not to hijack the topic or do any upselling, but Google has a Prediction API which leverages multiple ML algorithms and makes them available to the public for use in general apps:<div><a href="http://code.google.com/apis/predict/">http://code.google.com/apis/predict/</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>this is if you're interested in leveraging *existing* ML algorithms and not studying them or coming up with one of your own. there is also more feedback/info here:</div><div><a href="http://googlecode.blogspot.com/2010/05/bigquery-and-prediction-api-get-more.html">http://googlecode.blogspot.com/2010/05/bigquery-and-prediction-api-get-more.html</a></div>
<div><a href="http://www.thedatascientist.com/2010/05/22/how-i-would-use-the-google-prediction-api/">http://www.thedatascientist.com/2010/05/22/how-i-would-use-the-google-prediction-api/</a></div><div><a href="http://chariotsolutions.blogspot.com/2010/08/machine-learning-google-prediction-api.html">http://chariotsolutions.blogspot.com/2010/08/machine-learning-google-prediction-api.html</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>finally, examples for Python (and Java) can be found here:</div><div><a href="http://code.google.com/apis/predict/docs/samples.html">http://code.google.com/apis/predict/docs/samples.html</a></div><div>
<br></div><div>cheers,<br>-- wesley<br>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -<br>"Core Python Programming", Prentice Hall, (c)2007,2001<br>"Python Fundamentals", Prentice Hall, (c)2009<br>
<a href="http://corepython.com">http://corepython.com</a><br><br><div>wesley.j.chun :: <a href="http://wescpy-at-gmail.com">wescpy-at-gmail.com</a><br>python training and technical consulting<br>cyberweb.consulting : silicon valley, ca<br>
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