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2026-05-22

The main chapter on classification trees (19  Classification using Trees and Rules) was added.

The sections on neural networks were relocated to be in their own chapter (18  Neural Network Classifiers).

2026-01-26

New sections on

• Logistic Regression
• Nonlinear Discriminants, such as
  • Naive Bayes
  • Flexible Discriminants
• K-Nearest Neighbors
• Neural Networks via Multilayer Perceptrons

2025-07-25

Part 4 has begun with Metric Functions.

2025-06-24

A new chapter (14  Comparing Models) on model comparisons was added, concluding Part 3 of the book.

2025-05-21

New chapters on iterative optimization and feature selection.

Whenever a section has a corresponding computing supplement, an icon on the main site is shown that directly links to that section. In this computing supplement, you can get back to the main site’s section via this icon: .

We also move to mirai for parallel processing.

2025-01-17

Small update that standardized the url anchors.

Some sections were reorganized.

2024-09-23

Computing chapters caught up to the website (chapter 11, grid search)

2023-12-11

Added a chapter on initial data splitting.