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48 results for Support distortion

Paper introduces new risk norms based on ES with flexible distortion functions.

problem Risk quantification and anomaly detection in financial data.
method Developed generalized Expected-Shortfall (ES) norms using distortion risk measures and duality theory.
result Unified analytical framework for risk quantification and practical applications.

QC-SPHARM detects Alzheimer's Disease early using hippocampal surface geometry.

problem Early detection of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) using hippocampal surface geometry.
method Spherical harmonics registration, conformality and curvature distortions quantification, t-test feature selection, SVM classification.
result 85.2% testing accuracy on ADNI data, 81.2% on aMCI progression data.

New bounds on generalization error for distributed learning using rate-distortion theory.

problem Establishing upper bounds on generalization error for distributed learning algorithms.
method Using rate-distortion theory, the paper introduces new bounds that depend on the compressibility of each client's algorithm.
result The bounds suggest that the generalization error of the distributed setting decays faster than that of the centralized one with a factor of O(log(K)/K)\mathcal{O}(\log(K)/\sqrt{K}).

Introduces joint exclusivity (JE), a new form of negative dependence.

problem Negative dependence structures in probability distributions.
method Defines JE by exclusion of the interior of the non-negative orthant, establishes necessary and sufficient conditions for existence, proposes a canonical construction.
result Sharp necessary and sufficient condition for existence of JE random vectors with prescribed marginals.

The paper studies quasimorphisms and distortion in homeomorphism groups of manifolds.

problem Identifying quasimorphisms that extend continuously to homeomorphism groups.
method Analyzing Gambaudo-Ghys and Polterovich quasimorphisms, extending them continuously, and presenting applications.
result Conditions for undistorted homeomorphisms and unbounded bi-invariant metrics.

Bayesian model averaging under predictor redundancy

problem Reporting Bayesian model averaging posterior without changing the Bayesian target
method Using hard or soft regions of support space
result Region reports often give shorter and clearer summaries while preserving the main posterior information

We consider the problem of distortion minimal morphing of nn-dimensional compact connected oriented smooth manifolds without boundary embedded in Rn+1\R^{n+1}. Distortion involves bending and stretching. In this paper, minimal distortion (with respect to stretching) is defined as the infinitesimal relative change in vol…

2006-05-25abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper shows how to calculate risk measures for sums of two counter-monotonic risks.

problem Calculating risk measures for sums of two counter-monotonic risks.
method Using a fixed distortion function and expressing the risk measure of a sum as the sum of two related measures of the marginals.
result The risk measure of a sum of two counter-monotonic risks can be expressed as the sum of two related distortion risk measures of the marginals.

A new family of stochastic dominance orders based on distortion functions.

problem Determining a continuum of dominance relations for risk assessment.
method Introducing H-distorted stochastic dominance, a generalized family of stochastic orders.
result Power-distorted stochastic dominance is particularly appealing due to its simplicity and statistical interpretations.

The distortion of a curve measures the maximum arc/chord length ratio. Gromov showed any closed curve has distortion at least pi/2 and asked about the distortion of knots. Here, we prove that any nontrivial tame knot has distortion at least 5pi/3; examples show that distortion under 7.16 suffices to build a trefoil kno…

2004-09-22abs ↗pdf ↗

Develops Fourier analysis for SDR, simplifying dimension reduction problems.

problem Finding a reduced subspace for high-dimensional data.
method Formulates SDR as a minimization problem in the Fourier domain, introducing a penalty for support distortion.
result An algorithm for finding a reduced subspace using Fourier transforms and penalties.

Study on risk measures using distorted Choquet integrals with random distortions.

problem Developing risk measures under random distortions of capacities.
method Introducing and analyzing randomly distorted Choquet integrals with respect to a distorted capacity, establishing properties and providing representations.
result Representation of comonotonic additive conditional risk measures using G-randomly distorted Choquet integrals.

We show that an entire branched cover of finite distortion cannot have a compact branch set if its distortion satisfies a certain asymptotic growth condition. We furthermore show that this bound is strict by constructing an entire, continuous, open and discrete mapping of finite distortion which is piecewise smooth, ha…

2017-09-25abs ↗pdf ↗

New study shows tradeoffs between compression quality, distortion, and perception.

problem Optimizing compression for low distortion often sacrifices perceptual quality.
method Adopted Blau & Michaeli's perceptual quality definition and studied the rate-distortion-perception tradeoff.
result Restricting perceptual quality to high generally requires a trade-off between rate and distortion.

