Variable selection for kernel methods with application to binary classification

Thesis (PhD (Statistics and Actuarial Science))—University of Stellenbosch, 2008. === The problem of variable selection in binary kernel classification is addressed in this thesis. Kernel methods are fairly recent additions to the statistical toolbox, having originated approximately two decades ag...

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Main Author: Oosthuizen, Surette
Other Authors: Steel, S. J.
Language:en
Published: Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/1301