New method for tuning Graphical Lasso hyperparameters.
problem Tuning hyperparameters of Graphical Lasso.
method Bilevel optimization with first-order method.
result Derivation of Graphical Lasso Jacobian.
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Graphical lasso may fail to fit models when data points are insufficient.
problem When does graphical lasso fail to select and fit a graphical model?
method Computational experiments with graphical lasso.
result Graphical lasso may fail when the number of data points is less than the maximum likelihood threshold.
Efficient algorithms solve joint graphical lasso problems.
problem Learning graphical models from sparse data.
method Proximal gradient procedures with ADMM backtracking option.
result Proposed algorithms achieve high accuracy and precision.
We consider the task of estimating a Gaussian graphical model in the high-dimensional setting. The graphical lasso, which involves maximizing the Gaussian log likelihood subject to an l1 penalty, is a well-studied approach for this task. We begin by introducing a surprising connection between the graphical lasso and hi…
We develop a new method called Discriminated Hub Graphical Lasso (DHGL) based on Hub Graphical Lasso (HGL) by providing prior information of hubs. We apply this new method in two situations: with known hubs and without known hubs. Then we compare DHGL with HGL using several measures of performance. When some hubs are k…
We consider the sparse inverse covariance regularization problem or graphical lasso with regularization parameter . Suppose the co- variance graph formed by thresholding the entries of the sample covariance matrix at is decomposed into connected components. We show that the vertex-partition induced by the thresh…
Paper introduces MGLasso for multiscale graph inference in clustering and network analysis.
problem Graphical models in high-dimensional data analysis need to handle clustering and sparsity simultaneously.
method MGLasso combines clustering and graph inference through a convex relaxation of k-means and hierarchical clustering. It uses CONESTA for regularization.
result MGLasso improves network interpretability by estimating graphs at multiple scales.
In this article, we propose a new class of priors for Bayesian inference with multiple Gaussian graphical models. We introduce fully Bayesian treatments of two popular procedures, the group graphical lasso and the fused graphical lasso, and extend them to a continuous spike-and-slab framework to allow self-adaptive shr…
This paper considers the problem of estimating multiple related Gaussian graphical models from a -dimensional dataset consisting of different classes. Our work is based upon the formulation of this problem as group graphical lasso. This paper proposes a novel hybrid covariance thresholding algorithm that can effecti…
Two New Algorithms for Solving Covariance Graphical Lasso Based on Coordinate Descent and ECMstat.CO
Covariance graphical lasso applies a lasso penalty on the elements of the covariance matrix. This method is useful because it not only produces sparse estimation of covariance matrix but also discovers marginal independence structures by generating zeros in the covariance matrix. We propose and explore two new algorith…
New method aggregates nodes in sparse graphical models.
problem Estimating edge-sparse graphical models.
method Tree-aggregated graphical lasso (tag-lasso) method.
result Aggregates nodes in a data-driven fashion using a tree.
Anomalies and outliers are common in real-world data, and they can arise from many sources, such as sensor faults. Accordingly, anomaly detection is important both for analyzing the anomalies themselves and for cleaning the data for further analysis of its ambient structure. Nonetheless, a precise definition of anomali…
Modeling massive highly-multivariate nonstationary spatial data with the basis graphical lassostat.ME
New framework models complex spatial data with basis functions and graphical vectors.
problem Modeling highly-multivariate spatial processes with varying resolutions.
method Extends graphical lasso to multivariate Gaussian processes with independent graphical vectors at different resolutions, using an orthogonal basis and fusion penalty.
result Linear complexity and parsimonious conditional independence structure in multilevel graphical model.
We show that the two-stage adaptive Lasso procedure (Zou, 2006) is consistent for high-dimensional model selection in linear and Gaussian graphical models. Our conditions for consistency cover more general situations than those accomplished in previous work: we prove that restricted eigenvalue conditions (Bickel et al.…
A simple thresholding technique improves graph selection in neural connectivity studies.
problem Graphical model selection for functional neural connectivity in the presence of latent variables.
method Apply a hard thresholding operator to graphical Lasso, neighborhood selection, or CLIME estimators.
result Thresholded estimators outperform existing methods in graph selection consistency and empirical results.
