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48 results for distribution change

This work introduces a method to attribute model performance drops to distribution shifts.

problem Attributing performance drops of machine learning models to distribution shifts.
method Formulated as a cooperative game, value of a set of distributions is defined as the change in model performance when only that set of distributions changes. Importance weighting method for computing the value of an arbitrary set of distributions is derived. Quantifying the contribution of each distribution as its Shapley value.
result Demonstrated the effectiveness of the method on various case studies.

Framework LiLY recovers latent causal variables from time-series data under distribution shifts.

problem Learning and correcting models under unknown distribution shifts in time-series data.
method LiLY framework that recovers latent causal variables and identifies their relations from temporal data under different distribution shifts.
result The framework reliably identifies time-delayed latent causal influences from observed variables under different distribution changes.

This paper offers a distribution-free method for post-detection changepoint localization.

problem Locating the exact time of a change in distribution after a sequential detection procedure.
method A distribution-free framework using conformal test martingales for sequential change detection and post-detection inference.
result Valid post-detection coverage guarantees and non-asymptotic bounds on confidence set size.

Detects change points in time series focusing on specific components.

problem Identifying moments when specific components of multivariate time series change distributions.
method Two-stage non-parametric algorithm: causal structure learning followed by change point detection.
result Validated the approach on synthetic and real-world datasets.

Detects data drift and outliers affecting ML model performance over time.

problem Detecting distribution changes between training and deployment datasets for machine learning models.
method Nonparametrically tests model prediction confidence distributions for changes using Change Point Models (CPMs). Also uses nonparametric outlier methods.
result Demonstrates robustness of the method under various levels of drift class contamination.

New Riemannian geometry for Compound Gaussian distributions applied to efficient change detection.

problem Change detection in multivariate image times series.
method Developed a recursive approach based on Riemannian optimization.
result Optimal performance achieved with computational efficiency.

Unified theoretical guarantees for distribution-free changepoint detection and testing.

problem Distribution-free changepoint inference with finite-sample validity and consistency.
method Distribution-free changepoint localization using conformal p-values with theoretical guarantees.
result Unified distribution-free guarantees for changepoint detection, localization, and testing.

Develops method to assess feature importance in black-box models for unconditional distribution.

problem Lack of methods to analyze feature importance in black-box models for unconditional distribution.
method Approximation method to compute feature importance curves for unconditional distribution.
result Produces sparse and faithful results, computationally efficient.

Paper optimizes change detection in unnormalized distributions.

problem Detecting changes in unnormalized pre- and post-change distributions.
method Log-Partition Approximation Cumulative Sum (LPA-CUSUM) algorithm based on thermodynamic integration.
result Asymptotically optimal performance achieved through unbiased estimation of CUSUM statistics.

Paired estimation of change in parameters of interest over a population plays a central role in several application domains including those in the social sciences, epidemiology, medicine and biology. In these domains, the size of the population under study is often very large, however, the number of observations availa…

2019-11-28abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper develops methods to accurately locate change points in high-dimensional mean shift models.

problem Locating change points in high-dimensional mean shift models.
method Locally refitted least squares estimator, component-wise and simultaneous rates of estimation.
result Asymptotic validity of component-wise and simultaneous confidence intervals for change point parameters.

Detect changes in noisy dynamical systems using empirical approximations and finite-sample bounds.

problem Change detection in noisy dynamical systems
method Partition-based empirical approximations and finite-state stationary distribution stability
result Finite-sample bound for empirical stationary density

We consider the problem of quickest change-point detection in data streams. Classical change-point detection procedures, such as CUSUM, Shiryaev-Roberts and Posterior Probability statistics, are optimal only if the change-point model is known, which is an unrealistic assumption in typical applied problems. Instead we p…

2017-06-11abs ↗pdf ↗

A justification of the Basel liquidity formula for risk capital in the trading book is given under the assumption that market risk-factor changes form a Gaussian white noise process over 10-day time steps and changes to P&L are linear in the risk-factor changes. A generalization of the formula is derived under the more…

2018-03-20abs ↗pdf ↗

Estimates change point in high-dimensional dynamic graphical models.

problem Detecting change points in high-dimensional graphical models.
method Developed an estimator with Op(ψ2)O_p(ψ^{-2}) rate of convergence, established asymptotic distribution under high-dimensional scaling.
result Asymptotic distribution characterized under vanishing and non-vanishing jump size regimes.

