Bayesian linear regressionBayesian linear regression is a type of conditional modeling in which the mean of one variable is described by a linear combination of other variables, with the goal of obtaining the posterior probability of the regression coefficients (as well as other parameters describing the distribution of the regressand) and ultimately allowing the out-of-sample prediction of the regressand (often labelled ) conditional on observed values of the regressors (usually ).
Régression vers la moyenneEn statistique, la régression vers la moyenne décrit le phénomène suivant : si une variable est extrême à sa première mesure, elle va généralement se rapprocher de la moyenne à sa seconde mesure. Si elle est extrême à sa seconde mesure elle va tendre à être proche de la moyenne à sa première mesure. Afin d'éviter des inférences erronées, la régression vers la moyenne doit être considérée à la base de la conception des expériences scientifiques et prise en compte lors de l'interprétation des données.
Loss functions for classificationIn machine learning and mathematical optimization, loss functions for classification are computationally feasible loss functions representing the price paid for inaccuracy of predictions in classification problems (problems of identifying which category a particular observation belongs to). Given as the space of all possible inputs (usually ), and as the set of labels (possible outputs), a typical goal of classification algorithms is to find a function which best predicts a label for a given input .
Function approximationIn general, a function approximation problem asks us to select a function among a that closely matches ("approximates") a in a task-specific way. The need for function approximations arises in many branches of applied mathematics, and computer science in particular , such as predicting the growth of microbes in microbiology. Function approximations are used where theoretical models are unavailable or hard to compute.
