We propose to use nonparametric Bernstein copulas as bivariate pair-copulas in high-dimensional vine models. The resulting smooth and nonparametric vine copulas completely obviate the error-prone need for choosing the pair-copulas from parametric copula families. By means of a simulation study and an empirical analysis…
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Unified kernel-based methods improve nonlinear causal discovery.
New criterion for almost-complex 4-manifolds using polyhedral decompositions.
We consider the problem of performing matrix completion with side information on row-by-row and column-by-column similarities. We build upon recent proposals for matrix estimation with smoothness constraints with respect to row and column graphs. We present a novel iterative procedure for directly minimizing an informa…
We introduce a new criterion to determine the order of an autoregressive model fitted to time series data. It has the benefits of the two well-known model selection techniques, the Akaike information criterion and the Bayesian information criterion. When the data is generated from a finite order autoregression, the Bay…
New criterion improves predictive evaluation in weighted inference scenarios.
A widely applicable Bayesian information criterion (Watanabe, 2013) is applicable for both regular and singular models in the model selection problem. This criterion tends to overestimate the log marginal likelihood. We identify an overestimating term of a widely applicable Bayesian information criterion. Adjustment of…
Criterion for lifting smooth contact maps between Carnot groups to central extensions.
Improved proofs for topological and smooth pseudo-isotopies of simply connected 4-manifolds.
Proposes a new hyperprior and predictive criterion for weakly informative hyperprior in relevance vector machine.
SIC detects elbows in error curves automatically.
Study shows the corrected Akaike criterion is inadmissible for estimating Kullback-Leibler discrepancy.
Complete criterion for VoI in multi-decision influence diagrams established.
In the information-based paradigm of inference, model selection is performed by selecting the candidate model with the best estimated predictive performance. The success of this approach depends on the accuracy of the estimate of the predictive complexity. In the large-sample-size limit of a regular model, the predicti…
LS improves model selection for singular statistical models.
SplitWise enhances stepwise regression by adaptively encoding numeric predictors into binary features.
In this paper, we propose an information-theoretic exploration strategy for stochastic, discrete multi-armed bandits that achieves optimal regret. Our strategy is based on the value of information criterion. This criterion measures the trade-off between policy information and obtainable rewards. High amounts of policy …
Bayesian model clusters brain activity time series.
A new criterion selects models in overparameterized settings.
A new criterion HBIC improves model selection for factor analysis with missing data.
In this paper, we propose a new kernel-based co-occurrence measure that can be applied to sparse linguistic expressions (e.g., sentences) with a very short learning time, as an alternative to pointwise mutual information (PMI). As well as deriving PMI from mutual information, we derive this new measure from the Hilbert…
Extends Kollár's result to fibered Calabi-Yau varieties with cohomological assumption.
Criterion for solvability of complex 2-Hessian equation on compact Kähler manifolds.
Global optimization of expensive functions has important applications in physical and computer experiments. It is a challenging problem to develop efficient optimization scheme, because each function evaluation can be costly and the derivative information of the function is often not available. We propose a novel globa…
Bayesian nonparametrics improves data-driven risk optimization under distributional uncertainty.
Statistical inference is considered for variables of interest, called primary variables, when auxiliary variables are observed along with the primary variables. We consider the setting of incomplete data analysis, where some primary variables are not observed. Utilizing a parametric model of joint distribution of prima…
This paper introduces Kernel-based Information Criterion (KIC) for model selection in regression analysis. The novel kernel-based complexity measure in KIC efficiently computes the interdependency between parameters of the model using a variable-wise variance and yields selection of better, more robust regressors. Expe…
The paper derives an equation linking WAIC and WBIC for singular models.
We have recently proposed a new information-based approach to model selection, the Frequentist Information Criterion (FIC), that reconciles information-based and frequentist inference. The purpose of this current paper is to provide a simple example of the application of this criterion and a demonstration of the natura…
We conjecture that satellite operations are either constant or have infinite rank in the concordance group. We reduce this to the difficult case of winding number zero satellites, and use gauge theory to provide a general criterion sufficient for the image of a satellite operation to generate an infinite rank s…
We test three common information criteria (IC) for selecting the order of a Hawkes process with an intensity kernel that can be expressed as a mixture of exponential terms. These processes find application in high-frequency financial data modelling. The information criteria are Akaike's information criterion (AIC), the…
When the in-sample Sharpe ratio is obtained by optimizing over a k-dimensional parameter space, it is a biased estimator for what can be expected on unseen data (out-of-sample). We derive (1) an unbiased estimator adjusting for both sources of bias: noise fit and estimation error. We then show (2) how to use the adjust…
This paper proves a Nakai-Moishezon criterion for complex Hessian equations.
Improved decision tree learning guarantees for complex functions.
We continue our previous work studying critical exponent semilinear elliptic (and subelliptic) problems which generalize the classical Yamabe problem. In [3] the focus was on metric-measure spaces with an `almost smooth' structure, with stratified spaces furnishing the key examples. The criterion for solvability there …
Notes on embedding criteria for smooth manifolds.
We study tick-by-tick financial returns belonging to the FTSE MIB index of the Italian Stock Exchange (Borsa Italiana). We can confirm previously detected non-stationarities. However, scaling properties reported in the previous literature for other high-frequency financial data are only approximately valid. As a conseq…
The study provides a criterion for diffeomorphism via long-time Ricci flow.
Emergent and unscheduled cardiology admissions from cardiac catheterization laboratory add complexity to the management of Cardiology and in-patient department. In this article, we sought to study the behavior of cardiology admissions from Catheterization laboratory using time series models. Our research involves retro…
In the first part of this paper, we consider smooth maps from a compact orientable 3-manifold without boundary to the 2-sphere. We give a geometric criterion to decide whether two given maps are homotopic, based on the sets of points where the maps are equal or antipodal. We extend this criterion to non-singular vector…
We show that any simply connected topological closed -manifold punctured along any compact, totally disconnected tame subset admits a continuum of smoothings which are not diffeomorphic to any leaf of a codimension one foliation on a compact manifold. This includes the remarkable case of puncture…
Joyce's criterion for sLag smoothings extended to non-compact, non-transverse intersections.
Paper improves feature selection accuracy using transfer learning.
We define a family of functionals generalizing the Yang-Mills functional. We study the corresponding gradient flows and prove long-time existence and convergence results for subcritical dimensions as well as a bubbling criterion for the critical dimensions. Consequently, we have an alternate proof of the convergence of…
Proposes SNML for selecting word2vec Skip-gram dimensionality.
Nontrivial boundary Dehn twist found on K3#K3 manifold.
Establishes necessary and sufficient conditions for smooth triviality of Lie subalgebras and Lie ideals, and proves Moser's trick for foliations.
Safe Bayesian optimization method using information theory.