Computer Age Statistical Inference: Algorithms, Evidence and Data Science

Re:Computer Age Statistical Inference: Algorithms, Evidence ... by uptownfunk on Friday August 18, 2017 @03:12PM (#15048938)

Another amazing book from Hastie/Efron. The ISLR book was my first foray into ML and landed me my current job. Will be sure to devour this one as well!

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Re:Computer Age Statistical Inference: Algorithms, Evidence ... by dapreja on Friday August 18, 2017 @10:12PM (#15051249)

Could you tell me how exactly did you land (and what it is) your current job, and from what previous possition did you come from?

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Re:Computer Age Statistical Inference: Algorithms, Evidence ... by uptownfunk on Sunday August 20, 2017 @01:21PM (#15059247)

Currently a Data Scientist for an MBB consulting firm. Came from a quant role (as a Project Manager) from an Ibank. Everything I do in my current role is pretty much straight from ISLR.

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Re:Computer Age Statistical Inference: Algorithms, Evidence ... by leesec on Friday August 18, 2017 @03:53PM (#15049229)

Can you specify which book you mean, when you say "ISLR"?

Thanks!

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Re:Computer Age Statistical Inference: Algorithms, Evidence ... by cjauvin on Friday August 18, 2017 @03:55PM (#15049243)

This one: http://www-bcf.usc.edu/~gareth/ISL/

Not to be confused with this one: https://web.stanford.edu/~hastie/ElemStatLearn/ (a.k.a. ESL)

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Re:Computer Age Statistical Inference: Algorithms, Evidence ... by NabenHarb on Friday August 18, 2017 @06:36PM (#15050290)

Do you happen to know how the two books compare to each other?

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Re:Computer Age Statistical Inference: Algorithms, Evidence ... by R_haterade on Friday August 18, 2017 @10:22PM (#15051285)

Elements is much more rigorous and also longer.

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