Abstract
The problem of learning a concept from examples in a distribution-free model is considered. The notion of dynamic sampling, wherein the number of examples examined can increase with the complexity of the target concept, is introduced. This method is used to establish the learnability of various concept classes with an infinite Vapnik-Chervonenkis (VC) dimension. An important variation on the problem of learning from examples, called approximating from examples, is also discussed. The problem of computing the VC dimension of a finite concept set defined on a finite domain is considered.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Annual Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science (Proceedings) |
Publisher | Publ by IEEE |
Pages | 120-129 |
Number of pages | 10 |
ISBN (Print) | 0818608773, 9780818608773 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1988 |
Externally published | Yes |
Publication series
Name | Annual Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science (Proceedings) |
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ISSN (Print) | 0272-5428 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:* This paper was prepared with support from NSF Grant DCR-8607494, AR0 Grant DAAL-03-86-K-0171, and the Siemens Corporation.