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Machine Learning using Matlab

Economists in general do not consider Matlab their preferred choice of software. In part this is due to Matlab’s peculiar licencing scheme for its toolboxes. That said, for some applications, it is still a very useful piece of software.

Those interested in Machine Learning would certainly be interested in this new Matlab’s e-book. It is a basic tutorial on ML using Matlab. To download this e-book you need to go to this website and fill out a form, which will probably reduce your interest in using Matlab.

Book on Linear Algebra with applications in Julia

I came across this very interesting book titled “Introduction to Applied Linear Algebra – Vectors, Matrices, and Least Squares” by

Stephen Boyd and Lieven Vandenberghe and published by Cambridge University Press.

On the book’s website you can find a pdf file of the book for download. You can also purchase it at a (virtual) bookstore.

Additionally, you can find there more exercises and a Julia language companion.

I think this is a great book and the companion materials are very helpful. I strongly recommend those interested in learning Julia to go over the companion material.

Julia: a powerful computer language

Julia is a programming language that should be of interest for those dealing with big data. Many observers claim that it was developed with the primary goal of high performance. And it is free for everybody to use. You can find its source code on GitHub.

You can download Julia and find its official documentation at the Julia Programming Language webpage.