An Intuitive Tutorial to Gaussian Processes Regression

09/22/2020
by   Jie Wang, et al.
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This introduction aims to provide readers an intuitive understanding of Gaussian processes regression. Gaussian processes regression (GPR) models have been widely used in machine learning applications because their representation flexibility and inherently uncertainty measures over predictions. The paper starts with explaining mathematical basics that Gaussian processes built on including multivariate normal distribution, kernels, non-parametric models, joint and conditional probability. The Gaussian processes regression is then described in an accessible way by balancing showing unnecessary mathematical derivation steps and missing key conclusive results. An illustrative implementation of a standard Gaussian processes regression algorithm is provided. Beyond the standard Gaussian processes regression, existing software packages to implement state-of-the-art Gaussian processes algorithms are reviewed. Lastly, more advanced Gaussian processes regression models are specified. The paper is written in an accessible way, thus undergraduate science and engineering background will find no difficulties in following the content.

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