Bayesian Reasoning and Machine Learning
by David Barber
Publisher: Cambridge University Press 2011
ISBN/ASIN: 0521518148
ISBN-13: 9780521518147
Number of pages: 644
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The book is designed for final-year undergraduates and master's students with limited background in linear algebra and calculus. Comprehensive and coherent, it develops everything from basic reasoning to advanced techniques within the framework of graphical models.
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