The paper breaks down AUC into cluster-level components for better model diagnostics.
problem Global AUC masks weaknesses in specific subpopulations, leading to financial or operational risks.
method Formal decomposition of AUC into intra- and inter-cluster components, comparing with other performance metrics.
result Allows practitioners to evaluate and diagnose model performance within and across clusters.
GeoTop resolves topological ambiguity in diagnostic imaging using geometric-topological analysis.
problem Topological equivalence between benign and malignant structures in diagnostic images.
method Combines Topological Data Analysis and Lipschitz-Killing Curvatures to resolve ambiguity.
result Achieves 3.6% accuracy improvement and reduces false positives/negatives by 15-18%.
Develops a diagnostic framework for interest rate model calibration, showing equivalence to Weighted Least Squares and revealing boundary-dominated leverage and local parameter instability.
problem Calibration of stochastic interest rate models
method Diagnostic framework using non-linear regression and analytical tractability of At-The-Money caps
result Reveals boundary-dominated leverage and local parameter instability
AI enhances cancer diagnostics using spectroscopy.
problem Early and accurate cancer diagnosis.
method Combining AI with spectroscopy-based techniques.
result AI improves cancer diagnostics speed and safety.
New method clusters disease subtypes from model explanations.
problem Discovering disease subtypes in noisy, high-dimensional data.
method Train classifier, extract explanations, cluster in explanation space.
result Cluster analysis on model explanations outperforms classical methods.
Two new feature selection methods improve breast cancer diagnosis accuracy.
problem Improving breast cancer diagnosis accuracy and reducing dataset dimensions.
method Imperialist Competitive Algorithm (ICA) and Bat Algorithm (BA) integrated with ML algorithms.
result BA-based feature selection method outperforms other methods with 99.12% accuracy.
Paper proposes a diagnostic tool for evaluating model performance out-of-sample.
problem Evaluating model performance on unseen data.
method Uses a finite calibration dataset to assess future losses.
result Provides guarantees under weak assumptions and quantifies distribution shifts.
Spectral measurements reveal hidden representation geometry in language model training.
problem Hidden internal representation in language model training is hard to examine.
method Empirical protocol using activation covariance and per-sample gradient SVD spectra.
result Batch size affects representation geometry, and activation spectra predict token efficiency.
Study integrates causal inference and temporal complexity measures to analyze mental health symptoms.
problem Examining how individual symptom trajectories reveal diagnostic patterns in mental disorders.
method Causal inference, graph analysis, temporal complexity measures, machine learning.
result 91% accuracy in diagnosing symptom dynamics, highlighting disorder-specific causal mechanisms.
This study connects prevalence and machine learning for diagnostic testing.
problem Uncertainty quantification in machine learning for diagnostic tests.
method Developed a numerical homotopy algorithm to estimate classification boundaries and quantify uncertainty.
result The proposed method stabilizes uncertainty quantification in machine learning for diagnostic tests.
Optimizes classification algorithms with bounds on error rates.
problem Bounding uncertainties in classifier outputs for diagnostic testing.
method Set-theoretic and probabilistic arguments to derive uniform error bounds.
result Optimal partition minimizes the largest Gershgorin radius of the confusion matrix.
Applying machine learning in the health care domain has shown promising results in recent years. Interpretable outputs from learning algorithms are desirable for decision making by health care personnel. In this work, we explore the possibility of utilizing causal relationships to refine diagnostic prediction. We focus…
Establishes statistical and computational bounds for influence diagnostics.
problem Identifying influential datapoints or subsets in machine learning models.
method Finite-sample statistical bounds and computational complexity for influence functions and approximate maximum influence perturbations.
result Established statistical and computational guarantees for influence diagnostics.
The article explains how to estimate confusion matrices for classifiers using unlabeled data.
problem Estimating sensitivity and specificity of binary medical diagnostic tests without gold standard tests.
method Modifying diagnostic test solutions to estimate confusion matrices for classifiers on unlabeled data.
result The approach can be used to estimate accuracy statistics for supervised or unsupervised binary classifiers on unlabeled data.
The paper analyzes numerical instability in variational flows and proposes a diagnostic method.
problem Numerical instability in variational flows affects sampling, density evaluation, and ELBO estimation.
method Treated variational flows as dynamical systems, used shadowing theory for theoretical guarantees, and developed a diagnostic procedure.
result Despite numerical instability, results from variational flows can be accurate enough for practical applications.
A new method reduces both input and output dimensions for better goal-oriented analysis.
problem Simultaneous reduction of input and output dimensions for more accurate analysis.
method Coupled input-output dimension reduction, optimizing gradient-based bounds.
result Determine most informative sensors and influential parameters efficiently.
Quantile-Frequency Analysis detects nonlinear dynamics in financial time series.
problem Detecting nonlinear dynamics in financial time series models.
method Quantile periodogram and trigonometric quantile regression.
result QFA provides additional insights into financial time series models.
Persistence diagrams from random matrices follow RMT universality, offering a new spectral diagnostic.
problem Understanding spectral properties of random matrices using topological data analysis.
method Applying Morse theory to persistence diagrams of quadratic forms restricted to unit spheres.
result Persistence entropy outperforms traditional level spacing ratios in discriminating random matrix ensembles.
Paper introduces a diagnostic for approximate inference methods.
problem Estimating errors in probabilistic inference algorithms, especially for approximate methods.
method Repeatedly simulate datasets from the prior and perform inference on each, estimating a symmetric KL-divergence.
result A diagnostic for approximate inference methods can be estimated using symmetric KL-divergence.
Machine learning improves diagnostic test accuracy for bovine tuberculosis.
problem Improving diagnostic test sensitivity for bovine tuberculosis.
method Machine learning to assess risk landscapes and predict infection.
result Test sensitivity improved, detecting 240 more infected herds per year.
AI predicts medical specialty diagnostic choices from EHR records.
problem Predicting timely medical specialty diagnostic workups for patients.
method Ensemble of feed-forward neural networks trained on EHR data.
result Significantly higher accuracy compared to traditional checklists.
Paper detects biases in medical imaging ML models using counterfactual analysis.
problem Bias in medical imaging ML models negatively impacts generalization performance.
method Counterfactual invariance framework combining conditional latent diffusion models and statistical hypothesis testing.
result The method identifies and quantifies biases without direct access to counterfactual data.
New method predicts y distributions from imperfect data.
problem Predicting y from imperfect data (discrete, truncated, censored).
method Optimal transformations to estimate p(y|x).
result Estimates location, scale, and shape of y distribution.
Paper evaluates whether AI is a bubble or a productivity revolution.
problem Determining if AI investments are a bubble or a sustainable technology.
method Hybrid review and diagnostic framework combining asset pricing foundations and modern econometric methods.
result AI investments show both genuine fundamentals and bubble-like fragilities.
There is a growing concern in recent years over the potential formation of bubbles in the Chinese real estate market. This paper aims to conduct a series of bubble diagnostic analysis over nine representative Chinese cities from two aspects. First, we investigate whether the prices had been significantly deviating from…
Visualizes information flow in ML systems for better understanding and analysis.
problem Understanding the flow of information in complex ML systems.
method Proposes a visual approach using Sankey Diagrams to analyze flow of information.
result Demonstrates the effectiveness of the proposed technique in diagnosing model performance.
Paper proposes machine learning model for early Alzheimer's diagnosis.
problem Early and accurate diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease.
method Machine learning models, demographic, biomarker, and cognitive test data.
result 90% accuracy and 87% accuracy in predicting Alzheimer's development.
Graph-based approach repairs programs from diagnostic feedback.
problem Learning to repair programs from limited labeled data and compiler error messages.
method Introduces program-feedback graph and graph neural network for reasoning, and self-supervised learning with unlabeled programs.
result DrRepair significantly outperforms prior work, achieving high repair rates.
Novel nonparametric method for GLMs improves prediction and inference performance.
problem Improving prediction and inference in GLMs with minimal assumptions.
method Combines binary regression and latent variable formulations, extends parametric versions, introduces new classification statistic.
result Uniformly better prediction and inference performance over parametric formulation, especially with asymmetric data.
Study evaluates five LLMs for financial report analysis, revealing performance differences and variability.
problem Lack of understanding in reliability, consistency, and transparency of LLMs in financial analysis.
method Human evaluation, automated similarity metrics, and behavioral diagnostics applied to five transformer-based LLMs over U.S. 10-K filings.
result No single LLM consistently dominates across all evaluation perspectives, highlighting variability and need for interpretability.
Improved 3D ECG feature attributions for clinical interpretation.
problem Lack of interpretability in deep learning models for 12-lead ECG analysis.
method Cross-modal mapping of feature attributions from 12-lead ECG models onto CineECG 3D space.
result Mapped feature attributions yield higher Dice scores than standard 12-lead attributions.
