Dunstone T., Yager N. Biometric System and Data Analysis: Design, Evaluation, and Data Mining

Springer, 2009. — 276 p.The book brings together aspects of statistics and machine learning to provide a comprehensive guide to evaluate, interpret and understand biometric data. This professional book naturally leads to topics including data mining and prediction, widely applied to other fields but not rigorously to biometrics.
This volume places an emphasis on the various performance measures available for biometric systems, what they mean, and when they should and should not be applied. The evaluation techniques are presented rigorously, however are always accompanied by intuitive explanations that convey the essence of the statistical concepts in a general manner.
Designed for a professional audience composed of practitioners and researchers in industry, the book is also suitable as a reference for advanced-level students in computer science and engineering.