We consider the problem of Graphical lasso with an additional element-wise norm constraint on the precision matrix. This problem has applications in high-dimensional covariance decomposition such as in \citep{Janzamin-12}. We propose an ADMM algorithm to solve this problem. We also use a continuation st…
This paper introduces the Sylvester graphical lasso (SyGlasso) that captures multiway dependencies present in tensor-valued data. The model is based on the Sylvester equation that defines a generative model. The proposed model complements the tensor graphical lasso (Greenewald et al., 2019) that imposes a Kronecker sum…
A new algorithm improves GLasso for sparse precision matrix estimation.
problem Efficiently estimating sparse precision matrices in high-dimensional data.
method A new reparametrization and iterative block coordinate descent algorithm.
result Improved performance comparable to DP-GLasso with a simpler optimization target.
Improves graph recovery in Gaussian graphical modeling.
problem Calibrating regularization parameters for graph recovery.
method Thresholded adaptive validation applied to graphical lasso.
result Thresholding pipeline improves graph recovery.
Bayesian method for estimating functional graphical models from neuroimaging data.
problem Estimating dependence structures from functional data in neuroscience.
method Fully Bayesian regularization scheme, including direct Bayesian analog of functional graphical lasso and graphical horseshoe.
result Insight into brain compensation after traumatic brain injury.
Gaussian Graphical Models (GGMs) are popular tools for studying network structures. However, many modern applications such as gene network discovery and social interactions analysis often involve high-dimensional noisy data with outliers or heavier tails than the Gaussian distribution. In this paper, we propose the Tri…
This thesis studies two problems in modern statistics. First, we study selective inference, or inference for hypothesis that are chosen after looking at the data. The motiving application is inference for regression coefficients selected by the lasso. We present the Condition-on-Selection method that allows for valid s…
We propose a scalable, efficient and statistically motivated computational framework for Graphical Lasso (Friedman et al., 2007b) - a covariance regularization framework that has received significant attention in the statistics community over the past few years. Existing algorithms have trouble in scaling to dimensions…
Building on a recent framework for distributionally robust optimization, we consider estimation of the inverse covariance matrix for multivariate data. We provide a novel notion of a Wasserstein ambiguity set specifically tailored to this estimation problem, leading to a tractable class of regularized estimators. Speci…
Graphical lasso models ASR utterance dependencies for consistent WER estimation.
problem Modeling dependent structure among ASR utterances for accurate significance analysis.
method Graphical lasso for dependency modeling, followed by blockwise bootstrap resampling.
result Statistically consistent variance estimator of WER under mild conditions.
A Bayesian Graphical Approach for Large-Scale Portfolio Management with Fewer Historical Dataq-fin.PM
Bayesian method improves portfolio management with limited data.
problem Estimating covariance or precision matrix for large portfolios is challenging.
method Bayesian graphical LASSO for precision matrix estimation.
result The Bayesian approach outperforms non-Bayesian methods in stability and precision matrix estimation.
A new method speeds up overlapping group lasso computations.
problem Time-consuming optimization of overlapping group lasso on large-scale problems.
method Non-overlapping statistical approximation to overlapping group lasso.
result The proposed penalty is statistically equivalent to overlapping group lasso.
This paper examines the implementation of a statistical arbitrage trading strategy based on co-integration relationships where we discover candidate portfolios using multiple factors rather than just price data. The portfolio selection methodologies include K-means clustering, graphical lasso and a combination of the t…
Develops FGL for better portfolio allocation under common factor influence.
problem Sparsity assumption fails for stock returns driven by common factors.
method Integrates graphical models with factor structure to estimate portfolio weights and risk exposure robust to heavy-tailed distributions.
result FGL-based portfolios outperform equal-weighted and Index portfolios in empirical applications.
R package for multi-objective model selection in statistics.
problem Model selection challenges in statistics, especially for penalized models.
method Multi-objective optimization using Gaussian process-based optimization.
result Identification of hyperparameter values that represent desirable trade-offs.
Fair GLASSO estimates fair GGMs by balancing statistical dependencies across groups.
problem Fairness in graphical models with biased data.
method Regularized graphical lasso with bias metrics, proximal gradient algorithm.
result Preserves statistical accuracy while promoting fairness across groups.
GLasso: Regularized Multi-task Graphical Lasso for Joint Estimation of eQTL Mapping and Gene Networkstat.ML
A new method for joint eQTL mapping and gene network estimation.
problem Discovering SNP-gene relationships and gene-gene relationships in gene expression regulation.
method L1-2 regularized multi-task graphical lasso (L1-2 GLasso).
result Competitive performance on capturing true sparse structures of eQTL mapping and gene network.
