The Naive Bayesian Classifier

In this chapter we will discuss the “Naive Bayes” (NB) classifier. It has proven to be very useful in many application both in science as well as in industry. In the introduction I promised I would try to avoid the use of probabilities as much as possible. However, in chapter I’ll make an exception, because the NB classifier is most naturally explained with the use of probabilities. Fortunately, we will only need the most basic concepts.