May 27, 2022, 1:05 p.m. | Arnaud Capitaine

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The connection between probability definition and machine learning explanation

Are variance and bias of an estimator mathematical definitions and machine learning explanations reconcilable? Source: Robot hand photo created by rawpixel.com — www.freepik.com

Why a new bias variance post?

I had trouble to clearly understand the connection between the definitions of the variance and the bias of an estimator in my probability courses and the explanation from the machine learning courses I then followed. In the first case, the mathematical definitions …

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