> Would you be able to tell me which part of the code-base I should play with > for this project? (I'm assuming it is the cython code in > coordinate_descent.pyx)
yes. > Some references to literature would definitely help. you have a few on the wiki page. you can also start from wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coordinate_descent http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Random_coordinate_descent you can try to write the maths to see if you can find the update rules. >> - Strong rules >> > > Alex had provided me a link to this gist, > https://gist.github.com/fabianp/3097107 . Sorry for sounding dumb, but is > this one of the "strong rules"? yes > And one last question, what about generalized additive models? Would that be > a good GSoC project to do? I am +0 on this now. I suggested MARS/EARTH as there is already some code which would facilitate success. Alex ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Managing the Performance of Cloud-Based Applications Take advantage of what the Cloud has to offer - Avoid Common Pitfalls. Read the Whitepaper. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=121051231&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Scikit-learn-general mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/scikit-learn-general
