Locally adaptive interpretable regression improves linear regression's predictability.
problem Linear regression's predictability is limited; it lacks adaptability.
method Locally adaptive interpretable regression (LoAIR) uses neural networks to predict percentile of a Gaussian distribution for regression coefficients.
result LoAIR achieves comparable or better predictive performance than state-of-the-art baselines.
Proposes a new selective regression method using conformal prediction.
problem The need for models to abstain from predictions in cases of uncertainty.
method Leverages conformal prediction to provide grounded confidence measures for individual predictions based on model-specific biases.
result Demonstrates an advantage over state-of-the-art baselines in selective regression.
The paper proposes a method for valid multi-target regression predictions.
problem Valid multi-variate predictions for multi-target regression.
method Copula functions applied to deep neural networks for inductive conformal prediction.
result The proposed method ensures efficiency and validity for multi-target regression problems.
Ability for accurate hospital case cost modelling and prediction is critical for efficient health care financial management and budgetary planning. A variety of regression machine learning algorithms are known to be effective for health care cost predictions. The purpose of this experiment was to build an Azure Machine…
Twin neural network regression predicts differences between two data points.
problem Traditional regression methods are inaccurate for certain data sets.
method TNN regression predicts differences between two data points and averages predictions from an ensemble of all training data points.
result TNN regression yields more accurate predictions compared to other methods.
New method creates adaptive prediction intervals for regression models.
problem Need to quantify uncertainty in regression model predictions.
method Regression trees and Random Forests trained on conformity scores.
result Superior scalability and performance compared to baselines.
Improved conformalized quantile regression for adaptive prediction intervals.
problem Lack of adaptiveness in the conformal step of conformalized quantile regression.
method Cluster explanatory variables by permutation importance and apply k conformal steps.
result Improved prediction intervals are more adaptive to heteroscedasticity.
New adaptive models improve prediction accuracy with missing data.
problem Improving prediction accuracy with missing data entries.
method Adaptive optimization approach, learning imputation and regression simultaneously.
result 2-10% improvement in out-of-sample accuracy in strongly non-random missing data settings.
The paper improves prediction intervals for non-parametric regression using histograms.
problem Computing accurate prediction intervals for non-parametric regression models.
method Uses conditional histograms to estimate conditional distributions and compute shortest prediction intervals.
result The method provides prediction intervals with provable marginal coverage and asymptotic conditional coverage.
Investigates methods to regularize quantile regression for accurate predictions.
problem Improving accuracy and fairness in quantile regression predictions.
method Various regularization techniques including expected pinball loss, monotonicity constraints, and rate constraints.
result Deep lattice networks can maintain non-crossing quantiles and improve calibration and fairness.
Enhances kernel regression with network data for better predictions.
problem Improving predictive power in high-dimensional data.
method Combines kernel regression with network cohesion data to model nonlinearities.
result Significantly better predictive performances in high-dimensional data.
We analyzed optimism in linear and kernel regression models.
problem Understanding predictive complexity in regression models.
method Derived closed-form asymptotic optimism for linear and kernel regression models.
result Scaled optimism is a useful measure for model complexity.
A novel algorithm predicts customized allergy seasons using multi-variate triple-regression.
problem Predicting customized allergy seasons for individual patients.
method Triple-regression algorithm with pre-processing and three-stage regressions.
result Improved forecasting accuracy and reduced uncertainty.
This study improves stock price prediction for Apple Inc. using feature selection and regression models with technical indicators.
problem Improving stock price prediction accuracy for Apple Inc. using technical indicators.
method Evaluation of 123 technical indicators and 10 regression models on 13 years of Apple Inc. data.
result Combining feature selection with regression models significantly improves prediction accuracy.
Proposes ridge regression on Riemannian manifolds for time-series prediction.
problem Time-series prediction on Riemannian manifolds.
method Combines Riemannian least-squares fitting via Bézier curves, empirical covariance on manifolds, and Mahalanobis distance regularization.
result Significant error reduction in synthetic spherical experiments and hurricane forecasting.
Proposes a method to estimate drug sensitivity uncertainty using deep regression forests.
problem Lack of confidence intervals in deep learning models for critical tasks.
method Uses Deep Regression Forests to estimate variance and uncertainty for drug sensitivity prediction.
result Improves efficiency and coverage of uncertainty estimates for drug sensitivity predictions.
