New method distinguishes predictive distribution estimators in high-dimensional inputs.
problem Difficulty in evaluating predictive distributions for high-dimensional inputs.
method Introduces dyadic sampling to focus on predictive distributions associated with pairs of inputs.
result Demonstrates efficient distinction of predictive distribution estimators in high-dimensional examples.
COP improves online conformal prediction by incorporating data patterns, leading to tighter prediction sets.
problem Overly conservative prediction sets in online conformal prediction methods when data distribution shifts.
method Conformal Optimistic Prediction (COP) incorporating estimated cumulative distribution function of non-conformity scores.
result COP produces tighter prediction sets with valid coverage guarantees, outperforming other methods.
Variational Prediction simplifies Bayesian inference without test time costs.
problem Bayesian inference's computational costs and posterior predictive distribution marginalization.
method Variational Prediction learns a variational approximation to the posterior predictive distribution using a variational bound.
result Directly learns a variational approximation to the posterior predictive distribution without test time marginalization costs.
The study improves model performance prediction on unseen distributions.
problem Improving model performance prediction on unseen distributions.
method Connecting domain adaptation and predictive uncertainty techniques, investigating distributional distances and DoC.
result Difference of confidences (DoC) successfully estimates classifier performance change over various distribution shifts.
New method learns distribution shifts caused by predictive models in social computing.
problem Learning distribution shifts due to predictive models in social computing.
method Reverse causal model with microfoundation for agents' actions.
result Effective in minimizing performative prediction risk.
A new method learns posterior and predictive distributions together, reducing computational cost.
problem Sequential two-stage Bayesian inference is computationally expensive.
method Amortized variational inference targeting posterior-predictive distribution.
result Efficient online inference with more accurate predictive distributions.
Survey of performative prediction, a machine learning setup causing distribution shifts.
problem Machine learning models causing shifts in the environment they predict.
method Classification of performative prediction settings based on distribution map information.
result Introduction of new solution concepts and theoretical analyses.
SymmPI predicts unobserved values under group symmetries, improving over existing methods.
problem Quantifying uncertainty in predictions under group symmetries.
method Distributional equivariant transformations to preserve symmetries.
result SymmPI provides valid coverage and performs favorably in simulations and empirical data.
New tree splitting criteria improve probabilistic predictions.
problem Improving tree-based nonparametric predictive distributions.
method Using proper scoring rules for tree splitting criteria.
result Trees with new splitting criteria produce better predictive distributions.
Optimizes forecast distributions for financial risk management.
problem Improving risk management through better forecast distributions.
method Optimizes forecast distributions using scoring rules relevant to financial risk management.
result Tail-focused predictive distributions yield better outcomes in hedging strategies involving VIX futures.
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.
Paper proposes faster adaptation to distribution shifts in online settings.
problem Violation of exchangeability assumption in evolving data environments.
method Online conformal inference with retrospective adjustment.
result Faster adaptation to distributional shifts demonstrated through numerical studies.
New methods for distributed CP improve reliability in healthcare.
problem Post-hoc calibration of models in safety-critical domains.
method Quantile-based and histogram-based distributed conformal prediction via message passing.
result Improved reliability and coverage guarantees in decentralized settings.
The paper addresses evaluating survival predictions using discrimination measures, finding a robust method to convert distributions to risks.
problem Evaluating survival distribution predictions with discrimination measures is challenging and often leads to unfair comparisons.
method The paper surveys existing methods and recommends summing over the predicted cumulative hazard as the most robust method to convert distributions to risks.
result Summing over the predicted cumulative hazard is the most robust method to convert distribution predictions to risk predictions.
Predicts asset return distributions using LSTM and quantile regression.
problem Predicting complex asset return distributions.
method Two-stage approach: quantile prediction using asset-specific features, market data adjustment.
result Significantly outperforms existing models (98% improvement over baseline).
A new framework for performative prediction robust to distributional misspecification.
problem Performative prediction models can be influenced by their own predictions, leading to suboptimal outcomes.
method Introduces distributionally robust performative prediction (DRPO) to approximate the true performative optimum (PO) robustly.
result DRPO provides provable guarantees as a robust approximation to the true PO when the nominal distribution map is misspecified.
