In this article, we derive concentration inequalities for the cross-validation estimate of the generalization error for empirical risk minimizers. In the general setting, we prove sanity-check bounds in the spirit of \cite{KR99} \textquotedblleft\textit{bounds showing that the worst-case error of this estimate is not m…
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In this article, we derive concentration inequalities for the cross-validation estimate of the generalization error for stable predictors in the context of risk assessment. The notion of stability has been first introduced by \cite{DEWA79} and extended by \cite{KEA95}, \cite{BE01} and \cite{KUNIY02} to characterize cla…
A fast bootstrap method estimates cross-validation standard error.
problem Uncertainty quantification in cross-validation estimates.
method Random-effects model to estimate variance component.
result Valid confidence intervals for model performance.
In this article, we derive concentration inequalities for the cross-validation estimate of the generalization error for subagged estimators, both for classification and regressor. General loss functions and class of predictors with both finite and infinite VC-dimension are considered. We slightly generalize the formali…
Nested cross-validation when selecting classifiers is overzealous for most practical applicationscs.LG
When selecting a classification algorithm to be applied to a particular problem, one has to simultaneously select the best algorithm for that dataset \emph{and} the best set of hyperparameters for the chosen model. The usual approach is to apply a nested cross-validation procedure; hyperparameter selection is performed…
Improves test set performance and reduces out-of-sample disappointment for unstable models.
problem Ensuring strong test set performance via cross-validation for unstable models.
method Nested k-fold cross-validation with hyperparameter selection based on a weighted sum of cross-validation metric and model stability measure.
result Improves out-of-sample MSE for sparse ridge regression and CART by 4% and 2% respectively, compared to k-fold cross-validation.
A new method improves super learner validation efficiency.
problem Improving the efficiency of super learner validation.
method Bootstrap Bias Corrected Cross Validation applied to Super Learning.
result Bootstrap Bias Corrected Cross Validation proved efficient and cost-effective.
Cross-validation estimates model performance on unseen data, not training data.
problem Understanding how cross-validation estimates prediction error and its limitations.
method Analyzing linear models and popular prediction error estimates, introducing nested cross-validation.
result Cross-validation estimates the average prediction error of models fit on other unseen training sets, not the model at hand.
The paper develops a cross-validation method for improving signal denoising techniques.
problem Improving signal denoising methods for nonparametric regression.
method Develops a general cross-validation framework for signal denoising and applies it to Trend Filtering and Dyadic CART.
result Cross validated versions of Trend Filtering and Dyadic CART achieve nearly optimal convergence rates.
Optimizes Lasso hyperparameters using leave-one-out CV.
problem Finding optimal hyperparameters for Lasso regression.
method Develops an algorithm to compute exact or approximate leave-one-out CV.
result Algorithm finds optimal hyperparameters for Lasso.
The paper improves confidence intervals for test error using cross-validation.
problem Improving confidence intervals for test error in machine learning.
method Develops central limit theorems and consistent estimators for cross-validation.
result Provides asymptotically-exact confidence intervals and hypothesis tests.
Study evaluates cross-validation methods for clinical ECG classification, finding leave-source-out more reliable.
problem Overoptimistic cross-validation estimates for new patient sources.
method Empirical evaluation of K-fold and leave-source-out cross-validation methods.
result Leave-source-out cross-validation provides more reliable performance estimates.
CPTD improves prediction intervals in time series regression with cross-sectional data.
problem Constructing valid prediction intervals in time series regression with a cross-section.
method Conformal Prediction with Temporal Dependence (CPTD) for post-hoc, light-weight approach.
result CPTD maintains cross-sectional validity while improving longitudinal coverage.
A new cross-validation method reduces redundancy and improves model performance.
problem Redundancy in traditional k-fold cross-validation leads to biased results.
method Irredundant k-fold cross-validation, where each instance is used exactly once for training and testing.
result Consistent performance estimates with reduced variance and lower computational cost.
Cross-validation is the workhorse of modern applied statistics and machine learning, as it provides a principled framework for selecting the model that maximizes generalization performance. In this paper, we show that the cross-validation risk is differentiable with respect to the hyperparameters and training data for …
Cross-validation methods help learn dynamical systems from data.
problem Learning surrogate models for dynamical systems from limited data.
method Variants of cross-validation (Kernel Flows, MMD, Lyapunov exponents).
result Simple approaches for kernel selection in dynamical system emulators.
