"...provides information needed to choose the most appropriate of the many available technique for a given class of problems." (SciTech Book News, Vol. 25, No. 2, June 2001)
"This book is the unique text/professional reference for any serious student or worker in the field of pattern recognition." (Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2001k)
"...strongly recommended both as a professional reference and as a text for students..." (Technometrics, February 2002)
"...gives a systematic overview about the major topics in pattern recognition, based whenever possible on fundamental principles." (Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 968, 2001/18)
"attractively presented and readable" (Journal of Classification, Vol.18, No.2 2001)
"...provides information needed to choose the most appropriate of the many available technique for a given class of problems." (SciTech Book News, Vol. 25, No. 2, June 2001)
"I do not believe anybody wishing to teach or do serious work on Pattern Recognition can ignore this book, as it is the sort of book one wishes to find the time to read from cover to cover!" (Pattern Analysis & Applications Journal, 2001)
"This book is the unique text/professional reference for any serious student or worker in the field of pattern recognition." (Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2001k)
"...strongly recommended both as a professional reference and as a text for students..." (Technometrics, February 2002)
"...gives a systematic overview about the major topics in pattern recognition, based whenever possible on fundamental principles." (Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 968, 2001/18)
"attractively presented and readable" (Journal of Classification, Vol.18, No.2 2001)
Pattern classification is the assignment of a physical object or event to one of several pre-specified categories. It is the basic theory underlying pattern recognition by computers. With the spread of neural network research, pattern classification has experienced a significant increase in both interest and research activity. This edition has been completely revised, enlarged and formatted in two colour. It is a systematic account of the major topics in pattern recognition, based on the fundamental principles. It includes extensive examples and exercises, and is accompanied by a solutions manual.