--- On Wed, 10/29/08, Mark Waser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > (1) Simplicity (in conclusions, hypothesis, theories, > > etc.) is preferred. > > (2) The preference to simplicity does not need a > > reason or justification. > > (3) Simplicity is preferred because it is correlated > > with correctness. > > I agree with (1), but not (2) and (3). > > I concur but would add that (4) Simplicity is preferred > because it is > correlated with correctness *of implementation* (or ease of > implementation correctly :-)
Occam said (1) but had no proof. Hutter proved (3), although as a general principle it was already a well established practice in machine learning. Also, I agree with (4) but this is not the primary reason to prefer simplicity. -- Matt Mahoney, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=117534816-b15a34 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
