[computer-go] Hint for good Bayes book wanted

[George Dahl]

I own that book and can also recommend it.
- George

On 7/23/07, Łukasz Lew <lukasz.lew at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Absolutely the best book I've seen is:
>
> Christopher M. Bishop
> "Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning"
>
> It's totally awesome!
>
> Strong points:
> - It have both Bayesian and non Bayesian ways explained
> - the explanation is clear
> - figures are so helpful (and aesthetic)
> - it concentrates on prediction and classification and have
> algorithmic perspective
>    (contrary to MacKay's book)
>
> There is a free chapter on graphical models:
> http://research.microsoft.com/~cmbishop/PRML/Bishop-PRML-sample.pdf
>
> Lukasz Lew
>
> On 7/23/07, chrilly <c.donninger at wavenet.at> wrote:
> > I have a Phd in statistics. But Bayesian methods were at that time a
> > non-topic. I know the general principles, but I want to learn a little
> bit
> > more about the latest developments in the field. Bayes is now chic,
> there
> > are many books about it. I assume also a lot of bad ones.
> > Can anyone recommend me a good state of the art book about Bayesian
> > inference. Should be somewhat in the applied direction, but also with a
> > sound mathematical background.
> >
> > Chrilly
> >
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