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48 results for agreement

Solves a 60-year-old question on agreement measures in statistics.

problem The challenge of measuring agreement between two raters or measures.
method Developed a new algorithm to minimize diagonals in contingency tables, formulated the minimum feasible agreement, and studied the lower limit of maximum feasible agreement.
result Formulated the lower limit of Cohen's kappa and two statistics for agreement analysis.

SNAP improves robust computation by emphasizing trustworthy items and downweighting outliers.

problem Improving robustness in computation, especially in high-dimensional settings.
method SNAP assigns weights based on mutual agreement, suppressing outlier contributions.
result SNAP ensures outliers contribute negligibly to computations, even in high-dimensional settings.

LFD method improves text classification by making features clearer and less label-leaking.

problem Creating interpretable text representations that are both predictive and understandable.
method LFD method: proposes lexical and semantic features from contrastive text pairs, screens candidates using κκ, and selects features by residual gain.
result LFD features achieve higher human-human and human-LLM agreement than baseline concepts and are less label-leaking.

In many machine learning problems, labeled training data is limited but unlabeled data is ample. Some of these problems have instances that can be factored into multiple views, each of which is nearly sufficent in determining the correct labels. In this paper we present a new algorithm for probabilistic multi-view lear…

2012-06-13abs ↗pdf ↗

In Bipartite Correlation Clustering (BCC) we are given a complete bipartite graph GG with `+' and `-' edges, and we seek a vertex clustering that maximizes the number of agreements: the number of all `+' edges within clusters plus all `-' edges cut across clusters. BCC is known to be NP-hard. We present a novel approx…

2016-03-09abs ↗pdf ↗

Model selection is a problem that has occupied machine learning researchers for a long time. Recently, its importance has become evident through applications in deep learning. We propose an agreement-based learning framework that prevents many of the pitfalls associated with model selection. It relies on coupling the t…

2018-06-04abs ↗pdf ↗

A new method for combining multiple data views in supervised learning.

problem Combining multiple data views in supervised learning, especially in biology and medicine.
method Cooperative learning combines squared error loss with an agreement penalty to encourage predictions from different data views to agree.
result Cooperative learning achieves higher predictive accuracy on simulated and real multiomics data.

Generalization and reliability of multilingual translation often highly depend on the amount of available parallel data for each language pair of interest. In this paper, we focus on zero-shot generalization---a challenging setup that tests models on translation directions they have not been optimized for at training t…

2019-04-04abs ↗pdf ↗

We apply an asymmetric version of Kirman's herding model to volatile financial markets. In the relation between returns and agent concentration we use the square root law proposed by Zhang. This can be derived by extending the idea of a critical mean field theory suggested by Plerou et al. We show that this model is eq…

2005-08-12abs ↗pdf ↗

Study finds simple model-agreement scores perform well in various error estimation scenarios.

problem Evaluating model performance on unseen distributions using disparate scoring functions.
method Rigorously studied popular scoring functions (confidence, local manifold smoothness, model agreement) independently of mechanism choice.
result Simple model-agreement scores outperform confidence- and smoothness-based scores in realistic settings with compromised training data.

Researchers develop multi-agent systems for quadcopters to collaborate in missions.

problem Enable multiple quadcopters to work together in remote sensing tasks.
method Agent dynamics, network topologies, collective behaviors, agreement protocol, equations of motion for quadcopters.
result Multi-agent systems can successfully collaborate in remote sensing missions.

The adjusted Rand index (ARI) is commonly used in cluster analysis to measure the degree of agreement between two data partitions. Since its introduction, exploring the situations of extreme agreement and disagreement under different circumstances has been a subject of interest, in order to achieve a better understandi…

2020-02-10abs ↗pdf ↗

Study shows more data improves model explanations, aiding reliable knowledge extraction.

problem Challenges in deriving reliable knowledge from machine learning models due to the Rashōmon effect.
method Examined the influence of sample size on explanations from models in a Rashōmon set using SHAP.
result Explanations from <128 samples are highly variable, but agreement improves with more data.

MAS scores cluster size consistency from points, robust to label changes.

problem Desired uniformity in cluster sizes, stability under label perturbations.
method Mass Agreement Score (MAS) measures point-centric cluster size consistency, robust to label changes.
result MAS yields similar scores for partitions with similar bulk structure, sensitive to genuine redistribution of cluster mass.

In important applications involving multi-task networks with multiple objectives, agents in the network need to decide between these multiple objectives and reach an agreement about which single objective to follow for the network. In this work we propose a distributed decision-making algorithm. The agents are assumed …

2018-12-20abs ↗pdf ↗

New index improves anomaly detection in correlated time series data.

problem Challenges in evaluating cluster quality for anomaly detection.
method Introduced Synchronized Anomaly Agreement Index (SAAI) to assess cluster quality.
result Maximizing SAAI improves anomaly detection accuracy by 0.23 compared to SSC and by 0.32 compared to X-Means.

