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48 results for dataset effects

LLMs can be influenced by unseen dataset subtexts, revealing new ways to select data subsets.

problem Understanding how datasets subtly influence LLMs and their properties.
method Logit-Linear-Selection (LLS) method to select subsets of datasets.
result LLS reveals hidden effects in LLMs that persist across different models and architectures.

Proposes a novel method to identify complex effects in multi-view datasets.

problem Challenges in analyzing multi-view biomedical datasets with complex interactions.
method Generalized kernel machine approach considering marginal and joint effects of features from different views.
result Effective identification of higher-order composite effects in multi-view datasets.

New method combines multiple datasets to estimate ATE with valid confidence intervals.

problem Combining multiple observational datasets to estimate ATE with valid confidence intervals.
method Prediction-powered inferences to shrink CIs and provide valid CIs.
result Valid confidence intervals for ATE from multiple datasets.

Algorithm reduces variance in causal effect estimation from multiple datasets.

problem Unidentifiable average treatment effect in observational data due to selection bias.
method Constructs control variates using datasets where ATE is not identifiable to reduce variance.
result Significant reduction in variance of ATE estimate using control variates.

A faster method for visualization recommendations on large datasets.

problem Infeasibility of state-of-the-art vis-rec models on large datasets due to high computational time.
method Reinforcement-learning (RL) framework that identifies optimal statistics within a time budget.
result Significantly reduces time-to-visualize with minimal error compared to baseline approaches.

Frugal Flows learn complex data and infer marginal causal effects.

problem Challenges in estimating marginal causal effects from complex data.
method Frugal Flows use normalizing flows to flexibly learn data and infer causal quantities.
result Frugal Flows can generate synthetic data that closely matches real-world data and exactly parameterize causal quantities.

MC-GMENN improves neural networks for clustered data using Monte Carlo methods.

problem Improving neural network performance on clustered data with correlations.
method MC-GMENN employs Monte Carlo methods to train generalized mixed effects neural networks.
result MC-GMENN outperforms existing models in generalization and quantifying inter-cluster variance.

Natural experiment dataset reveals inconsistent treatment effect estimators.

problem Inconsistent results from over 20 estimators on a new dataset.
method Created a benchmark to evaluate estimator accuracy, derived variance formula, introduced new estimator.
result Doubly robust estimators outperform others by orders of magnitude.

New hierarchical model improves on standard practice for high-dimensional data.

problem Poor statistical performance in high-dimensional hierarchical models.
method Model effects as exchangeable across covariates and correlated across datasets.
result Empirical Bayes estimator outperforms classic approach in high-dimensional settings.

Influence functions estimate the effect of removing a training point on a model without the need to retrain. They are based on a first-order Taylor approximation that is guaranteed to be accurate for sufficiently small changes to the model, and so are commonly used to study the effect of individual points in large data…

2019-05-30abs ↗pdf ↗

Proposes K-Fold Causal BART for improved CATE estimation.

problem Improving estimation of Conditional Average Treatment Effects (CATE).
method K-Fold Causal Bayesian Additive Regression Trees (K-Fold Causal BART).
result K-Fold Causal BART is not state-of-the-art for ATE and CATE estimation in the IHDP dataset, but provides insights into model robustness and evaluation methods.

CENNSurv models cumulative effects of time-dependent exposures on survival outcomes.

problem Challenges in modeling cumulative effects of time-dependent exposures on survival outcomes.
method CENNSurv, a novel deep learning approach that captures dynamic risk relationships from time-dependent data.
result CENNSurv reveals multi-year lagged and short-term behavioral shifts in survival outcomes.

Deep learning methods such as multitask neural networks have recently been applied to ligand-based virtual screening and other drug discovery applications. Using a set of industrial ADMET datasets, we compare neural networks to standard baseline models and analyze multitask learning effects with both random cross-valid…

2016-06-28abs ↗pdf ↗

New fairness approach removes direct effects of unprivileged groups through causal regularization.

problem Ensuring fairness in machine learning models for unprivileged groups.
method Proposes a new fairness definition based on causal effects and develops regularizations to remove the impact of unprivileged groups on model outcomes.
result Demonstrates effectiveness of the approach on various datasets, reducing unfairness with minimal performance loss.