The graphical lasso \citep{FHT2007a} is an algorithm for learning the structure in an undirected Gaussian graphical model, using regularization to control the number of zeros in the precision matrix ${\BΘ}={\BΣ}^{-1}$ \citep{BGA2008,yuan_lin_07}. The {\texttt R} package \GL\ \citep{FHT2007a} is popular, fast, …
The paper shows cross-validation fails in learning Gaussian graphical model structures.
problem Cross-validation's failure in learning Gaussian graphical model structures.
method Finite-sample bounds on misidentification probability of Lasso estimator.
result Cross-validation is inconsistent for learning Gaussian graphical model structures.
GTMs model complex multivariate data with varying conditional independencies.
problem Modeling multivariate data with intricate marginals and complex dependency structures.
method Semiparametric approach using penalized splines and lasso regularization.
result GTMs accurately learn complex dependencies and identify conditional independencies.
We learn sparse precision matrices from compressed data sketches.
problem Learning a graph from high-dimensional data with limited storage.
method Estimate a sparse precision matrix from a sketch of the data using non-linear random features.
result It is possible to estimate a sparse precision matrix from a sketch of size $m=Ω\left((d+2k)\log(d)
ight)$.
We consider the problem of learning the structure of a pairwise graphical model over continuous and discrete variables. We present a new pairwise model for graphical models with both continuous and discrete variables that is amenable to structure learning. In previous work, authors have considered structure learning of…
Split Bregman Method for Sparse Inverse Covariance Estimation with Matrix Iteration Accelerationstat.ML
We consider the problem of estimating the inverse covariance matrix by maximizing the likelihood function with a penalty added to encourage the sparsity of the resulting matrix. We propose a new approach based on the split Bregman method to solve the regularized maximum likelihood estimation problem. We show that our m…
We consider the problem of learning high-dimensional Gaussian graphical models. The graphical lasso is one of the most popular methods for estimating Gaussian graphical models. However, it does not achieve the oracle rate of convergence. In this paper, we propose the graphical nonconvex optimization for optimal estimat…
Paper analyzes multi-attribute data to estimate differences in Gaussian graphical models.
problem Estimating differences in two Gaussian graphical models with similar structure.
method Group lasso penalized D-trace loss function and ADMM algorithm for optimization.
result Consistency in support recovery and estimation in high-dimensional settings established.
A graphical model is a statistical model that is associated to a graph whose nodes correspond to variables of interest. The edges of the graph reflect allowed conditional dependencies among the variables. Graphical models admit computationally convenient factorization properties and have long been a valuable tool for t…
We propose a novel graphical model selection (GMS) scheme for high-dimensional stationary time series or discrete time process. The method is based on a natural generalization of the graphical LASSO (gLASSO), introduced originally for GMS based on i.i.d. samples, and estimates the conditional independence graph (CIG) o…
The thesis tackles structure learning and parameter estimation for PGMs using penalized maximum likelihood methods.
problem Recovering the true structure of probabilistic graphical models (PGMs) for decision-making and interpretation.
method Penalized maximum likelihood estimation with the LASSO penalty.
result The approach successfully recovers the true structure of PGMs, including Bayesian networks and continuous time Bayesian networks, for both complete and incomplete data.
A new multi-task learning estimator improves Gaussian graphical regression model fitting.
problem High error rate in fitting Gaussian graphical regression models due to separate node-wise lasso regressions.
method Proposes a multi-task learning estimator with cross-task group sparsity and within-task element-wise sparsity penalties, solved via an efficient augmented Lagrangian algorithm.
result Error rate improvement over separate node-wise lasso estimates, demonstrated through simulations and application to gene co-expression network study.
In this paper, we study time-varying graphical models based on data measured over a temporal grid. Such models are motivated by the needs to describe and understand evolving interacting relationships among a set of random variables in many real applications, for instance the study of how stocks interact with each other…
KTVGL models tensor time series data for interpretable dynamic network estimation.
problem Estimating time-varying dependencies in multi-mode tensor time series data.
method Kronecker Time-Varying Graphical Lasso (KTVGL) for mode-specific dynamic network estimation.
result KTVGL produces interpretable modeling results and higher edge estimation accuracy than existing methods.
A generalized gamification framework is introduced as a form of smart infrastructure with potential to improve sustainability and energy efficiency by leveraging humans-in-the-loop strategy. The proposed framework enables a Human-Centric Cyber-Physical System using an interface to allow building managers to interact wi…
We consider the problem of robustifying high-dimensional structured estimation. Robust techniques are key in real-world applications which often involve outliers and data corruption. We focus on trimmed versions of structurally regularized M-estimators in the high-dimensional setting, including the popular Least Trimme…