Re: REQ: Appendix A. of Radford Neal thesis: Bayesian Learning for

2002-02-25 Thread Jonathan G Campbell 

Mark wrote:
 
 Hi,
 
 I'm CS student interested in Radford Neal thesis called Bayesian
 Learning for Neural Networks. I know that some years ago  this thesis
 was available for download from author's site, but nowadays there
 isn't possible. I have searched it on Intenet so I have not known to
 find it.
 
 I should be grateful if anyone could tell me where I can find it, or
 could send it to me via e-mail.
 
 I specially interested in Appendix A. of this thesis.

As the other poster suggested, it has been published:

@Book{neal-bayesian-nn,
  author =   R.M. Neal,
  title =Bayesian Learning for Neural Networks,
  publisher =Springer Verlag,
  year = 1996
}

From the preface: This book, a revision of my PhD thesis [Bayesian
Learning for Neural Networks] ...

Appendix A: Details of the Implementation. 

Best regards,

Jon C.

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Re: Stat History

2001-02-22 Thread Jonathan G. Campbell 

David Robinson wrote:
 
 I am trying to find a discussion that links the initial work by
 Bayes/Laplace and the move to the frequentist view (a short why the
 approach by Laplace was abandoned and when).  Any help would be
 appreciated!
 

Perhaps start with:

E. T. Jaynes, Probability Theory: The Logic of Science, see:
http://www-lecb.ncifcrf.gov/~toms/jaynes.html
(things seems to have changed a little since I last downloaded it, but
you'll find it somewhere amongst the links in that page).

Ian Hacking, The Emergence of Probability, Cambridge University Press,
1975

Tom Lordeo, From Laplace to Supernova SN 1987A: Bayesian Inference in
Astrophysics, see:
http://astrosun.tn.cornell.edu/staff/loredo/bayes/tjl.html

Hope this helps,

Jon C.

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Re: Laplace quote

2000-11-15 Thread Jonathan G. Campbell 

Alan McLean wrote:
 
 Laplace once said: 'Probability is merely common sense reduced to
 numbers.'
 
 Can anyone provide a reference for this?
 

In:

  author =   "P.S. (Marquis de) Laplace",
  title ="A Philosophical Essay on Probabilities",
  publisher ="Dover",
  year = "1995"
(tr. F.W. Truscott and F.L. Emory of "Essai philosophique sur les
probabilities", original pub. Gauthier-Villiars (Paris) 1814).

last page, p. 196, (and just as well, for if it hadn't been on the first
or last pages, I wouldn't have found it!):

"It is seen in this essay that the theory of probabilities is at bottom
only common sense reduced to calculus;" This is chapter 18 -- Historical
Notice Concerning the Calculus of Probabilities.

I think the slight difference in translation 'numbers - calculus' would
be unremarkable; likewise 'merely - basically - at bottom'.

Best regards,

Jon C.

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