$$\min_f \in \mathcalH \ \frac1n\sum_i=1^n L(y_i, f(x_i)) + \lambda \cdot R(f)$$
What is SML? Statistical Machine Learning (SML) sits at the intersection of statistics, computer science, and applied mathematics. Unlike rule-based programming, SML focuses on algorithms that learn from data by identifying patterns, making predictions, or informing decisions under uncertainty.