List of Acronyms

AIC

Akaike Information Criterion.

ANN

Artificial Neural Networks.

API

Application-Programming Interface.

BIC

Bayesian Information Criterion.

BMI

Body-Mass Index.

CART

Classification and Regression Tree.

CNN

Convolutional Neural Networks.

CPU

Central Processing Unit.

DBSCAN

Density-Based Spatial Clustering of Applications with Noise.

DNN

Deep Neural Networks.

DT

Decision Tree.

EM

Expectation Maximisation.

FNN

Feedforward Neural Networks.

GMM

Gaussian Mixture Model.

LHS

Left Hand Side.

LLE

Locally Linear Embedding.

LLN

Law of Large Numbers.

LTU

Linear Threshold Unit.

MAP

Maximum a-Posteriori.

ML

Machine Learning.

MLE

Maximum Likelihood Estimate.

MLP

Multi-layer Perceptrons.

MNIST

Modified National Institute of Standards and Technology.

MSE

Mean Square Error.

OOB

Out-of Bag.

PC

Principal Component.

PCA

Principal Component Analysis.

PCM

Pulse Code Modulation.

PDF

Portable Document Format.

RBF

Radial Basis Function.

RF

Random Forest.

SAMME

Stagewise Additive Modeling using a Multiclass Exponential loss function.

SVD

Singular Value Decomposition.

SVM

Support Vector Machines.

TLU

Threshold Logic Unit.