Why is Bayesian filtering better than Neural Networks when classifying spam?
According to several people on [StackOverflow][1] Bayesian filtering is better than Neural Networks for detecting spam.

According to the literature I've read that shouldn't be the case. Please explain!


  [1]: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/770238/neural-networks-for-email-spam-detection
Why is Bayesian filtering better than Neural Networks when classifying spam?
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According to several people on [StackOverflow][1] Bayesian filtering is better than Neural Networks for detecting spam.

According to the literature I've read that shouldn't be the case. Please explain!


  [1]: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/770238/neural-networks-for-email-spam-detection