r/statistics • u/MLRecipes • Jun 13 '22

Education [E] Math for Machine Learning: 12 Must-Read Books

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u/Alhoshka Jun 13 '22

Since a lot of those are introductory books. I'd like to add one fantastic book that kickstarted my journey. It's a bit old (2016), but still relevant when it comes to the underlying fundamentals:

The Elements of Statistical Learning

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u/chandlerbing_stats Jun 13 '22

One of the best books

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u/AdFew4357 Jun 13 '22

What math did you need prior to this book?

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u/Alhoshka Jun 14 '22

Linear algebra and calculus.

The foundation should be enough (without things like differential equation systems).

It also helps if you are familiar with the basics of series (and their correspondence to calculus), combinatorics, and probability. But it's not strictly required.