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48 results for distributional derivative

Study h-principles for non-integrable distributions on manifolds.

problem Existence and classification of maximally non-integrable distributions of derived length one.
method Introduced formal structures and used h-principles to discuss existence and classification.
result Discussed existence and classification of maximally non-integrable distributions of derived length one.

A new gradient estimator for categorical distributions reduces bias and variance.

problem Intractability of gradients for categorical distributions in discrete latent variable models.
method CatLog-Derivative trick and IndeCateR gradient estimator.
result IndeCateR reduces bias and variance of gradients for categorical distributions.

Researchers derived formulas for joint moments of elliptical distributions.

problem Calculating joint moments of elliptical distributions.
method Used Stein's lemma and two different methods to derive expressions.
result New formulae for expectations of product of normally distributed random variables and simplified expressions for other distributions.

New method uses DistRL to estimate entire payoff distribution for financial derivatives.

problem Traditional methods focus on expected option value; this tackles risk-aware pricing.
method Reinterprets and proposes a framework using Distributional Reinforcement Learning (DistRL).
result Demonstrates enhanced risk-aware pricing and uncertainty quantification on Asian options.

A new operator based on t-distributions improves NN classifiers' robustness to out-of-distribution samples.

problem NN classifiers assign extreme probabilities to out-of-distribution samples, leading to unreliable predictions.
method Derive a novel operator using t-distributions to model uncertainty more accurately.
result Classifiers using the new operator are more robust to out-of-distribution samples.

Constructs covariant derivatives for Ehresmann connections.

problem Developing a method for covariant derivatives in fibre bundles.
method Introducing a vertical endomorphism to construct covariant derivatives on vertical and horizontal distributions.
result Covariant derivatives can be constructed separately on vertical and horizontal distributions and then glued together.

We exploit the link between the transport equation and derivatives of expectations to construct efficient pathwise gradient estimators for multivariate distributions. We focus on two main threads. First, we use null solutions of the transport equation to construct adaptive control variates that can be used to construct…

2018-06-05abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper studies M-estimators with derivatives and residual distribution for robust adaptive tuning.

problem Tackles robustness and adaptive tuning of M-estimators with heavy-tailed noise.
method Provides formulae for derivatives, characterizes residual distribution, proposes adaptive criterion.
result Characterizes distribution of residuals and proposes adaptive criterion as out-of-sample error proxy.

We present the first treatment of the arc length of the Gaussian Process (GP) with more than a single output dimension. GPs are commonly used for tasks such as trajectory modelling, where path length is a crucial quantity of interest. Previously, only paths in one dimension have been considered, with no theoretical con…

2017-03-23abs ↗pdf ↗

A method to estimate high order derivatives of data distributions from samples.

problem Estimating high order derivatives of data distributions efficiently and accurately.
method Generalizing denoising score matching via Tweedie's formula to estimate higher order derivatives.
result Models trained with the proposed method can approximate second order derivatives more efficiently and accurately than via automatic differentiation.

Optimal distributed testing under communication constraints with shared randomness.

problem Signal detection in a distributed system with limited communication.
method Derivation of minimax testing errors, distributed testing algorithms, and theoretical lower bounds.
result Consistent nonparametric distributed testing is possible even with minimal communication.

In this paper we discuss the asymptotic behaviour of random contractions X=RSX=RS, where RR, with distribution function FF, is a positive random variable independent of S(0,1)S\in (0,1). Random contractions appear naturally in insurance and finance. Our principal contribution is the derivation of the tail asymptotics of $X…

2010-07-31abs ↗pdf ↗

We derive and approximate the conjugate prior of Dirichlet and beta distributions.

problem Intractability of conjugate prior for Dirichlet and beta distributions.
method Derive conjugate prior, define closed-form approximation, and provide algorithm.
result Closed-form approximation enables fully tractable Bayesian treatment.

New LVMs optimize any exponential family distribution without specific assumptions.

problem Optimizing latent variable models with non-Gaussian observables.
method Generic optimization using EM approach for exponential family distributions.
result Concise parameter update equations applicable to various data types.

