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48 results for Regularly Varying Random Variables

New insights into tail behavior of heavy-tailed random vectors and processes.

problem Understanding tail behavior of aggregates of heavy-tailed random vectors.
method Analyzing multivariate regularly varying random vectors and Lévy processes.
result More than one large jump can determine tail behavior of aggregates.

Introduces Polar Depth for analyzing multivariate heavy-tailed data extremes.

problem Analyzing the behavior of extremes from multivariate heavy-tailed distributions.
method Introduces Polar Depth, a novel statistical depth function expressed in polar coordinates.
result The polar depth of the largest observations converges to the polar depth of the limiting distribution as the threshold increases.

We examine random variables in the power law/regularly varying class with stochastic tail exponent, the exponent αα having its own distribution. We show the effect of stochasticity of αα on the expectation and higher moments of the random variable. For instance, the moments of a right-tailed or right-asymmetric varia…

2016-09-08abs ↗pdf ↗

The study shows how geometric Weyl bulk-density exponent rigidifies spectral encodings in O-regularly varying classes.

problem Understanding spectral encodings under Weyl growth conditions.
method Analyzing geometric Weyl bulk-density exponent and proving spectral rigidity.
result The geometric Weyl bulk-density exponent (d2)/2(d-2)/2 rigidifies spectral encodings in the O-regularly varying class, leading to unique admissible exponents and scaling laws.

Develops statistical framework for analyzing functional data extremes.

problem Analyzing extremes of functional data in Hilbert spaces.
method Regular variation in Hilbert spaces, Peaks-Over-Threshold framework, functional PCA.
result Proposes a dimension reduction method for functional extreme observations.

Given nn samples from a population of individuals belonging to different types with unknown proportions, how do we estimate the probability of discovering a new type at the (n+1)(n+1)-th draw? This is a classical problem in statistics, commonly referred to as the missing mass estimation problem. Recent results by Ohannes…

2018-06-25abs ↗pdf ↗

We develop a new statistical test for comparing variables with varying scales.

problem Comparing variables with different scales in multidimensional spaces.
method Order based on expectations of random variables, generalized stochastic dominance (GSD) order, regularized statistical test, linear optimization, imprecise probability models.
result Validated through multidimensional data from various fields.

Study free energy in spherical spin glasses, proving universality dichotomy.

problem Analyzing free energy in spherical spin glass models with different tail exponents.
method Introduced a tail-adapted normalization and used universality dichotomy.
result Sharp universality dichotomy for free energy across different tail exponents.

We study the asymptotic behavior of the difference ΔραX,Y:=ρα(X+Y)ρα(X)Δρ^{X, Y}_α:= ρ_α(X + Y) - ρ_α(X) as α1α\rightarrow 1, where ραρ_α is a risk measure equipped with a confidence level parameter 0<α<10 < α< 1, and where XX and YY are non-negative random variables whose tail probability functions are regularly varying. The case where …

2017-11-20abs ↗pdf ↗

New framework for tracking varying bounds in time series forecasting.

problem Forecasting bounded time series with varying bounds.
method Extended log-likelihood estimation, online maximum likelihood estimation, Normalized Gradient Descent (NGD) for quasiconvex optimization.
result Derive an Online Normalized Gradient Descent algorithm for online bound tracking.

In this paper, we face the problem of simulating discrete random variables with general and varying distributions in a scalable framework, where fully parallelizable operations should be preferred. The new paradigm is inspired by the context of discrete choice models. Compared to classical algorithms, we add paralleliz…

2016-11-21abs ↗pdf ↗

Regular variation provides a convenient theoretical framework to study large events. In the multivariate setting, the dependence structure of the positive extremes is characterized by a measure - the spectral measure - defined on the positive orthant of the unit sphere. This measure gathers information on the localizat…

2019-07-01abs ↗pdf ↗

We introduce an approximate search algorithm for fast maximum a posteriori probability estimation in probabilistic programs, which we call Bayesian ascent Monte Carlo (BaMC). Probabilistic programs represent probabilistic models with varying number of mutually dependent finite, countable, and continuous random variable…

2015-04-26abs ↗pdf ↗

New features from early battery cycles predict lifetime with high accuracy.

problem Accurately predicting battery lifetime under varying conditions is challenging due to manufacturing variability and usage-dependent degradation.
method Extracted features from regularly scheduled reference performance tests and used them to predict battery lifetime using a hierarchical Bayesian regression model.
result Demonstrated a lifetime prediction of in-distribution cells with 15.1% mean absolute percentage error using only the first 15% of data.

