tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325397004329727405.post5067314809750231831..comments2023-09-25T02:14:15.189-04:00Comments on Beyond Microfoundations:: My latest distraction arrived today...David R. Pughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09032073870730301659noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325397004329727405.post-65481784930146458802011-01-03T22:22:52.069-05:002011-01-03T22:22:52.069-05:00Many thanks for the link! I will definitely put i...Many thanks for the link! I will definitely put it on my reading list. The Collective Intelligence book I am working through seems very entry-level, but it does provided Python code and examples/exercises to work through...I find that when I am forced to program something (an algorithm) I learn it much faster/better.David R. Pughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09032073870730301659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325397004329727405.post-9870556200925033732011-01-03T20:50:37.511-05:002011-01-03T20:50:37.511-05:00I'm afraid I don't know that book. Let me...I'm afraid I don't know that book. Let me however point you to what is one of the most widely used standard references on machine learning and modern statistics, and deservedly so: <a href="http://www-stat.stanford.edu/~tibs/ElemStatLearn/" rel="nofollow"><i>The Elements of Statistical Learning</i></a>. There's a free PDF of the whole book there.Cosma Shalizihttp://bactra.org/weblog/noreply@blogger.com