Employing profits data of Japanese companies in 2002 and 2003, we identify the non-Gibrat's law which holds in the middle profits region. From the law of detailed balance in all regions, Gibrat's law in the high region and the non-Gibrat's law in the middle region, we kinematically derive the profits distribution funct…

2005-08-24abs ↗pdf ↗

In this paper, we derive Hybrid, Bayesian and Marginalized Cramér-Rao lower bounds (HCRB, BCRB and MCRB) for the single and multiple measurement vector Sparse Bayesian Learning (SBL) problem of estimating compressible vectors and their prior distribution parameters. We assume the unknown vector to be drawn from a compr…

2012-02-06abs ↗pdf ↗

We analyse derivative securities whose value is NOT a deterministic function of an underlying which means presence of a basis risk at any time. The key object of our analysis is conditional probability distribution at a given underlying value and moment of time. We consider time evolution of this probability distributi…

1998-05-04abs ↗pdf ↗

The problem of categorical data analysis in high dimensions is considered. A discussion of the fundamental difficulties of probability modeling is provided, and a solution to the derivation of high dimensional probability distributions based on Bayesian learning of clique tree decomposition is presented. The main contr…

2017-08-23abs ↗pdf ↗

We develop a comprehensive geometric framework for defining spaces G(M,E)\mathcal{G}(M,E) of nonlinear generalized sections of vector bundles EME \to M containing spaces of distributional sections D(M,E)\mathcal{D}'(M, E). Our theory incorporates classical differential geometric operations (like tensor products, covariant deri…

2019-02-18abs ↗pdf ↗

Derives derivatives of risk measures for various types of portfolio losses.

problem Calculating precise risk measures for portfolio losses.
method Analyzes first and second order derivatives of risk measures for both continuous and discrete portfolio loss scenarios.
result Provides asymptotic results for conditional moments of heavy-tailed portfolio losses.

The paper explores arbitrage opportunities in derivative markets under specific conditions.

problem Arbitrage opportunities in derivative markets under different conditions.
method Analyzes the relationship between pricing kernel monotonicity and stochastic arbitrage opportunities.
result Pricing kernel nonmonotonicity is equivalent to stochastic arbitrage opportunities under adequacy.

Moate Simulation improves accuracy and speed of financial derivative pricing.

problem Efficiently pricing financial derivatives with high accuracy.
method Discrete time simulation of probability distributions using Moate Simulation.
result Moate Simulation provides highly accurate distributions for financial derivatives pricing.

The paper extends Bochner's technique to singular distributions on manifolds.

problem Analyzing the curvature and null space of Hodge Laplacian on singular distributions.
method Defining modified statistical connection, exterior derivative, and Weitzenbock type curvature operator.
result Derivation of Bochner-Weitzenbock type formula leading to vanishing theorems.

The paper identifies generators of linear SDEs with noise types.

problem Identifying the generator of linear SDEs from their solution distribution.
method Deriving sufficient and necessary conditions for additive noise, and sufficient conditions for multiplicative noise.
result Generic conditions for identifying the generator of linear SDEs with both types of noise.

This paper studies nonholonomic constraints in Hamiltonian systems, deriving equations and theorems.

problem Analyzing nonholonomic constraints in Hamiltonian systems.
method Deriving distributional RCH systems, geometric constraint conditions, and Hamilton-Jacobi theorems.
result Derives precise geometric constraint conditions and Hamilton-Jacobi theorems for nonholonomic systems.

This paper proposes to model asset price dynamics with a mixture of diffusion processes where the instantaneous volatility of the underlying diffusion process contains a random vector. The marginal probability distributions of the proposed process can match exactly the risk-neutral distributions implied by both spot va…

2016-10-05abs ↗pdf ↗

We study distributed estimation methods under communication constraints in a distributed version of the nonparametric random design regression model. We derive minimax lower bounds and exhibit methods that attain those bounds. Moreover, we show that adaptive estimation is possible in this setting.

2018-04-03abs ↗pdf ↗