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138 nips-2001-On the Generalization Ability of On-Line Learning Algorithms


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Author: Nicolò Cesa-bianchi, Alex Conconi, Claudio Gentile

Abstract: In this paper we show that on-line algorithms for classification and regression can be naturally used to obtain hypotheses with good datadependent tail bounds on their risk. Our results are proven without requiring complicated concentration-of-measure arguments and they hold for arbitrary on-line learning algorithms. Furthermore, when applied to concrete on-line algorithms, our results yield tail bounds that in many cases are comparable or better than the best known bounds.


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