The first edition, published in 1973, has become a classic reference in the field. Now with the second edition, readers will find information on key new topics such as neural networks and statistical pattern recognition, the theory of machine learning, and the theory of invariances. Also included are worked examples, comparisons between different methods, extensive graphics, expanded exercises and computer project topics.
An Instructor's Manual presenting detailed solutions to all the problems in the book is available from the Wiley editorial department.
This is a must have/ must read book for any person who want to make a career in AI, Machine Learning, BigData, Analytics or ComputerVision. It is so well written and makes your fundamental ideas very clear. It can be your first and the only book you need to read to get strong foundation.
Someone, reduce size of books. We don't need more exponentially growing information, we need faster and better explanations. Usually it can be done in few pages for each concept.
A very well written book. It is easy to follow/understand and introduces a lot of the research done in statistical machine learning and pattern recognition in the last few decades.
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I have both the old, first edition and the second edition. The first edition was ahead of its time, and expensive but useful. The second was a tidy book surrounded by many with similar content.