Efficiently infers time-varying sparse MRFs with strong statistical guarantees.

problem Inference of time-varying sparse MRFs with strong statistical guarantees.
method Constrained optimization with exact 0\ell_0 regularization, near-linear time and memory complexity.
result Sharp statistical guarantees for sparsely-changing Gaussian MRFs with as few as one sample per time.

Random forest predicts catastrophe bond spreads with 93% accuracy.

problem Predicting spreads in the primary catastrophe bond market.
method Random forest approach using all information in offering circulars.
result Random forest explains 93% of spread variability, significantly better than linear regression (47%).

Novel Orlicz regrets consistently bound environmental variable statistics.

problem Consistent evaluation of stochastic environmental variables like water quality indices.
method Proposed novel Orlicz regrets for upper and lower bounds.
result Explicit linkage between Orlicz regrets and divergence risk measures.

Network models have been popular for modeling and representing complex relationships and dependencies between observed variables. When data comes from a dynamic stochastic process, a single static network model cannot adequately capture transient dependencies, such as, gene regulatory dependencies throughout a developm…

2009-07-14abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper analyzes M-estimators under infinite-variance noise in high dimensions.

problem High-dimensional M-estimation with infinite-variance noise.
method Study of the Fenchel conjugate domain and its impact on risk.
result Exact risk of M-estimators under infinite-variance noise is derived.

Proposes a method for interpreting time-varying causal effect moderation in high-dimensional data.

problem Interpreting causal effect moderation in high-dimensional data with interpretability and avoiding false positives.
method Two-step method: 1) Selects a smaller model for linear causal effect moderation using Gaussian randomization, 2) Conditions on selection to construct a pivot for uniformly asymptotic semi-parametric inference.
result Consistently achieves valid coverage rates and shorter, bounded intervals in time-varying causal effect moderation.

We give three formulas expressing the Smale invariant of an immersion f of a (4k-1)-sphere into (4k+1)-space. The terms of the formulas are geometric characteristics of any generic smooth map g of any oriented 4k-dimensional manifold, where g restricted to the boundary is an immersion regularly homotopic to f in (6k-1)…

2000-02-10abs ↗pdf ↗

Modeling financial returns as conditionally independent random variables explains power-law tails.

problem Understanding the distribution of financial returns and their relation to volatility.
method Assuming returns are conditionally independent given volatility, which varies randomly over time.
result Returns distribution can be described by the sum of conditionally independent random variables, showing scaling and power-law tails.

Gaussian copulas are widely used in the industry to correlate two random variables when there is no prior knowledge about the co-dependence between them. The perturbed Gaussian copula approach allows introducing the skew information of both random variables into the co-dependence structure. The analytical expression of…

2010-02-27abs ↗pdf ↗

New protocol evaluates synthetic data for temporal consistency.

problem Synthetic data generators can produce invalid timestamps and trajectories.
method Characterize datasets by four properties, then measure timestamp validity and dynamics.
result Temporal fidelity must be measured, not inferred from static data.

Proposes SGM for modeling complex dependencies in high-dimensional systems.

problem Limited pairwise interactions in PGMs for high-dimensional systems.
method Simplicial Gaussian model (SGM) using discrete Hodge theory and independent random components.
result Maximum-likelihood inference algorithm for parameter recovery and conditional dependence structure.

We consider the problem of learning predictive models from longitudinal data, consisting of irregularly repeated, sparse observations from a set of individuals over time. Such data often exhibit {\em longitudinal correlation} (LC) (correlations among observations for each individual over time), {\em cluster correlation…

2019-11-11abs ↗pdf ↗

Quantile regression using random forest proximities improves prediction and uncertainty quantification.

problem Forecasting corporate bond volume with uncertainty quantification.
method Introduced a novel approach to compute quantile regressions from random forests using proximity metrics.
result Superior performance in approximating conditional target distributions and prediction intervals.

Develops a Bayesian non-parametric approach for signal separation with varying components.

problem Signal separation with varying components across different input locations.
method Augments Gaussian Process Latent Variable Models with weighted sums of pure component signals and incorporates priors for linear weights.
result Framework allows for non-linear variations in signals and incorporates useful priors for linear weights.

The paper proposes a new model for predicting and analyzing economic variables.

problem Predicting and analyzing economic variables in developed regions.
method Time-varying parameter global vector autoregressive (TVP-GVAR) framework combined with machine learning models.
result The proposed model provides high precision out-of-sample predictions and novel insights into economic variable connectedness.