Statistical learning theory

Statistical learning theory is an ambiguous term.

  1. It may refer to computational learning theory, which is a sub-field of theoretical computer science that studies how algorithms can learn from data.
  2. It may refer to Vapnik–Chervonenkis theory, which is a specific approach to computational learning theory, proposed by Vladimir Vapnik and Alexey Chervonenkis.
  3. It may refer to the updating of probability distributions (that represent beliefs) as new information is gained, using Bayes' theorem, as in recursive Bayesian estimation.