The paper uses Black-Scholes model to analyze political support and coalition agreements.

problem Determining the minimum support level for a minor party in a pre-electoral coalition.
method Modeling political support as a stochastic process with a deterministic growth rate and applying Black-Scholes option pricing theory.
result The minimum support level for a minor party to gain a representative in a pre-electoral coalition.

This paper examines how regional trade agreements affect global trade relationships.

problem The relationship between regional trade agreements and global trade purity.
method Defined and decomposed synthesized trade resistance, separated natural and artificial factors, used expectation maximization algorithm to optimize parameters, and quantified trade purity indicator.
result Regional trade agreements contribute to the relative prosperity of EU and NAFTA countries, but weaken the role of trade unions and accelerate multilateral trade liberalization.

ValueBlindBench tests LLM-generated investment rationales for validity before returns are known.

problem Delayed-ground-truth evaluation of LLM-generated investment rationales.
method Agreement-gated stress testing protocol to validate LLM-judged rationales.
result ValueBlindBench prevents overclaims and identifies flawed financial constructs.

New algorithms for collaborative learning in uncertain, decentralized environments.

problem Byzantine collaborative learning in uncertain, decentralized environments.
method Two asynchronous solutions to averaging agreement, each optimal according to some dimension.
result New algorithms achieve optimal Byzantine resilience and collaborative learning.

Paper develops framework for valuing and assessing credit risk in renewable PPAs.

problem Renewable PPAs expose both parties to counterparty credit risk.
method Modelled joint dynamics of electricity prices and renewable output, incorporated default probabilities.
result Provides transparent metric for PPA valuation under counterparty risk.

This paper considers the problem of removing costly features from a Bayesian network classifier. We want the classifier to be robust to these changes, and maintain its classification behavior. To this end, we propose a closeness metric between Bayesian classifiers, called the expected classification agreement (ECA). Ou…

2018-05-29abs ↗pdf ↗

Fuses ITRs for primary and secondary outcomes to minimize harm.

problem Learn an ITR maximizing primary outcome while minimizing harm to secondary outcomes.
method Introduces fusion penalty to encourage similar recommendations for different outcomes. Two algorithms estimate the ITR using surrogate loss functions.
result Agreement rate between primary and secondary optimal ITRs converges faster than ignoring secondary outcomes.

Leverage is strongly related to liquidity in a market and lack of liquidity is considered a cause and/or consequence of the recent financial crisis. A repurchase agreement is a financial instrument where a security is sold simultaneously with an agreement to buy it back at a later date. Repurchase agreements (repos) ma…

2010-11-01abs ↗pdf ↗

Within the natural language processing (NLP) community, active learning has been widely investigated and applied in order to alleviate the annotation bottleneck faced by developers of new NLP systems and technologies. This paper presents the first theoretical analysis of stopping active learning based on stabilizing pr…

2015-04-23abs ↗pdf ↗

Study confirms eurozone interbank market stability but finds higher collateral reuse.

problem Analyzing eurozone interbank market behavior and stability.
method Examined secured transactions data from ECB, tested stylized facts, measured network properties.
result Observed higher collateral reuse and network symmetry compared to unsecured markets.

Biological systems are often modelled at different levels of abstraction depending on the particular aims/resources of a study. Such different models often provide qualitatively concordant predictions over specific parametrisations, but it is generally unclear whether model predictions are quantitatively in agreement, …

2016-05-07abs ↗pdf ↗

Bayesian active learning improves holistic educational assessments.

problem Gap between holistic CJ and criterion-based rubrics in education.
method Extends Bayesian CJ to handle multiple LO components, using entropy-based active learning.
result Enhanced predictive rankings with uncertainty estimates and quantified assessor agreement.

A capsule is a collection of neurons which represents different variants of a pattern in the network. The routing scheme ensures only certain capsules which resemble lower counterparts in the higher layer should be activated. However, the computational complexity becomes a bottleneck for scaling up to larger networks, …

2018-08-11abs ↗pdf ↗

Community moderation drifts towards majority, study finds.

problem How to ensure crowd-sourced moderation systems trust and reward accurate evaluations.
method Consensus-based auditing with a two-stage algorithm that weights contributors by the stability of their past residuals.
result Minority contributors' evaluations drift towards the majority, and their participation share falls on controversial topics.

We apply random matrix theory to compare correlation matrix estimators C obtained from emerging market data. The correlation matrices are constructed from 10 years of daily data for stocks listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) from January 1993 to December 2002. We test the spectral properties of C against ra…

2004-02-14abs ↗pdf ↗

EXAGREE selects a stakeholder-aligned model to reduce conflicting explanations in machine learning.

problem Conflicting explanations from different attribution methods limit the adoption of machine learning models in safety-critical domains.
method EXAGREE is a two-stage framework that selects a Stakeholder-Aligned Explanation Model (SAEM) from a set of similar-performing models, maximizing Stakeholder-Machine Agreement (SMA).
result EXAGREE achieves simultaneous gains in faithfulness, plausibility, and fairness over baselines while preserving task accuracy.