Machine learning models have spread to almost every area of life. They are successfully applied in biology, medicine, finance, physics, and other fields. With modern software it is easy to train even a~complex model that fits the training data and results in high accuracy on the test set. The problem arises when models…
Proposes a new framework for evaluating diagnostic models with multiple co-primary endpoints.
problem Overoptimistic assessments of predictive performance in automated medical testing devices.
method Multiple testing framework for diagnostic accuracy studies with co-primary endpoints, using a parametric simultaneous test procedure and Bayesian approach to determine optimal number of models.
result Our approach leads to a better final diagnostic model and increased statistical power.
The paper analyzes convergence in SGD with momentum and proposes a diagnostic test.
problem Detecting convergence in stochastic gradient descent with momentum.
method Analyzes the transient and stationary phases of SGD with momentum, constructs a statistical diagnostic test.
result The proposed diagnostic test effectively detects convergence in the stationary phase of SGD with momentum.
Paper proposes a coupling-based diagnostic for SGD stepsize optimization.
problem Optimizing stepsize for SGD convergence.
method Coupling-based convergence diagnostic for monitoring stationarity.
result Proposed stepsize scheme achieves superior performance across convex and non-convex problems.
Study validates ML-UQ calibration statistics using simulated reference values.
problem Validation of ML-UQ calibration statistics is lacking due to lack of predefined reference values.
method Proposed validation workflow using simulated reference values derived from synthetic datasets.
result Some statistics, like CC and ENCE, are overly sensitive to generative distribution choice.
Paper improves predictive distributions for rare events using a simple framework.
problem Local miscalibration of predictive distributions for rare events.
method Semiparametric diagnostic transport maps to correct tail probabilities.
result Semiparametric maps improve predictions for severe weather hazards.
TADDAA improves accuracy diagnostics for variational approximations.
problem Challenges in evaluating the accuracy of variational approximations.
method Uses many short parallel MCMC chains to obtain lower bounds on the error of each posterior functional of interest.
result Validates the practical utility and computational efficiency of TADDAA on various models.
Proposes a diagnostic method to evaluate factor models using cap-axis integrals.
problem Improving factor model evaluation in low-dimensional spaces.
method Lifts pricing errors into a bridge-alpha curve along the market-capitalization rank axis.
result The cap-axis norm is distinct from Sharpe gain and size exposure.
Proposes a diagnostic method to evaluate factor models using cap-axis integrals.
problem Improving factor model evaluation for low-dimensional models.
method Lifts pricing errors into a bridge-alpha curve along the market-capitalization rank axis.
result The cap-axis norm is distinct from Sharpe gain and size exposure.
The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve is a very useful tool for analyzing the diagnostic/classification power of instruments/classification schemes as long as a binary-scale gold standard is available. When the gold standard is continuous and there is no confirmative threshold, ROC curve becomes less useful…
We present a new package in R implementing Bayesian additive regression trees (BART). The package introduces many new features for data analysis using BART such as variable selection, interaction detection, model diagnostic plots, incorporation of missing data and the ability to save trees for future prediction. It is …
This is the third installment of the Financial Bubble Experiment. Here we provide the digital fingerprint of an electronic document in which we identify 27 bubbles in 27 different global assets; for 25 of these assets, we present windows of dates of the most likely ending time of each bubble. We will provide that docum…
Language models fail to process hallucinated responses, and this study diagnoses the failure.
problem Language models fail to process hallucinated responses, leading to over-concentration or diffuse attention.
method The study uses forced scoring of benchmark-labeled responses to compute attention shapes and analyze the symmetric component of the degree-normalized attention operator.
result The study proves that every transpose-invariant spectral diagnostic of the attention operator is orientation-blind and bounds the sensitivity of any Lipschitz diagnostic by the asymmetry coefficient \(G\).
The high-dimensionality and volume of large scale multistream data has inhibited significant research progress in developing an integrated monitoring and diagnostics (M&D) approach. This data, also categorized as big data, is becoming common in manufacturing plants. In this paper, we propose an integrated M\&D approach…
This is the second installment of the Financial Bubble Experiment. Here we provide the digital fingerprint of an electronic document in which we identify 7 bubbles in 7 different global assets; for 4 of these assets, we present windows of dates of the most likely ending time of each bubble. We will provide that documen…
In this survey paper, we systematically summarize existing literature on bearing fault diagnostics with machine learning (ML) and data mining techniques. While conventional ML methods, including artificial neural network (ANN), principal component analysis (PCA), support vector machines (SVM), etc., have been successfu…
Recent studies have shown promising results in using Deep Learning to detect malignancy in whole slide imaging. However, they were limited to just predicting positive or negative finding for a specific neoplasm. We attempted to use Deep Learning with a convolutional neural network algorithm to build a lymphoma diagnost…