Combining Bayesian deep learning and split conformal prediction affects out-of-distribution coverage.
problem Improving out-of-distribution coverage in multiclass image classification.
method Combining Bayesian deep learning with split conformal prediction methods.
result Combining methods can reduce out-of-distribution coverage in some cases.
This paper improves conformal prediction for robust interval estimation under distribution shifts.
problem Robustness of conformal prediction under distribution shifts.
method Modeling distribution shifts using Levy-Prokhorov (LP) ambiguity sets, which capture both local and global perturbations.
result Constructs robust conformal prediction intervals that remain valid under distribution shifts.
This paper reviews the checkered history of predictive distributions in statistics and discusses two developments, one from recent literature and the other new. The first development is bringing predictive distributions into machine learning, whose early development was so deeply influenced by two remarkable groups at …
The paper develops distribution-free methods for ordinal classification.
problem Constructing valid prediction sets for ordinal classification problems.
method Leveraging conformal prediction and multiple testing with FWER control.
result The proposed methods achieve satisfactory levels of marginal and class-specific conditional coverages.
Adaptive model learns from time series data with changing distributions.
problem Predicting time series data under distribution shift.
method Formulates distribution shift as weighted empirical risk minimization. Uses a gradient-based learning method for a forgetting mechanism.
result Proposes an efficient method for adaptive time series prediction.
A new method for faster prediction in distributed Gaussian processes.
problem Inefficient aggregation of distributed Gaussian processes with correlations.
method Proposes a novel approach for aggregated prediction in distributed GPs that incorporates correlations among experts.
result Results in more stable predictions in less time compared to state-of-the-art methods.
Partially performative prediction studies how predictive models influence future data.
problem Distribution shift in predictive models due to endogenous and exogenous factors.
method Generalizing performative prediction to capture both endogenous and exogenous sources of distribution shift.
result Developed online analogues of performative stability and optimality for partially performative environments.
Paper improves prediction sets for distribution shifts without labels.
problem Improving prediction sets effectiveness in the presence of distribution shifts.
method Develops ECP and EACP methods to adjust score function based on model uncertainty.
result Consistent improvement over existing baselines and nearly matches fully supervised methods.
TDistNNs improve prediction intervals for neural networks by using t-distributions.
problem Traditional neural networks provide only point estimates, lacking predictive uncertainty.
method TDistNNs generate t-distributed outputs with adjustable degrees of freedom, enhancing robustness to non-Gaussian data.
result TDistNNs produce narrower prediction intervals with proper coverage compared to Gaussian-based PNNs.
New method improves predictive systems with better theoretical guarantees.
problem Constructing predictive systems with out-of-sample calibration guarantees.
method Residual Distribution Predictive Systems (RDPs) that nest conformal predictive systems and offer flexibility.
result Empirically, RDPs perform competitively with conformal predictive systems and can be implemented with various regression methods.
Method constructs uniformly valid prediction sets across multiple distributions.
problem Uniformly valid prediction sets across multiple distributions.
method Max-p aggregation scheme and optimization programs.
result Optimal and efficient prediction sets for multiple distributions.
A new method uses RF's out-of-bag errors for multiple imputation.
problem Missing data in biomedical studies and lack of prediction uncertainty.
method Constructs conditional distributions from the empirical distribution of out-of-bag prediction errors.
result Valid multiple imputation results achieved without parametric assumptions.
Similarity measure for Gaussian process predictive distributions.
problem Comparing predictive distributions of Gaussian processes for correlated functions.
method Developed a similarity metric to compare predictive distributions of Gaussian processes.
result Gaussian process predictive distributions can be compared and one is enough to model two correlated functions.
Develops a neural framework for probabilistic forecasting of dynamical systems.
problem Uncertainty quantification in dynamical systems using trajectory-oriented approaches.
method D2D neural probabilistic forecasting framework using kernel mean embeddings and mixture density networks.
result The D2D model captures distributional evolution in chaotic systems and produces skillful probabilistic forecasts.
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.
This research examines how model explanations change under distribution shifts in tabular data.
problem Detecting distribution shifts in tabular data affecting model performance and explanations.
method Investigates the relationship between model performance and explanation characteristics under distribution shifts.
result Explanation shifts are a better indicator for detecting predictive performance changes than traditional distribution shift techniques.
