The paper analyzes how behavioral investors make portfolio decisions using Markowitz Stochastic Dominance criteria.
problem Understanding how behavioral investors make portfolio decisions.
method Developed stochastic optimization problems and MILP models to capture subjective decision weights and probability weighting functions.
result The developed models can be used to formulate computationally tractable portfolio analysis problems.
Unified framework for efficient Frank-Wolfe optimization of Dominant Set Clustering.
problem Optimizing Dominant Set Clustering with various Frank-Wolfe algorithms.
method Unified framework for pairwise, standard, and away-steps Frank-Wolfe algorithms, with explicit convergence rates.
result Explicit convergence rates for Frank-Wolfe methods in Dominant Set Clustering.
Paper formalizes multi-dimensional FSD using geometric methods.
problem Complex measure theory and calculus barriers to formalization in proof assistants.
method Geometric framework for first-order stochastic dominance in N dimensions.
result Geometric approach bypasses complex integration theory for direct comparison of survival probabilities.
We consider localized deformation for initial data sets of the Einstein field equations with the dominant energy condition. Deformation results with the weak inequality need to be handled delicately. We introduce a modified constraint operator to absorb the first order change of the metric in the dominant energy condit…
We explore what causes business cycles by analyzing the Japanese industrial production data. The methods are spectral analysis and factor analysis. Using the random matrix theory, we show that two largest eigenvalues are significant. Taking advantage of the information revealed by disaggregated data, we identify the fi…
New EI strategies using OWA and SSD for excess return.
problem Selecting EI portfolios that stochastically dominate a benchmark.
method Proposes a new OWA-based EI model and introduces a new SSD criterion.
result OWA-based EI portfolios stochastically dominate a benchmark and generate excess return.
New method amplifies hidden structure in complex networks.
problem Difficulty in uncovering hidden structure in complex networks.
method Iterative weakening of dominant structure through randomization.
result Theoretical support for the effectiveness of structure amplification.
Emerging economies use countercyclical policies to manage crises and dominant currencies.
problem Managing economic crises and fluctuations in dominant currencies like USD and EUR.
method Theoretical analysis, case studies, econometric modeling.
result Emerging economies can stabilize growth with countercyclical monetary policies.
We extend the theoretical analysis of a recently proposed single subspace learning algorithm, called Dual Principal Component Pursuit (DPCP), to the case where the data are drawn from of a union of hyperplanes. To gain insight into the properties of the ℓ1 non-convex problem associated with DPCP, we develop a geo…
Develops a kernel for financial time series analysis.
problem Measuring similarity between evolving financial networks.
method Commute time matrix, dynamic time warping, Shannon entropy.
result Proposes a kernel for financial time series analysis.
We consider the least-squares regression problem and provide a detailed asymptotic analysis of the performance of averaged constant-step-size stochastic gradient descent (a.k.a. least-mean-squares). In the strongly-convex case, we provide an asymptotic expansion up to explicit exponentially decaying terms. Our analysis…
Paper introduces a new power-dominance axis in estimator design.
problem Estimator design trade-off between bias and variance.
method Introduces a third power regime, `power-dominant', with an unavoidable error penalty.
result Any estimator in the `power-dominant' regime is structurally sub-optimal.
Complex network analysis reveals dominant stocks in financial stock returns correlations.
problem Inferring financial stock returns correlations from complex network analysis.
method Simulated geometric Brownian motion for stocks, complex network analysis, eigenvector centrality, clustering.
result Returns correlation matrix is dominated by stocks with high eigenvector centrality and clustering.
We consider the problem of sequential learning from categorical observations bounded in [0,1]. We establish an ordering between the Dirichlet posterior over categorical outcomes and a Gaussian posterior under observations with N(0,1) noise. We establish that, conditioned upon identical data with at least two observatio…
Study geometric manifolds in arbitrary dimensions, focusing on maps and diffeomorphisms.
problem Existence and properties of maps and diffeomorphisms in geometric manifolds.
method Analysis of geometric structures and homotopy invariants in arbitrary dimensions.
result Existence of Anosov diffeomorphisms and monotonicity of homotopy invariants.
We introduce a new paradigm that is important for community detection in the realm of network analysis. Networks contain a set of strong, dominant communities, which interfere with the detection of weak, natural community structure. When most of the members of the weak communities also belong to stronger communities, t…
Study finds monthly SIPs outperform first-day SIPs in Nifty 50 by 0.5-2.5% annually.
problem Underexplored impact of SIP timing in India's equity market.
method 22-year analysis using multi-layered statistical framework (non-parametric tests, effect size metrics, SSD).
result Monthly SIPs (EXP-SIP) outperform first-day SIPs (FTD-SIP) by 0.5-2.5% annually over short-to-medium-term horizons.
In a system containing a large number of interacting stochastic processes, there will typically be many non-zero correlation coefficients. This makes it difficult to either visualize the system's inter-dependencies, or identify its dominant elements. Such a situation arises in Foreign Exchange (FX) which is the world's…
We analyze whether the prediction of the fractal markets hypothesis about a dominance of specific investment horizons during turbulent times holds. To do so, we utilize the continuous wavelet transform analysis and obtained wavelet power spectra which give the crucial information about the variance distribution across …
SRRM improves recursive transport surrogates in the small-discrepancy regime.
problem Insufficient understanding of recursive partitioning methods' statistical behavior and resolution in the small-discrepancy regime.
method Introduced Selective Recursive Rank Matching (SRRM) to improve the resolution of Recursive Rank Matching (RRM).
result SRRM yields a higher-fidelity practical surrogate for the Wasserstein distance at moderate additional computational cost.
Cluster analysis is a field of data analysis that extracts underlying patterns in data. One application of cluster analysis is in text-mining, the analysis of large collections of text to find similarities between documents. We used a collection of about 30,000 tweets extracted from Twitter just before the World Cup st…
This paper proposes a new clustering method based on Stochastic Dominance for asset allocation.
problem Traditional clustering methods fail to capture risk dominance relationships among assets.
method Integrates Stochastic Dominance theory with machine learning algorithms to construct a Stochastic Dominance Coefficient Matrix and modify clustering algorithms.
result The proposed method effectively facilitates customized asset allocation for investors.
The paper proposes new methods to accurately attribute online advertising revenue.
problem Quantifying revenue attribution to online advertising inputs.
method Relative importance method based on regression models, with dominance analysis and relative weight analysis submethods.
result New methods are more flexible and accurate in modeling revenue attribution.
Connected domination numbers found for plane triangulations up to 13 vertices.
problem Finding connected domination numbers for plane triangulations.
method Analyzing triangulations of up to 13 vertices and proving the difference between connected and regular domination numbers can be arbitrarily large.
result Connected domination numbers for triangulations up to 13 vertices and upper bound for larger triangulations.
New algorithm identifies dominant arm with high probability.
problem Identifying the arm with the highest realized reward in multi-armed bandits.
method Dominance score criterion and joint mixing and recycling mechanism.
result Identifies the best dominant arm with nearly optimal sample complexity.
Method estimates M-matrices in graphical models with improved accuracy.
problem Estimating M-matrices as precision matrices in Gaussian graphical models.
method Adaptive multiple-stage estimation method solving weighted ℓ1-regularized problems.
result Method outperforms state-of-the-art methods in precision matrix estimation and graph edge identification.
Manifolds can be dominated by hypersurfaces in a sphere.
problem Dominating manifolds with hypersurfaces.
method Proving any smooth, closed, oriented manifold can be dominated by a codimension 1 submanifold of the sphere.
result Any smooth, closed, oriented manifold can be dominated by a codimension 1 submanifold of the sphere.
New method ranks multivariate distributions in SMOOP using q-dominance.
problem Lack of reliable methods to rank multivariate distributions in SMOOP.
method Introduces center-outward q-dominance and develops empirical test procedures.
result Proves q-dominance implies FSD and establishes a sample size threshold.
New method ranks competitors from multiple types of comparisons.
problem Ranking individuals or teams from multiple conflicting comparison types.
method Combination of expectation-maximization algorithm and modified Bradley-Terry model.
result A ranking can be computed from multiple conflicting comparison types.
New framework for ranking distributions using variable fractional parameters.
problem Ordering distributions with varying steepness and local non-concavities.
method Introducing a function γ:Ro[0,1] to replace the fixed parameter in fractional SD. result Enables ranking of a broader range of distributions and incorporates dynamic greediness.
We show that non-domination results for targets that are not dominated by products are stable under Cartesian products.
