Glossary
A posteriori distribution The distribution of the classes with respect to a fixed feature.
A priori distribution The distribution of the classes without knowledge of the features.
Absolute norm A special type of Minkowski norm.
Absolute scale Scale of measurement for counting quantities.
AR model Autoregressive signal model.
Autoregressive signal model Representation of a type of random process.
Bagging Bootstrap aggregating.
Bayes’ law Fundamental result in probability theory.
Bayesian classifier A special classifier that uses all the ingredients of the Bayesian framework and is optimal with respect to the risk.
Bias In parameter estimation: Error of an estimator that is not due to chance.
Binary classifier A classifier that only decides ...
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