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48 results for Empirical Calibration

Unified calibration metrics improve forecast sharpness and accuracy.

problem Improving the sharpness of probabilistic forecasts while maintaining calibration.
method Kernel-based calibration metrics that unify and generalize existing methods for classification and regression.
result Enhanced calibration, sharpness, and decision-making across various tasks.

This work proves L2L_2-regularized ERM controls smCE without post-hoc correction.

problem Calibration of predicted probabilities in machine learning models.
method Canonical L2L_2-regularized empirical risk minimization.
result Theoretical proof that smCE is controlled by ERM without post-hoc correction.

New method calibrates probabilistic regression models without restrictive assumptions.

problem Ensuring predictive distributions accurately reflect true uncertainty.
method Nonparametric re-calibration algorithm based on conditional kernel mean embeddings.
result Consistently outperforms prior re-calibration approaches across various benchmarks.

The paper introduces a spline-based method for calibrating neural networks.

problem Ensuring neural network outputs are reliable for safety-critical applications.
method Approximating the empirical cumulative distribution function using splines to map network outputs to calibrated probabilities.
result The spline-based recalibration consistently outperforms existing methods on calibration measures.

New truthful calibration errors improve model ranking in multiclass prediction.

problem Non-truthful calibration errors can mislead model comparisons.
method Introduced perfectly truthful calibration errors for multiclass predictions.
result Truthful calibration errors preserve decision-theoretic dominance and stabilize model rankings.

This paper improves lottery ticketing by calibrating network confidence.

problem Uncalibrated confidence in lottery tickets leads to overconfidence and poor performance.
method The paper introduces various calibration strategies and explores their impact on lottery tickets.
result Calibration mechanisms consistently improve lottery ticket performance, even under distribution shifts.

CRUDE calibrates regression uncertainty without assuming specific error distributions.

problem Uncalibrated uncertainty estimates in regression models, especially for modern predictive tasks.
method CRUDE assumes error distributions have a constant shape, shifted and scaled by predicted mean and standard deviation.
result CRUDE produces sharper, better calibrated, and more accurate uncertainty estimates than existing methods.

Temperature scaling fails for distributions with class overlaps, while Mixup improves calibration.

problem Temperature scaling's performance degrades with class overlaps, leading to poor calibration.
method Identified temperature scaling's limitations and compared it with Mixup for calibration.
result Mixup significantly outperforms temperature scaling in calibration metrics with class overlaps.

Exact distribution of split conformal prediction coverage found.

problem Determining the reliability of prediction sets in batch mode.
method Analysis of exchangeable data to find universal distribution of empirical coverage.
result Exact distribution of empirical coverage is universal and determined by nominal miscoverage level and calibration sample size.

ECCIT improves conditional independence tests by calibrating for miscalibration.

problem Inaccurate frequentist guarantees in CITs, especially in small samples and misspecified models.
method Empirically Calibrated Conditional Independence Tests (ECCIT) that optimize and correct for miscalibration.
result ECCIT achieves valid FDR with higher power than existing calibration strategies.

The paper improves methods for generating prediction intervals in regression.

problem Uncertainty quantification in regression models.
method Formalizes prediction interval generation as an optimization problem, studying generalization and calibration.
result Empirical demonstration of improved testing performances compared to existing methods.

PosCal training improves classification models by calibrating posterior probabilities.

problem Poorly calibrated posterior probabilities in classification models.
method End-to-end training procedure that directly optimizes the objective while minimizing the difference between predicted and empirical posterior probabilities.
result PosCal training achieves about 2.5% task performance gain and 16.1% calibration error reduction.

A new framework separates classifier calibration and discrimination.

problem Combining reliability and resolution in probabilistic predictions.
method Manokhin Probability Matrix separates reliability and resolution using Spiegelhalter Z-statistic and AUC-ROC.
result Classifiers are categorized into four archetypes: Eagle, Bull, Sloth, and Mole.

Overconfidence and underconfidence in machine learning classifiers is measured by calibration: the degree to which the probabilities predicted for each class match the accuracy of the classifier on that prediction. How one measures calibration remains a challenge: expected calibration error, the most popular metric, ha…

2019-04-02abs ↗pdf ↗

In safety-critical applications a probabilistic model is usually required to be calibrated, i.e., to capture the uncertainty of its predictions accurately. In multi-class classification, calibration of the most confident predictions only is often not sufficient. We propose and study calibration measures for multi-class…

2019-10-24abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper presents methods to improve uncertainty calibration in Bayesian Neural Networks.

problem Uncalibrated Bayesian Neural Networks often lead to overconfidence.
method The paper uses alpha-divergences from Information Geometry for calibration.
result Calibration using alpha-divergences provides better uncertainty estimates and is more efficient.

