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Optimal learning [[electronic resource] /] / Warren B. Powell, Ilya O. Ryzhov
| Optimal learning [[electronic resource] /] / Warren B. Powell, Ilya O. Ryzhov |
| Autore | Powell Warren B. <1955-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (416 p.) |
| Disciplina | 006.3/1 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | RyzhovIlya Olegovich <1985-> |
| Collana | Wiley series in probability and statistics |
| Soggetto topico |
Machine learning
Artificial intelligence |
| ISBN |
1-118-30984-7
1-280-59249-4 9786613622327 1-118-30453-5 1-118-30982-0 1-118-30985-5 |
| Classificazione | MAT029000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Optimal Learning; CONTENTS; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 The Challenges of Learning; 1.1 Learning the Best Path; 1.2 Areas of Application; 1.3 Major Problem Classes; 1.4 The Different Types of Learning; 1.5 Learning from Different Communities; 1.6 Information Collection Using Decision Trees; 1.6.1 A Basic Decision Tree; 1.6.2 Decision Tree for Offline Learning; 1.6.3 Decision Tree for Online Learning; 1.6.4 Discussion; 1.7 Website and Downloadable Software; 1.8 Goals of this Book; Problems; 2 Adaptive Learning; 2.1 The Frequentist View; 2.2 The Bayesian View
2.2.1 The Updating Equations for Independent Beliefs2.2.2 The Expected Value of Information; 2.2.3 Updating for Correlated Normal Priors; 2.2.4 Bayesian Updating with an Uninformative Prior; 2.3 Updating for Non-Gaussian Priors; 2.3.1 The Gamma-Exponential Model; 2.3.2 The Gamma-Poisson Model; 2.3.3 The Pareto-Uniform Model; 2.3.4 Models for Learning Probabilities*; 2.3.5 Learning an Unknown Variance*; 2.4 Monte Carlo Simulation; 2.5 Why Does It Work?*; 2.5.1 Derivation of σ; 2.5.2 Derivation of Bayesian Updating Equations for Independent Beliefs; 2.6 Bibliographic Notes; Problems 3 The Economics of Information3.1 An Elementary Information Problem; 3.2 The Marginal Value of Information; 3.3 An information Acquisition Problem; 3.4 Bibliographic Notes; Problems; 4 Ranking and Selection; 4.1 The Model; 4.2 Measurement Policies; 4.2.1 Deterministic Versus Sequential Policies; 4.2.2 Optimal Sequential Policies; 4.2.3 Heuristic Policies; 4.3 Evaluating Policies; 4.4 More Advanced Topics*; 4.4.1 An Alternative Representation of the Probability Space; 4.4.2 Equivalence of Using True Means and Sample Estimates; 4.5 Bibliographic Notes; Problems; 5 The Knowledge Gradient 5.1 The Knowledge Gradient for Independent Beliefs5.1.1 Computation; 5.1.2 Some Properties of the Knowledge Gradient; 5.1.3 The Four Distributions of Learning; 5.2 The Value of Information and the S-Curve Effect; 5.3 Knowledge Gradient for Correlated Beliefs; 5.4 Anticipatory Versus Experiential Learning; 5.5 The Knowledge Gradient for Some Non-Gaussian Distributions; 5.5.1 The Gamma-Exponential Model; 5.5.2 The Gamma-Poisson Model; 5.5.3 The Pareto-Uniform Model; 5.5.4 The Beta-Bernoulli Model; 5.5.5 Discussion; 5.6 Relatives of the Knowledge Gradient; 5.6.1 Expected Improvement 5.6.2 Linear Loss*5.7 The Problem of Priors; 5.8 Discussion; 5.9 Why Does It Work?*; 5.9.1 Derivation of the Knowledge Gradient Formula; 5.10 Bibliographic Notes; Problems; 6 Bandit Problems; 6.1 The Theory and Practice of Gittins Indices; 6.1.1 Gittins Indices in the Beta-Bernoulli Model; 6.1.2 Gittins Indices in the Normal-Normal Model; 6.1.3 Approximating Gittins Indices; 6.2 Variations of Bandit Problems; 6.3 Upper Confidence Bounding; 6.4 The Knowledge Gradient for Bandit Problems; 6.4.1 The Basic Idea; 6.4.2 Some Experimental Comparisons; 6.4.3 Non-Normal Models; 6.5 Bibliographic Notes Problems |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910141254603321 |
Powell Warren B. <1955->
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| Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley, 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Optimal learning / / Warren B. Powell, Ilya O. Ryzhov
