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I just received my copy of "Collective Intelligence" in the mail this morning, and immediately sat down and starting reading. I've been reading for the past se
by eric_bullington 15y ago
I just received my copy of "Collective Intelligence" in the mail this morning, and immediately sat down and starting reading. I've been reading for the past several hours, non-stop. It's that good. Perhaps the best part is the chapter at the end of the book that neatly and concisely sums up all the major ML algorithms: neural networks, SVM, kNN, k-means, decision trees, Bayesian classifiers, etc. etc. This chapter alone is worth the price of the book. I only wish it were longer (and it's not a short book).
- levesque 15y agoWhat would you say is the level of the book? I am intrigued by your enthusiasm, but I think I'd be wasting my time if I went reading an introductory book.
- rouli 15y agoI'd say it's introductory, up to the chapter it discusses SVMs. Than it becomes incomprehensible, unless you have prior knowledge of SVMs and kernel methods.
- mrcapers 15y agoIntroductory. I don't have a particularly formal background in discrete math or ML, but I was able to absorb most of the content.
- dbecker 15y agoYou deserve a commission, Eric. I just bought "Collective Intelligence" based on your review.
- haldean 15y agoDitto. Here's an Amazon link, for the lazy: http://www.amazon.com/Programming-Collective-Intelligence-Building-Applications/dp/0596529325 http://www.amazon.com/Programming-Collective-Intelligence-Bu...