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48 results for Curve Fitting

Students replicated classical ML learning curves on 18 datasets, finding power laws with tree ensembles dominating.

problem Scaling laws for classical machine learning on tabular data.
method Distributed replication of 11,536 training runs on 18 datasets using 6 model families, fitting power-law curves.
result Tree ensembles dominate, and power laws fit well (R^2 > 0.8 on 77.7% of cells).

Study evaluates different mathematical models for three case studies using statistical fitting.

problem Estimating outcomes in population dynamics, temperature variations, and market equilibrium.
method Applied various statistical equations (e.g., fractional exponential, sinusoidal) to three case studies.
result Optimal models differ by case study (fractional exponential for population dynamics, sinusoidal for temperature and market equilibrium).

New insights into overfitting peaks in generalization error for l2l_2 and l1l_1 penalized interpolation.

problem Understanding the phenomenon of overfitting peaks in generalization error for modern machine learning models.
method Introducing a generative and fitting model pair (MiSpaR) and deriving analytical risk curves for l2l_2 and l1l_1 penalties.
result The overfitting peak can be dissociated from the point of model flexibility, complicating the interpretation of overfitting as a boundary between classical and modern regimes.

The paper explains how to construct a credit spread curve from bond prices.

problem The challenge of constructing a credit spread curve from bond prices.
method Fit parametrised survival curves to construct the curve, avoiding the Z-spread issue.
result A concise treatment of the high-dollar price bonds trading at higher yields is explained.

Using tax and census data, we demonstrate that the distribution of individual income in the USA is exponential. Our calculated Lorenz curve without fitting parameters and Gini coefficient 1/2 agree well with the data. From the individual income distribution, we derive the distribution function of income for families wi…

2000-08-21abs ↗pdf ↗

Tropical geometry and weighted lattices improve curve and surface fitting.

problem Fitting max-\star tropical curves and surfaces to data.
method Max-\star algebra, weighted lattices, morphological adjunctions.
result Optimal piecewise-linear regression for max-\star curves and surfaces.

In this article we present an alternative model for the distribution of household incomes in the United States. We provide arguments from two differing perspectives which both yield the proposed income distribution curve, and then fit this curve to empirical data on household income distribution obtained from the Unite…

2016-02-19abs ↗pdf ↗

We derive an equation of motion for interest-rate yield curves by applying a minimum Fisher information variational approach to the implied probability density. By construction, solutions to the equation of motion recover observed bond prices. More significantly, the form of the resulting equation explains the success …

2005-07-13abs ↗pdf ↗

The aim of the present article is to treat the Greek public debt issue strictly as a curve fitting problem. Thus, based on Eurostat data and using the Mathematica technical computing software, an exponential function that best fits the data is determined modelling how the Greek public debt expands with time. Exploring …

2012-12-07abs ↗pdf ↗

Unified model explains income inequality across countries.

problem Understanding and explaining income inequality across different countries.
method Analytical model based on a master equation with growth and reset terms, tested on real data.
result Income distributions collapse on a master-curve when normalized, suggesting a universal pattern.

SAEs struggle with curved activation manifolds, revealing layer-dependent scaling laws.

problem Sparse autoencoders' reconstruction error varies across layers, not fitting existing scaling laws.
method Cross-layer study of 844 SAE checkpoints, fitting and regressing on manifold geometry.
result Manifold geometry predicts layer-dependent width exponents in SAEs, with transferable coefficients.

LC-PFN predicts learning curve performance more accurately and faster than MCMC.

problem Bayesian extrapolation of learning curves is computationally expensive and overly restrictive.
method Prior-Data Fitted Neural Networks (PFNs) for approximate Bayesian inference.
result LC-PFN outperforms MCMC in accuracy and is significantly faster.

DynAEsti models ability as a time-varying curve, improving IRT for dynamic settings.

problem Traditional IRT models assume static ability; new approach models dynamic ability.
method DynAEsti augments traditional IRT Expectation Maximization with CurvFiFE for curve fitting.
result DynAEsti successfully recovers human performance dynamics in golf.

Enhanced SABR model captures complex volatility smiles in Chinese financial options.

problem Limited accuracy of classical SABR model in fitting implied volatility curves.
method Proposes skew-SABR model with an extended stochastic dynamics and a new Black implied volatility expression.
result Skew-SABR model achieves high and stable fitting accuracy across various market conditions.

Investment horizon approach has been used to analyze indexes of Polish stock market.Optimal time horizon for each return value is evaluated by fitting appropriate function form of the distribution. Strong asymmetry of gain-loss curves is observed for WIG index, whereas gain and loss curves look similar for WIG20 and fo…

2006-08-22abs ↗pdf ↗

The ROC curve is widely used to assess the quality of prediction/classification/ranking algorithms, and its properties have been extensively studied. The precision-recall (PR) curve has become the de facto replacement for the ROC curve in the presence of imbalance, namely where one class is far more likely than the oth…

2018-10-19abs ↗pdf ↗

New method estimates velocity fields for minimizing ff-divergences without overfitting.

problem Minimizing statistical discrepancies between target and particle distributions.
method Directly estimate velocity fields using interpolation techniques, proving consistency under mild conditions.
result Consistent estimators of velocity fields improve accuracy in applications like domain adaptation and missing data imputation.

Gaussian Mixture Models (GMM) have found many applications in density estimation and data clustering. However, the model does not adapt well to curved and strongly nonlinear data. Recently there appeared an improvement called AcaGMM (Active curve axis Gaussian Mixture Model), which fits Gaussians along curves using an …

2015-02-06abs ↗pdf ↗

A quantitative model is presented linking the rate of inflation and unemployment to the change in the level of labor force. The link between the involved variables is a linear one with all coefficients of individual and generalized models obtained empirically. To achieve the best fit between measured and predicted time…

2011-02-09abs ↗pdf ↗

Learn2Evaluate uses learning curves to estimate high-dimensional prediction performance.

problem Estimating test performance in high-dimensional data settings is challenging.
method Learn2Evaluate uses learning curves to estimate test performance at the total sample size.
result Learn2Evaluate provides a lower confidence bound for performance estimation.

We prove a number of results relating various measures (volume, Legendrian index, stability index, and spectral curve genus) of the geometric complexity of special Lagrangian T2T^2-cones. We explain how these results fit into a program to understand the "most common" three-dimensional isolated singularities of special …

2003-07-09abs ↗pdf ↗

Veering branched surfaces help construct geodesic flows on curved surfaces.

problem Constructing geodesic flows on negatively curved surfaces.
method Introduce veering branched surfaces and surgeries, then use them to construct veering triangulations that correspond to geodesic flows.
result Explicit constructions of veering branched surfaces corresponding to geodesic flows on negatively curved surfaces.

Topological recursion recovers a specific partition function for colored knots.

problem Recovering the extended Ooguri-Vafa partition function for colored HOMFLY-PT polynomials of torus knots.
method Applying topological recursion to the spectral curve of colored HOMFLY-PT polynomials of torus knots.
result Topological recursion reproduces the n-point functions of the extended Ooguri-Vafa partition function.

We provide a general and tractable framework under which all multiple yield curve modeling approaches based on affine processes, be it short rate, Libor market, or HJM modeling, can be consolidated. We model a numeraire process and multiplicative spreads between Libor rates and simply compounded OIS rates as functions …

2016-03-02abs ↗pdf ↗