An inequality for uniform deviations of sample averages from their means


Autoria(s): Bartlett, Peter; Lugosi, Gábor
Contribuinte(s)

Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Departament d'Economia i Empresa

Data(s)

15/09/2005

Resumo

We derive a new inequality for uniform deviations of averages from their means. The inequality is a common generalization of previous results of Vapnik and Chervonenkis (1974) and Pollard (1986). Usingthe new inequality we obtain tight bounds for empirical loss minimization learning.

Identificador

http://hdl.handle.net/10230/905

Idioma(s)

eng

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Palavras-Chave #Statistics, Econometrics and Quantitative Methods #vapnik-chervonenkis inequality #uniform laws of large numbers #empirical risk #minimization
Tipo

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