Cross-validationmath.ST
This text is a survey on cross-validation. We define all classical cross-validation procedures, and we study their properties for two different goals: estimating the risk of a given estimator, and selecting the best estimator among a given family. For the risk estimation problem, we compute the bias (which can also be …
Cross-conformal predictorsstat.ML
This note introduces the method of cross-conformal prediction, which is a hybrid of the methods of inductive conformal prediction and cross-validation, and studies its validity and predictive efficiency empirically.
Cross validation residuals are well known for the ordinary least squares model. Here leave-M-out cross validation is extended to generalised least squares. The relationship between cross validation residuals and Cook's distance is demonstrated, in terms of an approximation to the difference in the generalised residual …
In this paper, we introduce a new concept of stability for cross-validation, called the -stability, and use it as a new perspective to build the general theory for cross-validation. The -stability mathematically connects the generalization ability and the stability of…
With the increasing size of today's data sets, finding the right parameter configuration in model selection via cross-validation can be an extremely time-consuming task. In this paper we propose an improved cross-validation procedure which uses nonparametric testing coupled with sequential analysis to determine the bes…
Proposes a new cross-validation method to estimate model performance.
problem The standard cross-validation method does not accurately estimate the performance of the recommended model.
method Develops a new random-effects model framework to improve naive cross-validation estimators.
result Proposed estimators outperform conventional and naive methods in estimating model performance.
Used to estimate the risk of an estimator or to perform model selection, cross-validation is a widespread strategy because of its simplicity and its apparent universality. Many results exist on the model selection performances of cross-validation procedures. This survey intends to relate these results to the most recen…
Fast calculation of Gaussian Process multiple-fold cross-validation residuals and their covariancesstat.ME
We speed up Gaussian process cross-validation calculations and improve model diagnostics.
problem Efficiently calculating cross-validation residuals and their covariances in Gaussian processes.
method Generalized fast Gaussian process leave-one-out formulae to multiple-fold cross-validation, highlighting covariance structures.
result Correcting for residual covariances in cross-validation improves back to Maximum Likelihood Estimation.
We consider the problem of estimating the parameters of the covariance function of a Gaussian process by cross-validation. We suggest using new cross-validation criteria derived from the literature of scoring rules. We also provide an efficient method for computing the gradient of a cross-validation criterion. To the b…
Cross-validation is one of the most popular model selection methods in statistics and machine learning. Despite its wide applicability, traditional cross validation methods tend to select overfitting models, due to the ignorance of the uncertainty in the testing sample. We develop a new, statistically principled infere…
K-fold Cross Validation is commonly used to evaluate classifiers and tune their hyperparameters. However, it assumes that data points are Independent and Identically Distributed (i.i.d.) so that samples used in the training and test sets can be selected randomly and uniformly. In Human Activity Recognition datasets, we…
The paper assesses quality measures for machine learning models using cross-validation.
problem Evaluating the accuracy and robustness of quality measures for machine learning models.
method Cross-validation approach to estimate prediction error and quantify explained variation. Confidence bounds and local quality measures derived from residuals.
result The reliability and robustness of quality measures are assessed through numerical examples and confidence bounds.
Cross-regularization adapts model complexity during training.
problem Manual tuning of model complexity for overfitting prevention.
method Directly adapts regularization parameters through validation gradients during training.
result Organic emergence of architecture-specific regularization during training.
Develops a prediction method based on sampling design.
problem Creating accurate individual predictions.
method Design-based approach using expected cross-validation results.
result Valid inference of unobserved prediction errors defined with respect to sampling design.
Study improves predictive performance testing for high-dimensional data using exhaustive nested cross-validation.
problem Reproducibility issues in -fold cross-validation for high-dimensional data.
method Proposes a novel predictive performance test based on exhaustive nested cross-validation, addressing computational complexity with a closed-form expression.
result Demonstrates the effectiveness of Ridge-based methods in high-dimensional predictive performance testing.
Improved LOO cross-validation for function approximation.
problem Estimating the Integrated Squared Error (ISE) for function approximation.
method Weighted Leave-One-Out cross-validation based on Gaussian Process.
result Significantly more precise ISE estimation compared to unweighted LOO.
