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Non-parametric regression model Distribution over functions Fully specified by training data and kernel
function
Output variables are jointly Gaussian Covariance given by distance of inputs in
kernel space
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Outputs are noisy function of inputs: Function values are jointly Gaussian: Considering noise:
( )
i i
y f x
2 2 2
1 co v ( , ( ( , ) e ) ) x p | | 2
p q p q f p q
f f k l x x x x x x
2 2
c o v , ( , ) ( | ) ( , ( , ) )
n p q p q p q n
y y k p K x x Y X X X I
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