Rajarshi Guha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi, there is a quote in the fortunes package: > > To paraphrase provocatively, `machine learning is statistics minus any > checking > of models and assumptions'. > -- Brian D. Ripley (about the difference between machine learning and > statistics) > useR! 2004, Vienna (May 2004) > > > Was this statement made in a presentation? If so, would it be possible > to get a reference for the presentation?
Was it really that hard to mine out for yourself? http://www.ci.tuwien.ac.at/Conferences/useR-2004/Keynotes/Ripley.pdf (slide 7 to be precise) and http://www.ci.tuwien.ac.at/Conferences/useR-2004/ for the conference itself. -- O__ ---- Peter Dalgaard Øster Farimagsgade 5, Entr.B c/ /'_ --- Dept. of Biostatistics PO Box 2099, 1014 Cph. K (*) \(*) -- University of Copenhagen Denmark Ph: (+45) 35327918 ~~~~~~~~~~ - ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) FAX: (+45) 35327907 ______________________________________________ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