| Optimal learning / / Warren B. Powell, Ilya O. Ryzhov |
| Autore | Powell Warren B. <1955-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (416 p.) |
| Disciplina | 006.3/1 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | RyzhovIlya Olegovich <1985-> |
| Collana | Wiley series in probability and statistics |
| Soggetto topico |
Machine learning
Artificial intelligence |
| ISBN |
9786613622327
9781118309841 1118309847 9781280592492 1280592494 9781118304532 1118304535 9781118309827 1118309820 9781118309858 1118309855 |
| Classificazione | MAT029000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Optimal Learning; CONTENTS; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 The Challenges of Learning; 1.1 Learning the Best Path; 1.2 Areas of Application; 1.3 Major Problem Classes; 1.4 The Different Types of Learning; 1.5 Learning from Different Communities; 1.6 Information Collection Using Decision Trees; 1.6.1 A Basic Decision Tree; 1.6.2 Decision Tree for Offline Learning; 1.6.3 Decision Tree for Online Learning; 1.6.4 Discussion; 1.7 Website and Downloadable Software; 1.8 Goals of this Book; Problems; 2 Adaptive Learning; 2.1 The Frequentist View; 2.2 The Bayesian View
2.2.1 The Updating Equations for Independent Beliefs2.2.2 The Expected Value of Information; 2.2.3 Updating for Correlated Normal Priors; 2.2.4 Bayesian Updating with an Uninformative Prior; 2.3 Updating for Non-Gaussian Priors; 2.3.1 The Gamma-Exponential Model; 2.3.2 The Gamma-Poisson Model; 2.3.3 The Pareto-Uniform Model; 2.3.4 Models for Learning Probabilities*; 2.3.5 Learning an Unknown Variance*; 2.4 Monte Carlo Simulation; 2.5 Why Does It Work?*; 2.5.1 Derivation of σ; 2.5.2 Derivation of Bayesian Updating Equations for Independent Beliefs; 2.6 Bibliographic Notes; Problems 3 The Economics of Information3.1 An Elementary Information Problem; 3.2 The Marginal Value of Information; 3.3 An information Acquisition Problem; 3.4 Bibliographic Notes; Problems; 4 Ranking and Selection; 4.1 The Model; 4.2 Measurement Policies; 4.2.1 Deterministic Versus Sequential Policies; 4.2.2 Optimal Sequential Policies; 4.2.3 Heuristic Policies; 4.3 Evaluating Policies; 4.4 More Advanced Topics*; 4.4.1 An Alternative Representation of the Probability Space; 4.4.2 Equivalence of Using True Means and Sample Estimates; 4.5 Bibliographic Notes; Problems; 5 The Knowledge Gradient 5.1 The Knowledge Gradient for Independent Beliefs5.1.1 Computation; 5.1.2 Some Properties of the Knowledge Gradient; 5.1.3 The Four Distributions of Learning; 5.2 The Value of Information and the S-Curve Effect; 5.3 Knowledge Gradient for Correlated Beliefs; 5.4 Anticipatory Versus Experiential Learning; 5.5 The Knowledge Gradient for Some Non-Gaussian Distributions; 5.5.1 The Gamma-Exponential Model; 5.5.2 The Gamma-Poisson Model; 5.5.3 The Pareto-Uniform Model; 5.5.4 The Beta-Bernoulli Model; 5.5.5 Discussion; 5.6 Relatives of the Knowledge Gradient; 5.6.1 Expected Improvement 5.6.2 Linear Loss*5.7 The Problem of Priors; 5.8 Discussion; 5.9 Why Does It Work?*; 5.9.1 Derivation of the Knowledge Gradient Formula; 5.10 Bibliographic Notes; Problems; 6 Bandit Problems; 6.1 The Theory and Practice of Gittins Indices; 6.1.1 Gittins Indices in the Beta-Bernoulli Model; 6.1.2 Gittins Indices in the Normal-Normal Model; 6.1.3 Approximating Gittins Indices; 6.2 Variations of Bandit Problems; 6.3 Upper Confidence Bounding; 6.4 The Knowledge Gradient for Bandit Problems; 6.4.1 The Basic Idea; 6.4.2 Some Experimental Comparisons; 6.4.3 Non-Normal Models; 6.5 Bibliographic Notes Problems |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810636103321 |
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Powell Warren B. <1955->
|
||
| Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley, 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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