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Another amazing book from Hastie/Efron. The ISLR book was my first foray into ML and landed me my current job. Will be sure to devour this one as well!
by uptownfunk 9y ago
Another amazing book from Hastie/Efron. The ISLR book was my first foray into ML and landed me my current job. Will be sure to devour this one as well!
- leesec 9y agoCan you specify which book you mean, when you say "ISLR"? Thanks!
- cjauvin 9y agoThis one: http://www-bcf.usc.edu/~gareth/ISL/ http://www-bcf.usc.edu/~gareth/ISL/ Not to be confused with this one: https://web.stanford.edu/~hastie/ElemStatLearn/ https://web.stanford.edu/~hastie/ElemStatLearn/ (a.k.a. ESL)
- NabenHarb 9y agoDo you happen to know how the two books compare to each other?
- R_haterade 9y agoElements is much more rigorous and also longer.
- dapreja 9y agoCould you tell me how exactly did you land (and what it is) your current job, and from what previous possition did you come from?
- uptownfunk 9y agoCurrently a Data Scientist for an MBB consulting firm. Came from a quant role (as a Project Manager) from an Ibank. Everything I do in my current role is pretty much straight from ISLR.