Echo State Networks (ESNs) are known for their fast and precise one-shot learning of time series. But they often need good hyper-parameter tuning for best performance. For this good validation is key, but usually, a single validation split is used. In this rather practical contribution we suggest several schemes for cr…
A method for efficient CV estimates in Bayesian hierarchical models.
problem Computational infeasibility of cross-validation in Bayesian hierarchical regression models.
method Conditioning on variance-covariance parameters to transform CV into an optimization problem.
result Equivalent or improved predictive estimates compared to full cross-validation.
We show how to adjust the coefficient of determination () when used for measuring predictive accuracy via leave-one-out cross-validation.
New method for cross-validation in high-dimensional data with dependent or heavy-tailed covariates.
problem Inconsistent cross-validation in high-dimensional settings with dependent or heavy-tailed covariates.
method ROTI-GCV framework for cross-validation under proportional asymptotics regime.
result Demonstrated accuracy of ROTI-GCV in synthetic and semi-synthetic settings.
New CV method reduces bias in spatial prediction models.
problem Bias in standard cross-validation due to uneven sampling.
method Target-Weighted Cross-Validation (TWCV) framework.
result Weighted CV approaches reduce bias in prediction error.
Decoding, ie prediction from brain images or signals, calls for empirical evaluation of its predictive power. Such evaluation is achieved via cross-validation, a method also used to tune decoders' hyper-parameters. This paper is a review on cross-validation procedures for decoding in neuroimaging. It includes a didacti…
Optimizes hyperparameter tuning for models using approximate leave-one-out cross-validation.
problem Finding optimal hyperparameters for regularized models using approximate leave-one-out cross-validation.
method Derive efficient formulas for gradient and hessian of approximate leave-one-out cross-validation, apply second-order optimization.
result Demonstrates the effectiveness of the approach on real-world data sets.
A new method controls risk for set predictors using cross-validation.
problem Inefficient set predictors when data limited.
method Cross-validation conformal risk control (CV-CRC).
result CV-CRC offers theoretical guarantees and reduces set size.
In Bayesian statistics, the marginal likelihood, also known as the evidence, is used to evaluate model fit as it quantifies the joint probability of the data under the prior. In contrast, non-Bayesian models are typically compared using cross-validation on held-out data, either through -fold partitioning or leave-$p…
Improved GP models for fast training and good performance.
problem Training scalable Gaussian process models efficiently.
method Cross-validation and nearest neighbor truncation for scalable GP training.
result Our method offers fast training and excellent predictive performance.
We investigate the accuracy of the two most common estimators for the maximum expected value of a general set of random variables: a generalization of the maximum sample average, and cross validation. No unbiased estimator exists and we show that it is non-trivial to select a good estimator without knowledge about the …
Study compares mutation validation and cross-validation for model selection.
problem Comparing model selection methods for generalization performance and computational efficiency.
method Empirical comparison using benchmark and real-world datasets with Bayesian tests.
result Both methods select models with equivalent generalization performance but MV selects simpler models and is computationally cheaper.
Analysis of cross-validation for early-stopped gradient descent in high-dimensional regression.
problem Inconsistency of GCV for early-stopped GD in high-dimensional least squares regression.
method Theoretical analysis of GCV and LOOCV applied to early-stopped GD in high-dimensional least squares regression.
result LOOCV converges uniformly to the prediction risk of early-stopped GD, while GCV is generically inconsistent.
ECV method optimizes ensemble parameters for randomized ensembles.
problem Efficient tuning of ensemble parameters in randomized ensembles.
method ECV (Extrapolated Cross-Validation) method for tuning ensemble and subsample sizes.
result ECV yields δ-optimal ensembles for squared prediction risk.
This paper improves model selection with cross-validation using domain knowledge.
problem Improving model selection with cross-validation risk estimation.
method Establishes distribution-free deviation bounds using VC dimension, formalizes Learning Spaces based on domain knowledge.
result Enhanced generalization through selection of candidate models based on domain knowledge.
While many statistical models and methods are now available for network analysis, resampling network data remains a challenging problem. Cross-validation is a useful general tool for model selection and parameter tuning, but is not directly applicable to networks since splitting network nodes into groups requires delet…