Study constructs balanced datasets for seismic failure prediction.

problem Imbalanced datasets limit machine learning performance in seismic failure prediction.
method Framework with three steps: GMF identification, probability density estimation, and sample transformation.
result Framework improves machine learning performance in seismic failure mode prediction.

Estimates long-term effects of new treatments using historical and short-term data.

problem Estimating long-term effects of novel treatments with limited historical data.
method Surrogate indices, dynamic treatment effect estimation, and double machine learning combined in a unified pipeline.
result Consistent and asymptotically normal estimates of long-term effects under Markovian assumption.

We propose a novel framework for combining datasets via alignment of their intrinsic geometry. This alignment can be used to fuse data originating from disparate modalities, or to correct batch effects while preserving intrinsic data structure. Importantly, we do not assume any pointwise correspondence between datasets…

2018-09-30abs ↗pdf ↗

Today, treatment effect estimation at the individual level is a vital problem in many areas of science and business. For example, in marketing, estimates of the treatment effect are used to select the most efficient promo-mechanics; in medicine, individual treatment effects are used to determine the optimal dose of med…

2019-12-03abs ↗pdf ↗

A new method distills datasets more efficiently and effectively.

problem Achieving competitive performance on test data with a small synthetic dataset.
method Tackles dataset distillation as a bilevel optimization problem, introduces RaT-BPTT to stabilize gradients and speed up optimization.
result Establishes new state-of-the-art performance across various benchmarks.

The current study proposes a dimension reduction method, stepwise support vector machine (SVM), to reduce the dimensions of large p small n datasets. The proposed method is compared with other dimension reduction methods, namely, the Pearson product difference correlation coefficient (PCCs), recursive feature eliminati…

2017-11-09abs ↗pdf ↗

We study the effect of structural variation in graph data on the predictive performance of graph kernels. To this end, we introduce a novel, noise-robust adaptation of the GraphHopper kernel and validate it on benchmark data, obtaining modestly improved predictive performance on a range of datasets. Next, we investigat…

2018-06-29abs ↗pdf ↗

Labels distilled from images improve model training efficiency and flexibility.

problem Creating synthetic labels for a small set of real images to train models effectively.
method Introduce a more robust and flexible meta-learning algorithm for distillation and an effective first-order strategy based on convex optimization layers.
result Label distillation leads to improved results and greater flexibility in neural architectures.

New method uses neural networks to estimate parameters without needing detector simulations.

problem Estimating parameters in high-energy physics with detector effects.
method Two-level fitting approach: SRGN (Simulation-level fit based on Reweighting Generator-level events with Neural networks).
result Demonstrated using simulated datasets, SRGN can estimate parameters without detector effects.

The paper compares methods for estimating heterogeneous treatment effects using multiple randomized trials.

problem Estimating heterogeneous treatment effects reliably and precisely with a single dataset is challenging.
method Non-parametric approaches for estimating heterogeneous treatment effects using data from multiple trials.
result Methods that directly allow for heterogeneity of the treatment effect across trials perform better than those that do not.

Dataset augmentation, the practice of applying a wide array of domain-specific transformations to synthetically expand a training set, is a standard tool in supervised learning. While effective in tasks such as visual recognition, the set of transformations must be carefully designed, implemented, and tested for every …

2017-02-17abs ↗pdf ↗

Importance-weighted risk minimization is a key ingredient in many machine learning algorithms for causal inference, domain adaptation, class imbalance, and off-policy reinforcement learning. While the effect of importance weighting is well-characterized for low-capacity misspecified models, little is known about how it…

2018-12-08abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper concerns the development of an inferential framework for high-dimensional linear mixed effect models. These are suitable models, for instance, when we have nn repeated measurements for MM subjects. We consider a scenario where the number of fixed effects pp is large (and may be larger than MM), but the n…

2019-12-16abs ↗pdf ↗

Causal forests use honesty to reduce overfitting, but it can also reduce accuracy, especially with large datasets.

problem Causal forests' honesty can reduce accuracy of individual treatment effects.
method Using honest estimation to divide data into two samples, one for subgroup definition and another for effect estimation.
result Honest estimation can reduce accuracy by requiring 27% more data to match performance of non-honest models.

Despite the importance of handwritten numeral classification, a robust and effective method for a widely used language like Arabic is still due. This study focuses to overcome two major limitations of existing works: data diversity and effective learning method. Hence, the existing Arabic numeral datasets have been mer…

2019-07-30abs ↗pdf ↗