte Carlo; 3.4.6 Slice Sampling; 3.4.7 MCMC Example - Estimation of Noisy Sinusoids; 3.4.8 Summary; 3.4.9 Notes and References; 3.5 Bayesian Approaches to Discrimination; 3.5.1 Labelled Training Data; 3.5.2 Unlabelled Training Data

3.6 Sequential Monte Carlo Samplers

Sommario/riassunto

"Statistical Pattern Recognition provides an introduction to statistical pattern theory and techniques, with material drawn from a wide range of fields, including the areas of engineering, statistics, computer science and the social sciences. The book describes techniques for analysing data comprising measurements made on individuals or objects. The techniques are used to make a prediction such as disease of a patient, the type of object illuminated by a radar, economic forecast. Emphasis is placed on techniques for classification, a term used for predicting the class or group an object belongs to (based on a set of exemplars) and for methods that seek to discover natural groupings in a data set. Each section concludes with a description of the wide range of practical applications that have been addressed and the further developments of theoretical techniques and includes a variety of exercises, from 'open-book' questions to more lengthy projects. New material is presented, including the analysis of complex networks and basic techniques for analysing the properties of datasets and also introduces readers to the use of variational methods for Bayesian density estimation and looks at new applications in biometrics and security"--



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910793918303321

Autore

Henkes Barbara

Titolo

Negotiating racial politics in the family : transnational histories touched by national socialism and apartheid / / by Barbara Henkes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , [2020]

©2020

ISBN

90-04-40160-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Collana

Egodocuments and history series ; ; Volume 11

Disciplina

305.8009492

Soggetti

Race discrimination - Netherlands - History - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is situated at the cutting edge of the political-ethical dimension of history writing. Henkes investigates various responsibilities and loyalties towards family and nation, as well as other major ethical obligations towards society and humanity when historical subjects have to deal with a repressive political regime. In the first section we follow three pre-war German immigrants in the Netherlands during the era of National Socialism. The second section explores the positions of three Dutch post-war emigrants who left for South Africa. The narratives of these transnational agents and their relatives provide a lens through which changing constructions of national identities, and the personal acceptance or rejection of a nationalist policy on racial grounds, can be observed in everyday practice.



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910830063303321

Titolo

Advances in photochemistry . Volume 28 [[electronic resource] /] / editors Douglas C. Neckers, Thomas Wolff, William S. Jenks

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley Pub., c2005

ISBN

1-280-25486-6

9786610254866

0-470-23123-8

0-471-71412-7

0-471-71411-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (294 p.)

Collana

Advances in photochemistry ; ; 28

Altri autori (Persone)

NeckersDouglas C

WolffThomas

JenksWilliam S

Disciplina

541.35

541.35082

Soggetti

Photochemistry

Chemistry, Physical and theoretical

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

ADVANCES IN PHOTOCHEMISTRY Volume 28; CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; CONTENTS; Hypericin and Its Perylene Quinone Analogs: Probing Structure, Dynamics, and Interactions with the Environment; Thiophosgene: A Tailor-Made Molecule for Photochemical and Photophysical Studies; 1,2-Cycloaddition Reaction of Carbonyl Compounds and Pentaatomic Heterocyclic Compounds; The Invention of Dylux® Instant-Access Imaging Materials and the Development of Habi Chemistry-A Personal History; Index; Cumulative Index, Volumes 1-28

Sommario/riassunto

Setting the pace for progress and innovation . . .""[Provides] a wealth of information on frontier photochemistry . . . could easily serve as a definitive source of background information for future researchers.""--Journal of the American Chemical Society""The overall quality of the series and the timeliness of selections and authors warrants



continuation of the series by any library wishing to maintain a first-rate reference series to the literature.""--Physics TodayADVANCES IN PHOTOCHEMISTRYMore than a simple survey of the current literature, Advances in Photochemistr

4.

Record Nr.

UNIORUON00300345

Autore

Pollak, Roman

Titolo

Pagine di cultura e di letteratura polacca / Romano Pollak

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Roma, : Istituto per l'Europa Orientale, [s.d.]

Descrizione fisica

VIII, 215 p. ; 20 cm.

Disciplina

891.85

Soggetti

Letteratura polacca

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia