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ECS evaluates synthetic CXR images' distributional fidelity.

problem Evaluating synthetic CXR images' distributional fidelity under privacy constraints.
method Characteristic function transforms of feature embeddings.
result ECS uncovers clinically relevant distributional discrepancies.

A new activation function improves credit scoring accuracy for imbalanced datasets.

problem Imbalanced datasets in credit scoring lead to underestimation of misclassification costs.
method Introduces ASIG, an asymmetric adjusted Sigmoid function.
result ASIG-embedded classifier outperforms traditional classifiers across various imbalance ratios.

Net-Promoter Score (NPS) is now ubiquitous as an easily-collected market research metric, having displaced many serious market research processes. Unfortunately, this has been its sole success. It possesses few, if any, of the characteristics that might be regarded as highly desirable in a high-level market research me…

2018-06-12abs ↗pdf ↗

We propose a method for maximizing a partial area under a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve (pAUC) for binary classification tasks. In binary classification tasks, accuracy is the most commonly used as a measure of classifier performance. In some applications such as anomaly detection and diagnostic testing…

2018-06-13abs ↗pdf ↗

Study finds stocks with higher cyber risk scores outperform others, indicating a market-wide cyber risk premium.

problem Identifying and quantifying firms' cyber risks and their impact on stock performance.
method Machine learning algorithm to analyze disclosures and a dedicated cyber corpus.
result High cyber risk stocks significantly outperform others, indicating a market-wide cyber risk premium.

Method predicts ODX scores for breast cancer patients based on clinical data.

problem Predicting ODX scores for breast cancer patients to aid decision-making.
method Distributional random forest approach using 9 clinico-pathological characteristics.
result Correctly predicted 92% of low risk and 40.2% of high risk patients.

Paper develops machine learning algorithms to learn optimal integer weights for clinical risk scores.

problem Deriving optimal integer weights for clinical risk scores without computational burden.
method Flexible greedy optimization strategy to directly optimize a value function.
result Constructed an integer-weighted comorbidity score for measuring post-discharge mortality risk.

The paper argues that uncertainty quantification in ML is application-specific and proposes a flexible family of measures.

problem The need for proper uncertainty quantification in machine learning for safety-critical applications.
method A flexible family of uncertainty measures tailored to specific applications, using proper scoring rules to control characteristics.
result Different uncertainty measures are more suitable for different tasks (e.g., selective prediction, out-of-distribution detection, active learning).

To evaluate disentangled representations several metrics have been proposed. However, theoretical guarantees for conventional metrics of disentanglement are missing. Moreover, conventional metrics do not have a consistent correlation with the outcomes of qualitative studies. In this paper we analyze metrics of disentan…

2019-10-12abs ↗pdf ↗

The consultative papers for the Basel II Accord require rating systems to provide a ranking of obligors in the sense that the rating categories indicate the creditworthiness in terms of default probabilities. As a consequence, the default probabilities ought to present a monotonous function of the ordered rating catego…

2002-07-23abs ↗pdf ↗

GBM outperforms DL in credit scoring tasks, but performance depends on dataset.

problem Benchmarking deep learning vs. gradient boosting for credit scoring.
method Used three datasets with different features to compare DL and GBM.
result GBM is more powerful and faster than DL for credit scoring.

Improves generative models by adding jump-diffusion noise.

problem Limited performance of diffusion models in generating samples from unknown distributions.
method Generalizes diffusion processes to include jump-diffusion noise, deriving closed-form generalized score functions.
result Jump-diffusion models outperform Gaussian models in specific parameter regimes.

Improved sampling from high-dimensional Gaussians using smoothed scores.

problem Sampling from high-dimensional Gaussian distributions with gradient information.
method Using smoothed scores, which are gradients of the logarithms of Gaussian-convolved densities, to overcome approximation barriers.
result Improved sampling efficiency with a complexity of \(O\left(\left(\logκ+\log(e\sqrt d/δ_{ m TV}) ight)\log(e\sqrt d/δ_{ m TV}) ight)\) smoothed-score queries.

FairPOT balances fairness and AUC performance by selectively transforming risk scores.

problem Balancing fairness and AUC performance in high-stakes domains.
method FairPOT uses proportional optimal transport to selectively transform risk scores.
result FairPOT consistently improves fairness with minimal AUC degradation or even positive gains.

Credit scoring plays a vital role in the field of consumer finance. Survival analysis provides an advanced solution to the credit-scoring problem by quantifying the probability of survival time. In order to deal with highly heterogeneous industrial data collected in Chinese market of consumer finance, we propose a nonp…

2019-08-09abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper proposes a test to assess rater accuracy while accounting for rater covariates.

problem Assessing the accuracy of raters in medical imaging and forensic studies.
method Covariate-adjusted homogeneity test to determine differences in accuracy among multiple rater groups.
result The proposed test identifies statistically significant differences among five participant groups in a face recognition study.

Framework predicts nonlinear system responses using GFDT and generative models.

problem Predicting higher-order moments of nonlinear stochastic systems to small perturbations.
method Combining GFDT with generative modeling to estimate score function directly from data.
result Accurately captures nonlinear and non-Gaussian features of system responses.

Quantum neural networks improve causal inference in biomedical studies, especially for small samples.

problem Addressing selection bias in comparing surgical techniques using observational data.
method Developed QNN-based propensity score models focusing on four key covariates (Age, Sex, Stage, BMI). Employed a linear ZFeatureMap for data encoding, SummedPaulis for predictions, and CMA-ES for optimization. Integrated noise modeling to enhance predictive stability.
result QNNs, particularly with noise-aware strategies, outperformed classical models in small samples, achieving AUC up to 0.750 for n=100.

Study improves machine learning for estimating survival treatment effects.

problem Estimating heterogeneous survival treatment effects in observational data.
method Flexible machine learning methods in the counterfactual framework, including AFT-BART-NP.
result AFT-BART-NP consistently yields best performance in terms of bias, precision, and frequentist coverage.

This study uses TDA to map corporate failure, revealing distinct regions of risk.

problem Understanding and predicting corporate default risk.
method Topological Data Analysis (TDA) applied to Altman's Z-score model.
result Firms do not cluster neatly along default predictors, suggesting complex risk landscapes.

We propose a novel method designed for large-scale regression problems, namely the two-stage best-scored random forest (TBRF). "Best-scored" means to select one regression tree with the best empirical performance out of a certain number of purely random regression tree candidates, and "two-stage" means to divide the or…

2019-05-09abs ↗pdf ↗

Develops a statistical test for IV, improving feature selection reliability.

problem Lack of statistical justification in conventional IV-based feature selection.
method Establishes connection with Jeffreys divergence and proposes a nonparametric hypothesis test.
result The J-Divergence test provides rigorous guarantees and is more reliable than traditional IV thresholds.

Study shows market volatility affects optimal communication design for trading strategies.

problem Investigating how communication impacts trading strategy performance in multi-agent systems.
method 5-agent LLM-based trading systems across 450 experiments spanning 21 months, comparing 5 organizational structures.
result Communication improves performance but depends on market characteristics, with competitive conversation excelling in volatile tech stocks.

Paper adapts DDPM to low-dimensional structures in image distributions.

problem Understanding and adapting to low-dimensional structures in image distributions.
method Developed a novel set of analysis tools to characterize algorithmic dynamics.
result First theoretical demonstration that DDPM can adapt to unknown low-dimensional structures.