Paper reproduces a kernel-based scan B-statistic for online change-point detection.

problem Continuous detection of distribution changes in online data streams.
method Efficient kernel-based scan B-statistic for online change-point detection.
result Scan B-statistic outperforms parametric methods in challenging scenarios.
Physics of Personal Incomecond-mat.stat-mech

We report empirical studies on the personal income distribution, and clarify that the distribution pattern of the lognormal with power law tail is the universal structure. We analyze the temporal change of Pareto index and Gibrat index to investigate the change of the inequality of the income distribution. In addition …

2002-02-22abs ↗pdf ↗

The claim arrival process to an insurance company is modeled by a compound Poisson process whose intensity and/or jump size distribution changes at an unobservable time with a known distribution. It is in the insurance company's interest to detect the change time as soon as possible in order to re-evaluate a new fair v…

2007-03-28abs ↗pdf ↗

OSAMD adapts online to changing distributions with limited labels.

problem Models struggle with continual distribution shifts and expensive labeling in changing environments.
method Online Active Continual Adaptation with OSAMD, an online teacher-student structure and margin-based criterion.
result OSAMD achieves favorable dynamic regret bounds under changing environments with limited labels.

This paper is concerned with data-driven unsupervised domain adaptation, where it is unknown in advance how the joint distribution changes across domains, i.e., what factors or modules of the data distribution remain invariant or change across domains. To develop an automated way of domain adaptation with multiple sour…

2020-02-09abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper improves change-point detection for complex data streams using denoising score matching.

problem Timely identification of distributional shifts in high-dimensional, complex data streams.
method Score-based CUSUM change-point detection with denoising score matching.
result Denoising score matching enhances detection power by effectively controlling noise scale.

Reduces change detection to estimation using confidence sequences.

problem Detecting changes in data streams with minimal delay and false alarms.
method Reduction from sequential change detection to sequential estimation using confidence sequences.
result Change detection scheme with minimal structural assumptions and strong guarantees.

Model change points in time-series data with neural SDEs and variational autoencoders.

problem Modeling change points in time-series data with neural stochastic differential equations.
method Proposes a novel model formulation and training procedure based on the variational autoencoder framework, alternating between updating neural SDE parameters and change points.
result Demonstrates the expressive power of the proposed model in modeling both classical parametric SDEs and real datasets with distribution shifts.

TTLSA adapts models to label shifts across domains with nuisance factors.

problem Adapting models to changes in label distributions with nuisance factors.
method TTLSA uses EM on unlabeled samples to adapt a trained model to new label distributions.
result TTLSA improves model performance over invariance methods and baseline methods.

PyChEst detects changes in non-stationary time series without distributional assumptions.

problem Detecting changes in non-stationary time series data.
method Nonparametric algorithms for consistent detection of multiple changepoints in piece-wise stationary processes.
result PyChEst consistently detects changes without distributional assumptions.

The study tackles modeling high-frequency financial data using continuous distributions, finding them inadequate.

problem Challenges in modeling high-frequency integer price changes with continuous distributions.
method Proposed a modified maximum likelihood estimation procedure to account for the discreteness of high-frequency price changes.
result Traditional GARCH models are not suitable for high-frequency data due to the discreteness of price changes.

New statistical test for change-point detection using relative entropy.

problem Offline change-point detection using divergence metrics.
method Study of empirical relative entropy distributions, derivation of approximations, introduction of new Berry-Esseen bounds.
result Theoretical and practical validation of relative entropy for change-point detection.

Given a heterogeneous time-series sample, the objective is to find points in time (called change points) where the probability distribution generating the data has changed. The data are assumed to have been generated by arbitrary unknown stationary ergodic distributions. No modelling, independence or mixing assumptions…

2012-03-07abs ↗pdf ↗

New algorithm learns changing discrete distributions with minimal drift error.

problem Learning discrete distributions that change over time with limited past samples.
method Adaptive algorithm using data-dependent bounds to balance statistical and drift errors.
result Tighter statistical error bounds for drifting distributions with or without finite support.

New framework for regression trees with multivariate response and dynamic mean vectors.

problem Characterizing and implementing regression trees for multivariate responses.
method High dimensional model with dynamic mean vectors over multi-dimensional change axes.
result Optimal rate of convergence and asymptotic valid confidence intervals for change points.

New method identifies distribution grid outages using smart meter data.

problem Outages in urban distribution grids due to DERs and smart meters' last gasp signals.
method Data-driven approach based on stochastic time series analysis and maximum likelihood estimation.
result Proves optimal performance in identifying distribution grid outages using smart meter data.