{"product_id":"patterns-predictions-and-actions-moritz-hardt-9780691233734","title":"Patterns, Predictions, and Actions: Foundations of Machine Learning","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn authoritative, up-to-date graduate textbook on machine learning that highlights its historical context and societal impacts\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatterns, Predictions, and Actions\u003c\/i\u003e introduces graduate students to the essentials of machine learning while offering invaluable perspective on its history and social implications. Beginning with the foundations of decision making, Moritz Hardt and Benjamin Recht explain how representation, optimization, and generalization are the constituents of supervised learning. They go on to provide self-contained discussions of causality, the practice of causal inference, sequential decision making, and reinforcement learning, equipping readers with the concepts and tools they need to assess the consequences that may arise from acting on statistical decisions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides a modern introduction to machine learning, showing how data patterns support predictions and consequential actions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePays special attention to societal impacts and fairness in decision making\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTraces the development of machine learning from its origins to today\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeatures a novel chapter on machine learning benchmarks and datasets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInvites readers from all backgrounds, requiring some experience with probability, calculus, and linear algebra\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn essential textbook for students and a guide for researchers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Moritz Hardt, Benjamin Recht\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 069123373X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691233734\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/18\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.10h x 6.90w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2023","brand":"Moritz Hardt","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44133381243135,"sku":"9780691233734","price":59.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a9032aa3-a15d-4411-9d02-f52b5a42de17.jpg?v=1687485774","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/patterns-predictions-and-actions-moritz-hardt-9780691233734","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}