A new multi-scale vector quantization method for unsupervised data.

problem Efficiently reconstructing unsupervised data with minimal distortion.
method Reconstruction trees, inspired by decision trees, explore data in a multi-scale fashion.
result Analysis of expected distortion under fixed unknown distribution, with asymptotic and finite sample results.

The study shows exponential distortion in virtually special groups containing free subgroups.

problem Understanding distortion in virtually special groups containing free subgroups.
method Constructing examples of virtually special groups with finite rank free subgroups.
result Distortion functions grow like exp^k(x^m) and can be superexponential.

Estimates rate-distortion function for large datasets using neural networks.

problem Designing lossy data compression schemes and comparing them with theoretical limits.
method Re-formulate rate-distortion objective and solve using neural networks.
result NERD accurately estimates the rate-distortion function for real-world datasets.

Introduces new performance criteria for investment under distorted probabilities.

problem Reconciling time-consistent performance with probability distortions.
method Two definitions of forward rank-dependent criteria, equivalence established; characterization of viable probability distortion processes.
result Characterization of optimal wealth process and new distorted measure.

Introduces a new conditional expectation under distorted probabilities, addressing time-inconsistency.

problem Time-inconsistency in nonlinear expectations under probability distortion.
method Localizes probability distortion and constructs a time-consistent conditional expectation.
result Constructs a conditional expectation that is time-consistent and corresponds to a parabolic differential equation.

Paper proposes a new black-box attack approach to minimize visual distortion.

problem Constructing adversarial examples that minimize visual distortion in a black-box threat model.
method Learning the noise distribution of adversarial examples to approximate the gradient of a non-differentiable loss function.
result The proposed attack results in much lower visual distortion compared to state-of-the-art black-box attacks.

Study dynamic risk measures and performance indices using distortion functions.

problem Investigate time consistency of dynamic risk measures and performance indices generated by distortion functions.
method Analyze dynamic coherent risk measures (DCRMs) and dynamic weighted value at risk measures, proving their equivalence. Establish properties of families of DCRMs generated by distortion functions and define corresponding dynamic coherent acceptability indices (DCAIs). Examine time consistency of DCRMs and DCAIs.
result DCRM generated by distortion functions are sub-martingale time consistent but not super-martingale time consistent and not weakly acceptance time consistent.

The paper examines how distortion principles affect insurance pricing under risk aversion and ambiguity.

problem Understanding how risk aversion and ambiguity impact insurance pricing.
method Investigates sensitivity of distortion functionals to risk aversion and ambiguity, using Wasserstein distance.
result Identifies worst-case distributions and methods to identify distortion densities.

The problem behind this paper is the proper measurement of the degree of quality/acceptability/distance to arbitrage of trades. We are narrowing the class of coherent acceptability indices introduced by Cherny and Madan (2007) by imposing an additional mathematical property. For this, we introduce the notion of a conca…

2011-04-04abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper examines how risk reduction and insurance choices interact under convex premium principles.

problem Interaction between self-protection and insurance demand under convex premium principles.
method Investigates optimal prevention efforts and insurance shares using distortion risk measures.
result Self-protection and insurance are complementary, but ex ante moral hazard can turn this into a substitution effect.

Improved binning technique boosts nUV measure performance.

problem Improving the performance of the nUV measure in real applications.
method Introduced the nUV measure, provided theoretical optimal binning techniques, and proposed algorithms for approximate solutions.
result Approximate binning techniques show 4-13% increase in AUC scores with statistical significance.

We study the statistical meaning of the minimization of distortion measure and the relation between the equilibrium points of the SOM algorithm and the minima of distortion measure. If we assume that the observations and the map lie in an compact Euclidean space, we prove the strong consistency of the map which almost …

2008-02-21abs ↗pdf ↗

We discuss equivalent axiomatic characterizations of distortion risk measures, and give a novel and concise proof of the characterization of elicitable distortion risk measures. Elicitability has recently been discussed as a desirable criterion for risk measures, motivated by statistical considerations of forecasting. …

2014-05-15abs ↗pdf ↗

Machine learning detects and classifies cognitive distortions in mental health texts.

problem Detect and classify cognitive distortions in mental health texts to improve treatment.
method Machine learning framework using crowdsourced and therapy dataset.
result Model achieved high F1 scores for detecting and classifying cognitive distortions.