Clarity comments on Open Thread, Jul. 27 - Aug 02, 2015 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Clarity 31 July 2015 02:59:14AM 1 point [-]

I heard about the method of least squares in my linear regression lecture. They remind me of how support vector machines work. Is this coincidental?

Comment author: Manfred 01 August 2015 07:22:06PM * 0 points [-]

Well, both can be cast as convex optimization problems, right? So if you're interested in the similarities, maybe look into that.