INSTALL.txt

"Introduction to Pattern Recognition: A MATLAB Approach"
S. Theodoridis, A. Pikrakis, K. Koutroumbas, D. Cavouras

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 
for the software accompanying the book
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A) Unzip the provided file in a folder of your choice.

B) Seven folders will be created, one per chapter.

C) In every chapter, there exists a "mfiles" folder and a "examples" folder. In chapters 4 and 5 there also exists a "data" folder.
Each "mfiles" folder contains the functions (m-files) of the respective chapter. Similarly, each "examples" folder contains the code of the examples of the respective chapter, so that the reader does not need to re-type the code printed in the pages of the book. For the sake of consistency, the examples in each "examples" folder follow the numbering scheme of the book.

D) To complete the installation, Open Matlab, then choose "File"->"Set Path"->"Add with Subfolders" and select the root path of your installation. As a result, all subfolders will be added to Matlab's path. As a last step, move all added folders to the bottom of Matlab's path.
These steps are necessary because there exist cross-dependencies among chapters.