Publisher's Synopsis
A discussion is presented of machine learning theory on empirically learning classification rules. Six myths are proposed in the machine learning community that address issues of bias, learning as search, computational learning theory, Occam's razor, universal learning algorithms, and interactive learning. Some of the problems raised are also addressed from a Bayesian perspective. Questions are suggested that machine learning researchers should be addressing both theoretically and experimentally. Buntine, Wray Ames Research Center NASA-TM-107893, RIA-90-05-08-1, NAS 1.15:107893 ...