Precise estimation of uncertainty in predictions for AI systems is a critical factor in ensuring trust and safety. Deep neural networks trained with a conventional method are prone to over-confident predictions. In contrast to Bayesian neural networks that learn approximate distributions on weights to infer prediction …
COMA combines prediction sets from multiple models for online, adaptive prediction.
problem Combining multiple prediction models with uncertainty guarantees.
method Online model aggregation using weighted voting of conformal prediction sets.
result COMA retains coverage guarantees under negative correlation assumptions.
New algorithms test independence with fewer samples by using predictive information.
problem Testing independence of distributions with limited samples.
method Augmented distribution testing framework that incorporates predictive information.
result Optimal sample complexity achieved, matching lower bounds.
Proposes BSSP to stabilize predictions in biased data.
problem Distribution shift between training and test data causes prediction instability.
method Balance-subsampled stable prediction (BSSP) algorithm based on fractional factorial design.
result Significantly improves prediction stability across unknown test data.
Proposes DRIG for robust predictions using noise interventions.
problem Developing robust prediction models against distribution shifts.
method Distributional Robustness via Invariant Gradients (DRIG) exploiting general noise interventions.
result DRIG yields robust predictions among a data-dependent class of distribution shifts.
Locus scores predictions for risk, reducing large-loss events.
problem Deployment cost from inaccurate predictions, especially large losses.
method Distribution-free loss-scale reliability score using any predictive distribution.
result Reduces large-loss frequency compared to standard heuristics.
Proposes a method to infer the distributional impacts of predictive models on stakeholders.
problem The influence of predictive models on target variable distribution, leading to performative prediction.
method Modeling agents' responses as a cost-adjusted utility maximization problem and using optimal transport to align pre- and post-model distributions.
result Provides estimates for the cost associated with these responses and demonstrates the quality of these estimates.
This research focuses on invariant probabilistic predictions, showing they are not robust under distribution shifts.
problem The challenge of creating robust probabilistic predictions that remain consistent under distribution shifts.
method A causality-inspired framework to investigate invariance and robustness of probabilistic predictions with respect to proper scoring rules.
result Arbitrary distribution shifts do not admit invariant and robust probabilistic predictions, unlike point predictions.
New method optimizes prediction set volume in conformal prediction.
problem Achieving volume optimality in conformal prediction without sacrificing coverage guarantees.
method Dynamic programming algorithm for finding near-optimal volume unions of k-intervals.
result Efficient algorithm finds unions of k-intervals with near-optimal volume for any distribution.
Split conformal prediction provides finite-sample guarantees for black-box models without distributional assumptions.
problem Weak performance guarantees for modern predictive models under minimal assumptions.
method Develops finite-sample guarantees for split conformal prediction, a method that uses nested prediction sets and order statistics.
result The coverage of prediction sets based on order statistics stochastically dominates the Beta distribution.
Treeffuser predicts tabular data distributions using gradient-boosted trees.
problem Probabilistic prediction with flexible, non-parametric models.
method Gradient-boosted trees for score estimation in conditional diffusion model.
result Treeffuser outperforms existing methods in probabilistic prediction tasks.
New methods predict language model out-of-distribution behaviors using causal mechanisms.
problem Predicting how language models behave on unseen data.
method Two methods: counterfactual simulation and value probing.
result Both methods achieve high AUC-ROC and outperform causal-agnostic approaches in out-of-distribution settings.
Transformers can approximate posterior predictive distributions through in-context learning.
problem Bayesian prediction tasks, especially beyond point predictions.
method Gradient descent algorithm targeting posterior predictive mean and variance, followed by nonlinear mappings.
result Transformers can implement algorithms to approximate posterior predictive distributions.
The paper introduces diagnostic transport maps to improve the reliability of rare event predictions.
problem Improper calibration of predictive distributions, especially for rare events.
method Diagnostic transport maps to adjust base model's probabilities for better calibration.
result Diagnostic transport maps improve predictive performance for rare events, including 24-hour rapid intensity change.
Adaptive method for prediction sets under changing data distributions.
problem Forming prediction sets in an online setting with varying data distributions.
method Adaptive conformal inference that re-estimates the distribution shift parameter over time.
result Adaptive method achieves desired coverage frequency over long-time intervals.
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.