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Bayesian Linear Regression - CEDAR

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Machine Learning ! ! ! ! !SrihariShortcomings of MLE• M.L.E. of parameters wdoes not address– M (Model complexity: how many basis functions?– It is controlled by data size N• More data allows better fit without overfitting• Regularization also controls overfit (λ controls itseffect)E D(w) = 1 2N∑n=1{ t n−w T φ(x n) }2whereE(w) = E D(w) + λE W(w)• But M and choice of ϕ j are still important– M can be determined by holdout, but wasteful of dataE (w) =• Model complexity and over-fitting better handled using<strong>Bayesian</strong> approach 3W12wTw

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