Another very interesting resource on the subject is the book Introduction to Statistical Learning by Garet James et al [1]. The book introduces the foundationa

Another very interesting resource on the subject is the book Introduction to Statistical Learning by Garet James et al [1]. The book introduces the foundational concepts of statistical learning (classification, regression, cross-validation) and algorithms such as support vector machines. It is also available on PDF at the website [1]. [1] http://www-bcf.usc.edu/~gareth/ISL/ http://www-bcf.usc.edu/~gareth/ISL/