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48 results for curve fitting

Study evaluates different mathematical models for three case studies using statistical fitting.

problem Estimating outcomes in population dynamics, temperature variations, and market equilibrium.
method Applied various statistical equations (e.g., fractional exponential, sinusoidal) to three case studies.
result Optimal models differ by case study (fractional exponential for population dynamics, sinusoidal for temperature and market equilibrium).

The paper explains how to construct a credit spread curve from bond prices.

problem The challenge of constructing a credit spread curve from bond prices.
method Fit parametrised survival curves to construct the curve, avoiding the Z-spread issue.
result A concise treatment of the high-dollar price bonds trading at higher yields is explained.

Using tax and census data, we demonstrate that the distribution of individual income in the USA is exponential. Our calculated Lorenz curve without fitting parameters and Gini coefficient 1/2 agree well with the data. From the individual income distribution, we derive the distribution function of income for families wi…

2000-08-21abs ↗pdf ↗

In this article we present an alternative model for the distribution of household incomes in the United States. We provide arguments from two differing perspectives which both yield the proposed income distribution curve, and then fit this curve to empirical data on household income distribution obtained from the Unite…

2016-02-19abs ↗pdf ↗

We derive an equation of motion for interest-rate yield curves by applying a minimum Fisher information variational approach to the implied probability density. By construction, solutions to the equation of motion recover observed bond prices. More significantly, the form of the resulting equation explains the success …

2005-07-13abs ↗pdf ↗

The aim of the present article is to treat the Greek public debt issue strictly as a curve fitting problem. Thus, based on Eurostat data and using the Mathematica technical computing software, an exponential function that best fits the data is determined modelling how the Greek public debt expands with time. Exploring …

2012-12-07abs ↗pdf ↗

We apply machine learning to the problem of finding numerical Calabi-Yau metrics. Building on Donaldson's algorithm for calculating balanced metrics on Kähler manifolds, we combine conventional curve fitting and machine-learning techniques to numerically approximate Ricci-flat metrics. We show that machine learning is …

2019-10-18abs ↗pdf ↗

SAEs struggle with curved activation manifolds, revealing layer-dependent scaling laws.

problem Sparse autoencoders' reconstruction error varies across layers, not fitting existing scaling laws.
method Cross-layer study of 844 SAE checkpoints, fitting and regressing on manifold geometry.
result Manifold geometry predicts layer-dependent width exponents in SAEs, with transferable coefficients.

LC-PFN predicts learning curve performance more accurately and faster than MCMC.

problem Bayesian extrapolation of learning curves is computationally expensive and overly restrictive.
method Prior-Data Fitted Neural Networks (PFNs) for approximate Bayesian inference.
result LC-PFN outperforms MCMC in accuracy and is significantly faster.

Enhanced SABR model captures complex volatility smiles in Chinese financial options.

problem Limited accuracy of classical SABR model in fitting implied volatility curves.
method Proposes skew-SABR model with an extended stochastic dynamics and a new Black implied volatility expression.
result Skew-SABR model achieves high and stable fitting accuracy across various market conditions.

Investment horizon approach has been used to analyze indexes of Polish stock market.Optimal time horizon for each return value is evaluated by fitting appropriate function form of the distribution. Strong asymmetry of gain-loss curves is observed for WIG index, whereas gain and loss curves look similar for WIG20 and fo…

2006-08-22abs ↗pdf ↗

The ROC curve is widely used to assess the quality of prediction/classification/ranking algorithms, and its properties have been extensively studied. The precision-recall (PR) curve has become the de facto replacement for the ROC curve in the presence of imbalance, namely where one class is far more likely than the oth…

2018-10-19abs ↗pdf ↗

New method estimates velocity fields for minimizing ff-divergences without overfitting.

problem Minimizing statistical discrepancies between target and particle distributions.
method Directly estimate velocity fields using interpolation techniques, proving consistency under mild conditions.
result Consistent estimators of velocity fields improve accuracy in applications like domain adaptation and missing data imputation.

Gaussian Mixture Models (GMM) have found many applications in density estimation and data clustering. However, the model does not adapt well to curved and strongly nonlinear data. Recently there appeared an improvement called AcaGMM (Active curve axis Gaussian Mixture Model), which fits Gaussians along curves using an …

2015-02-06abs ↗pdf ↗

A quantitative model is presented linking the rate of inflation and unemployment to the change in the level of labor force. The link between the involved variables is a linear one with all coefficients of individual and generalized models obtained empirically. To achieve the best fit between measured and predicted time…

2011-02-09abs ↗pdf ↗

We provide an analytically treatable model that describes in a unified manner income distribution for all income categories. The approach is based on a master equation with growth and reset terms. The model assumptions on the growth and reset rates are tested on an exhaustive database with incomes on individual level s…

2019-11-06abs ↗pdf ↗

Learn2Evaluate uses learning curves to estimate high-dimensional prediction performance.

problem Estimating test performance in high-dimensional data settings is challenging.
method Learn2Evaluate uses learning curves to estimate test performance at the total sample size.
result Learn2Evaluate provides a lower confidence bound for performance estimation.

We prove a number of results relating various measures (volume, Legendrian index, stability index, and spectral curve genus) of the geometric complexity of special Lagrangian T2T^2-cones. We explain how these results fit into a program to understand the "most common" three-dimensional isolated singularities of special …

2003-07-09abs ↗pdf ↗

Veering branched surfaces help construct geodesic flows on curved surfaces.

problem Constructing geodesic flows on negatively curved surfaces.
method Introduce veering branched surfaces and surgeries, then use them to construct veering triangulations that correspond to geodesic flows.
result Explicit constructions of veering branched surfaces corresponding to geodesic flows on negatively curved surfaces.

Topological recursion recovers a specific partition function for colored knots.

problem Recovering the extended Ooguri-Vafa partition function for colored HOMFLY-PT polynomials of torus knots.
method Applying topological recursion to the spectral curve of colored HOMFLY-PT polynomials of torus knots.
result Topological recursion reproduces the n-point functions of the extended Ooguri-Vafa partition function.

We provide a general and tractable framework under which all multiple yield curve modeling approaches based on affine processes, be it short rate, Libor market, or HJM modeling, can be consolidated. We model a numeraire process and multiplicative spreads between Libor rates and simply compounded OIS rates as functions …

2016-03-02abs ↗pdf ↗

The over-parameterized models attract much attention in the era of data science and deep learning. It is empirically observed that although these models, e.g. deep neural networks, over-fit the training data, they can still achieve small testing error, and sometimes even {\em outperform} traditional algorithms which ar…

2019-09-25abs ↗pdf ↗

Proposes ridge regression on Riemannian manifolds for time-series prediction.

problem Time-series prediction on Riemannian manifolds.
method Combines Riemannian least-squares fitting via Bézier curves, empirical covariance on manifolds, and Mahalanobis distance regularization.
result Significant error reduction in synthetic spherical experiments and hurricane forecasting.

The study quantifies geometric differences between axonal branches using splines.

problem Neuromorphology's focus on macroscopic features neglects neuron internal geometry.
method Fitting splines to neuron traces, using Frenet-Serret formulas to compute curvature and torsion.
result Parameters of curvature and torsion are distributed differently between axonal branches.