CIR method constructs efficient prediction intervals with guaranteed coverage.
problem Efficiently constructing near-minimal prediction intervals with guaranteed coverage.
method Conditional Interquantile Regression (CIR) and CIR+ (enhanced version).
result Optimal balance between predictive accuracy and computational efficiency.
Develops conformalized prediction intervals for bounded continuous outcomes.
problem Predicting continuous outcomes within bounded ranges, especially when models are misspecified.
method Conformal prediction intervals based on transformation regression models, accounting for heteroscedasticity and asymmetry.
result Valid finite-sample coverage confirmed in simulations and real data applications.
The paper proposes a method to produce well-calibrated predictions in regression tasks using maximum mean discrepancy.
problem The need for accurate uncertainty quantification in machine learning predictions.
method The method uses maximum mean discrepancy to minimize the kernel embedding measure and calibrate predictions.
result The method produces well-calibrated and sharp prediction intervals, outperforming state-of-the-art methods.
Collider regression improves predictive performance in regression tasks.
problem Discarding prior causal knowledge in regression tasks.
method Collider regression framework incorporating probabilistic causal knowledge from collider structures.
result Proves positive generalization benefit and provides closed-form estimators.
VSPS creates flexible prediction regions for multi-target regression with guaranteed coverage.
problem Uncertainty quantification in multi-target regression with complex distributions.
method Conditional normalizing flows with conformal calibration to identify dense regions.
result VSPS produces smaller, more informative prediction regions with robust coverage guarantees.
Language models can predict numeric values as strings.
problem Regression tasks with numeric predictions.
method Causal sequence decoding models trained for next-token prediction.
result Decoder-based heads perform as well as standard heads in numeric regression tasks.
In this paper we formulate a regression problem to predict realized volatility by using option price data and enhance VIX-styled volatility indices' predictability and liquidity. We test algorithms including regularized regression and machine learning methods such as Feedforward Neural Networks (FNN) on S&P 500 Index a…
NGBoost boosts multivariate probabilistic regression.
problem Joint probabilistic regression for multivariate targets.
method Natural Gradient Boosting for nonparametric modeling.
result Competitive performance in oceanographic velocity prediction.
The paper combines Bitcoin price models with expert corrections for better predictions.
problem Improving Bitcoin price predictions using statistical and expert insights.
method Linear regression models combined with expert corrections, utilizing Bayesian approach for fat-tailed distributions.
result Better price prediction results compared to using either model or expert opinion alone.
Study evaluates ensemble methods for zero-shot uncertainty quantification with diffusion models.
problem Quantifying uncertainty in zero-shot regression problems using diffusion models.
method Used diffusion probabilistic models for ensemble prediction and evaluated their effectiveness on various regression tasks.
result Ensemble methods consistently improve model prediction accuracy across different regression tasks.
Proposes a non-crossing deep neural network quantile regression method.
problem Quantile crossing in nonparametric quantile regression.
method Non-crossing constraints via rectified linear unit penalty function.
result Established non-asymptotic upper bounds for excess risk.
New method improves probabilistic electricity price predictions.
problem Improving point forecasts to probabilistic distributions for better decision-making.
method Isotonic Distributional Regression combined with other postprocessing methods.
result Isotonic Distributional Regression outperforms other methods in combining probabilistic distributions.
Scaling regression to large datasets is a common problem in many application areas. We propose a two step approach to scaling regression to large datasets. Using a regression tree (CART) to segment the large dataset constitutes the first step of this approach. The second step of this approach is to develop a suitable r…
Study examines how imputation accuracy affects prediction accuracy in regression problems with missing covariates.
problem Missing covariates in regression or classification problems.
method Simulation and empirical analysis using UCI datasets and statistical inference.
result Imputation accuracy impacts prediction accuracy, especially with Machine Learning methods.
Proposes GPLFR for predicting high-dimensional outputs with few data.
problem Predicting high-dimensional outputs from limited data.
method GPLFR combines Gaussian process and linear-Gaussian decoding for high-dimensional prediction.
result GPLFR outperforms existing methods in predicting high-dimensional outputs.