A new family of stochastic dominance orders based on distortion functions.
problem Determining a continuum of dominance relations for risk assessment.
method Introducing H-distorted stochastic dominance, a generalized family of stochastic orders.
result Power-distorted stochastic dominance is particularly appealing due to its simplicity and statistical interpretations.
The standard deviation and Gini mean difference order based on tail behavior.
problem Ordering between standard deviation and Gini mean difference for real-valued risks.
method Analysis of the mean excess function of the pairwise difference ∣X−X′∣. result Dominance regimes of SD and GMD are determined by tail behavior of the distribution.
Agents prefer non-diversification in markets with extreme losses.
problem Optimal risk allocation and equilibria in markets with extremely heavy-tailed losses.
method Analysis of super-Pareto loss distributions and stochastic dominance.
result Non-diversification is preferred in markets with super-Pareto losses.
Research examines when 4-manifolds are dominated by geometric ones.
problem When is an orientable closed 4-manifold dominated by another?
method Focuses on geometric or fibred cases.
result Characterizes conditions for domination.
Identifies key industrial sectors in S&P 500 states.
problem Understanding changing market conditions in financial markets.
method Clustering algorithm, XAI relevance scores, Bayesian change point analysis.
result Dominant sectors (energy and IT) determine market states.
3-manifolds can virtually dominate others with positive simplicial volume.
problem Domination of 3-manifolds with positive simplicial volume.
method Proving existence of finite covers with degree-1 maps.
result Virtual domination of 3-manifolds with positive simplicial volume.
New study shows non-adaptive trials can be outperformed by adaptive designs in treatment selection.
problem Determining the best allocation of resources in clinical trials.
method Analysis of batched arm elimination designs and comparison with completely randomized trials.
result Simple adaptive designs universally and strictly dominate non-adaptive completely randomized trials for at least three treatment arms.
Study domination between non-Fuchsian surface group representations and anti-de Sitter geometry.
problem Domination problem between non-Fuchsian representations of closed surface groups.
method Analysis of branched harmonic immersions and construction of anti-de Sitter 3-manifolds.
result Found that representations admitting branched harmonic immersions dominate other representations, and constructed large families of branched anti-de Sitter 3-manifolds.
New method diversifies risk using complex numbers.
problem Minimizing portfolio risk under constraints.
method Complex valued principal component analysis in risk diversification.
result Outperforms conventional risk parity and diversification methods.
Industry evolution caused by various reasons, among which technology progress driving industry development has been approved, but with the new trend of industry convergence, inter-industry convergence also plays an increasing important role. This paper plans to probe the industry synergetic evolution mechanism based on…
Dominant knots have isomorphic Seifert and Tait graphs.
problem Understanding knot dominance through graph isomorphism.
method Examined alternating knots and their Seifert and Tait graphs.
result Isomorphic Seifert and Tait graphs indicate dominant knots.
This paper uses PCA and FA for feature selection in credit rating.
problem Selecting important features for credit rating prediction.
method Principal Component Analysis and Factor Analysis.
result Factor Analysis reduces feature set significantly without losing much accuracy.
New homology theory connects graph domination to subtle algebraic structures.
problem Understanding graph domination through algebraic homology.
method Interpreting überhomology as poset homology and showing its functorial properties.
result The Euler characteristic of bold homology equals the evaluation of the connected domination polynomial.
3-manifolds can be virtually dominated by maps of degree 8.
problem Understanding virtual domination of 3-manifolds.
method Proving existence of finite covers with specific map properties.
result Virtual 8-dominance of 3-manifolds.
Odd-dimensional manifolds have contact maps of non-zero degree.
problem Contact domination in odd-dimensional manifolds.
method Proving existence of maps from tight contact manifolds.
result Existence of non-zero degree maps from Liouville-fillable but not Weinstein-fillable contact manifolds.
GD outperforms ridge regression and SGD in linear regression problems.
problem Comparing the risks of GD, ridge regression, and SGD in linear regression problems.
method Instance-wise finite-sample risk analysis of GD, ridge regression, and SGD.
result GD outperforms ridge regression and is incomparable with SGD in some cases.
Finite simplicial complexes dominate certain manifolds with a bounded number of simplices.
problem Understanding the finite domination of manifolds by simplicial complexes.
method Proving that a manifold can be dominated by the n-skeleton of a finite simplicial complex with a bounded number of simplices. result The total number of simplices in the n-skeleton is bounded above by a constant depending only on n and the embolic volume of the manifold.