Meta-Cal improves post-hoc calibration of neural networks.

problem Improving the accuracy of uncalibrated neural network predictions.
method Meta-Cal uses a base calibrator and a ranking model with constraints to provide high-probability bounds.
result Meta-Cal significantly outperforms existing methods in post-hoc multi-class classification calibration.

Improves model calibration for deep neural networks using proper scores.

problem Calibration errors in deep neural networks are often biased and inconsistent.
method Introduces proper calibration errors related to proper scores.
result Demonstrates the superiority of proper scores over common estimators.

Study compares various calibration methods for binary classification tasks.

problem Improving probabilistic predictions in binary classification models.
method Benchmarked 21 classifiers using 5 calibration methods on real data.
result Venn-Abers predictors and Beta calibration show the largest log-loss reductions.

A new method calibrates Gaussian processes for more accurate uncertainty estimates.

problem Uncertainty estimates from Gaussian processes are often miscalibrated in practice.
method A novel calibration approach using different hyperparameters to generate more accurate predictive quantiles.
result The method yields tighter predictive quantiles and is more flexible than existing approaches.

PEP improves deep network performance and calibration by perturbing optimal parameters.

problem Improving deep network performance and calibration.
method Parameter Ensembling by Perturbation (PEP) constructs an ensemble of parameter values as random perturbations of the optimal set, maximizing log-likelihood on validation data.
result PEP provides a small to substantial improvement in calibration and log-likelihood, and in some cases, classification accuracy.

G-Sim uses LLMs to build reliable simulators for complex systems.

problem Building robust simulators for critical domains like healthcare and logistics is challenging.
method Hybrid framework combining LLM-driven structural design and empirical calibration.
result G-Sim produces reliable, causally-informed simulators that handle non-differentiable and stochastic simulators.

Proposes a method to calibrate data for more accurate linear correlation testing.

problem Inaccurate Pearson's correlation coefficient due to sample size and data non-normality.
method Predictive data calibration using machine learning to condition data on expected linear relationship.
result Calibrated Pearson's correlation coefficient yields a calibrated p-value and r estimate for posterior probability interpretation.

We extend a variational framework to estimate calibration errors for LpL_p divergences.

problem Ensuring predicted probabilities match observed class frequencies in machine learning.
method Extend variational framework to LpL_p divergences, separating over- and under-confidence.
result Avoids overestimation and separates over- and under-confidence.

ORCA calibrates LLMs for efficient, generalizable reasoning.

problem Miscalibration of large language models leading to inefficiencies.
method Online Reasoning Calibration (ORCA) using conformal prediction and test-time training.
result ORCA provides higher efficiency and generalization across different reasoning tasks.

The task of calibration is to retrospectively adjust the outputs from a machine learning model to provide better probability estimates on the target variable. While calibration has been investigated thoroughly in classification, it has not yet been well-established for regression tasks. This paper considers the problem…

2018-06-20abs ↗pdf ↗

Improves calibration of regression models without requiring additional data.

problem Poor calibration of regression models leading to unreliable predictions.
method Quantile regularizer based on cumulative KL divergence.
result Significantly improves calibration for regression models trained with Dropout VI and Deep Ensembles.

This paper examines how to calibrate ensemble members for better prediction accuracy.

problem Improper calibration of deep neural networks leads to unreliable probability estimates.
method Theoretical analysis and empirical evaluation on CIFAR-100 dataset.
result Well-calibrated ensemble members do not guarantee a well-calibrated ensemble prediction, but a well-calibrated ensemble prediction cannot exceed the average performance of its members.

The paper extends calibration to sets of probabilistic classifiers, finding many ensembles are poorly calibrated.

problem Evaluating the validity of epistemic uncertainty in sets of probabilistic classifiers.
method Proposed a novel nonparametric calibration test for sets of probabilistic classifiers.
result Ensembles of deep neural networks are often not well calibrated.

Estimates proper calibration errors and refinement terms in probabilistic predictions.

problem Lack of a general estimator for proper calibration errors and refinement terms with known statistical properties.
method Proposes a method for consistent, asymptotically unbiased estimation of proper calibration errors and refinement terms.
result Proves the relation between refinement and f-divergences, implying information monotonicity in neural networks.

Develops certificates for local population-risk increments using cross-fitted ridge calibration.

problem Certifying local population-risk increments in statistical models.
method Cross-fitted ridge calibration for linear feature classes, separating Taylor fluctuations and remainders.
result Certifies measurable updates from the same sample with penalties dependent on empirical geometry.

Proposes a new calibration error estimator for deep neural networks.

problem Improves calibration of deep neural networks, especially for canonical calibration.
method Uses a Dirichlet kernel density estimate to create a low-bias, trainable calibration error estimator.
result Asymptotically converges to true LpL_p calibration error, enabling efficient estimation and mini-batch updates.