We consider the prediction of weak effects in a multiple-output regression setup, when covariates are expected to explain a small amount, less than ≈1, of the variance of the target variables. To facilitate the prediction of the weak effects, we constrain our model structure by introducing a novel Bayesian ap…
New bounds on efficiency for conformalized regression methods.
problem Efficiency of conformal prediction in regression models.
method Non-asymptotic bounds on prediction set length for conformalized quantile and median regression.
result Identifies phase transitions in convergence rates across different regimes of miscoverage level.
Paper proposes methods for transfer learning with random coefficient ridge regression.
problem Estimation and prediction in high-dimensional settings with related models.
method Two estimators using weighted sums of ridge estimates from target and source models.
result Explicit expression of estimation and prediction risks derived using random matrix theory.
Network-assisted regression uses conformal prediction for valid inference.
problem Predicting node attributes using network and conventional covariates with valid statistical inference.
method Network analog of conformal prediction under mild joint exchangeability assumption.
result Achieves finite sample validity and asymptotic conditional validity for various network covariates.
This work reviews and evaluates methods for predicting prediction intervals in regression problems.
problem Calibration of prediction intervals in regression problems.
method Four classes of methods: Bayesian, ensemble, direct interval estimation, and conformal prediction.
result Conformal prediction can be used as a general calibration procedure.
This paper improves prediction intervals for heteroskedastic regression.
problem Adaptive prediction intervals for heteroskedastic regression.
method Normalized and Mondrian conformal prediction methods.
result Conditional validity of chosen conformal predictors related to data-generating assumptions.
CQNPs enhance predictive performance and distribution modeling using quantile regression.
problem Limited predictive likelihood of Gaussian models for complex distributions.
method Introducing Conditional Quantile Neural Processes (CQNPs) that focus on estimating informative quantiles.
result Significant improvements in predictive performance and better modeling of multimodal distributions.
Skew-adaptive method improves prediction intervals for regression.
problem Improving prediction intervals for regression models, especially in cases of skewness and varying scales.
method Develops a skew-adaptive extension of split conformal prediction using an asymmetric interval family and gauge approach.
result Preserves marginal validity and adapts to local scale and skewness, with efficiency gains over existing methods.
CTI produces efficient prediction intervals with guaranteed coverage.
problem Efficient and reliable uncertainty quantification in regression.
method CTI estimates conditional density for interval length, then thresholds intervals based on this density.
result CTI achieves smaller prediction sets with guaranteed coverage compared to existing methods.
This study analyzes prediction risk for PCR method in latent factor regression models.
problem Prediction risk analysis in latent factor regression models.
method Adaptive PCR method with risk bounds established under factor regression model.
result Unified framework for analyzing various linear prediction methods under factor regression.
Tomal et al. (2015) introduced the notion of "phalanxes" in the context of rare-class detection in two-class classification problems. A phalanx is a subset of features that work well for classification tasks. In this paper, we propose a different class of phalanxes for application in regression settings. We define a "R…
This work improves multi-task regression performance using approximations of full-conformal prediction.
problem Jointly solve multiple regression tasks with better performance than individual tasks.
method Design an approximating prediction region in RKHS for full-conformal multi-task regression.
result The approximating prediction region improves upon split-conformal prediction on synthetic data.
In this paper we explore different regression models based on Clusterwise Linear Regression (CLR). CLR aims to find the partition of the data into k clusters, such that linear regressions fitted to each of the clusters minimize overall mean squared error on the whole data. The main obstacle preventing to use found re…
Solves regression problems with CP by converting to classification.
problem Challenges in CP for heteroscedastic, multimodal, or skewed regression outputs.
method Converts regression to classification, uses CP for classification to obtain CP sets for regression.
result Simple approach yields good results on practical problems.
Machine learning models predict brain age with systematic bias, corrected in this study.
problem Systematic bias in machine learning regression models for brain age prediction.
method General constrained optimization approach to correct bias.
result Our method effectively eliminates the bias from brain age predictions.
Kernel and linear regression have been recently explored in the prediction of graph signals as the output, given arbitrary input signals that are agnostic to the graph. In many real-world problems, the graph expands over time as new nodes get introduced. Keeping this premise in mind, we propose a method to recursively …
We propose the nuclear norm penalty as an alternative to the ridge penalty for regularized multinomial regression. This convex relaxation of reduced-rank multinomial regression has the advantage of leveraging underlying structure among the response categories to make better predictions. We apply our method, nuclear pen…