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48 results for law-of-large numbers

Counterexamples show failure of uniform laws of large numbers for subdifferentials.

problem Failure of uniform laws of large numbers for subdifferentials under natural assumptions.
method Univariate and bivariate random Lipschitz and convex functions with smooth pieces.
result Counterexamples demonstrate failure of uniform laws of large numbers for subdifferentials.

Study laws of large numbers in online classification, determining optimal regret bounds.

problem Understanding how sequential sampling affects online learning and classification.
method Characterized online learnable classes and determined optimal regret bounds using Littlestone's dimension.
result Optimal regret bounds in online learning are determined, resolving open questions.

The study explores generalized divergences and exponential families with a focus on sufficient conditions and laws of large numbers.

problem Generalization of Kullback-Leibler divergence and exponential families.
method Investigation of (h,τ)(h,τ)-divergence and (h,τ)(h,τ)-exponential families, definition of (h,τ)(h,τ)-dependence, proof of law of large numbers.
result Sufficient condition for (h,τ)(h,τ)-divergence to induce Hessian structure on (h,τ)(h,τ)-exponential family, proof of law of large numbers.

This note presents a kind of the strong law of large numbers for an insurance risk caused by a single catastrophic event rather than by an accumulation of independent and identically distributed risks. We derive this result by a large diversification effect resulting from optimal allocation of the risk to many reinsure…

2016-01-13abs ↗pdf ↗

Study on Volterra Cox-Ingersoll-Ross process, proving asymptotic independence and ergodicity.

problem Analyzing the Volterra Cox-Ingersoll-Ross process and its properties.
method Fine asymptotic analysis of Volterra Riccati equation, affine transformation formula.
result Proves asymptotic independence and ergodicity of the process.

The paper analyzes Bayesian neural networks trained with VI, proving a law of large numbers for different schemes.

problem Training Bayesian neural networks with variational inference.
method Analyzes three training schemes: exact estimation, Bayes by Backprop, and Minimal VI.
result All training schemes converge to the same mean-field limit.

Study uses VIX for zero-coupon Treasury rates, proving long-term stability and returns.

problem Modeling zero-coupon Treasury rates with VIX for volatility.
method Multivariate autoregressive stochastic volatility model, proving stability and Law of Large Numbers.
result VIX accurately models zero-coupon Treasury rates and returns.

We prove a law of large numbers for the volumes of families of random hyperbolic mapping tori and Heegaard splittings providing a sharp answer to a conjecture of Dunfield and Thurston.

2019-05-13abs ↗pdf ↗

Randomly glued tetrahedra form connected 3-manifolds with a single boundary.

problem Understanding the properties of random three-manifolds formed by truncated tetrahedra.
method Asymptotic analysis of random glued manifolds, proving laws of large numbers, and bounding various topological and geometric properties.
result The random manifolds are connected, have a single boundary component, and admit a unique hyperbolic metric with a uniform spectral gap.

The paper discusses the importance of infinite-mean models in finance and risk management.

problem Classic statistical models assume finite mean or variance, which is not suitable for heavy-tailed data.
method Discussion and recent results on infinite-mean models in economics and finance.
result Classic statistical results for finite-mean models often fail or flip for infinite-mean models.

For any family of measurable sets in a probability space, we show that either (i) the family has infinite Vapnik-Chervonenkis (VC) dimension or (ii) for every epsilon > 0 there is a finite partition pi such the pi-boundary of each set has measure at most epsilon. Immediate corollaries include the fact that a family wit…

2010-10-21abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper develops divergences for Gaussian processes and RKHS settings.

problem Estimating divergences in infinite-dimensional spaces.
method Formulations of Alpha Log-Det divergences, continuity in norm, laws of large numbers, consistent estimation from finite samples.
result Infinite-dimensional divergences can be estimated from finite-dimensional versions with dimension-independent sample complexities.

We develop a dynamic point process model of correlated default timing in a portfolio of firms, and analyze typical default profiles in the limit as the size of the pool grows. In our model, a firm defaults at a stochastic intensity that is influenced by an idiosyncratic risk process, a systematic risk process common to…

2011-04-10abs ↗pdf ↗

In most papers establishing consistency for learning algorithms it is assumed that the observations used for training are realizations of an i.i.d. process. In this paper we go far beyond this classical framework by showing that support vector machines (SVMs) essentially only require that the data-generating process sa…

2007-07-02abs ↗pdf ↗

We propose a betting strategy based on Bayesian logistic regression modeling for the probability forecasting game in the framework of game-theoretic probability by Shafer and Vovk (2001). We prove some results concerning the strong law of large numbers in the probability forecasting game with side information based on …

2012-04-16abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper uses averaging from many particle filters to approximate posterior predictive distributions.

problem Approximating posterior predictive distributions efficiently and accurately.
method Particle swarm filter algorithm that averages many particle filter approximations.
result Law of large numbers and central limit theorem support the method's effectiveness.

In this paper, we study various new Hawkes processes. Specifically, we construct general compound Hawkes processes and investigate their properties in limit order books. With regards to these general compound Hawkes processes, we prove a Law of Large Numbers (LLN) and a Functional Central Limit Theorems (FCLT) for seve…

2018-11-06abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper examines the unexpected losses and risk ratios for co-monotonic alternatives in large portfolios.

problem Understanding the unexpected losses and risk ratios for large portfolios with co-monotonic alternatives.
method Analyzes the asymptotic behavior of unexpected losses and risk ratios for co-monotonic alternatives using monotone cash-additive risk measures and Choquet insurance premia.
result Unexpected losses of large weighted portfolios are of order o(nλn)o(n\overlineλ_n), where λn\overlineλ_n is the average weight.

We study the limiting behaviour of the empirical measure of a system of diffusions interacting through their ranks when the number of diffusions tends to infinity. We prove that the limiting dynamics is given by a McKean-Vlasov evolution equation. Moreover, we show that in a wide range of cases the evolution of the cum…

2010-08-26abs ↗pdf ↗

We formulate a stochastic game of mean field type where the agents solve optimal stopping problems and interact through the proportion of players that have already stopped. Working with a continuum of agents, typical equilibria become functions of the common noise that all agents are exposed to, whereas idiosyncratic r…

2016-05-30abs ↗pdf ↗

Monte Carlo simulations of diffusion processes often introduce bias in the final result, due to time discretization. Using an auxiliary Poisson process, it is possible to run simulations which are unbiased. In this article, we propose such a Monte Carlo scheme which converges to the exact value. We manage to keep the s…

2016-05-06abs ↗pdf ↗

In this paper we introduce two new Hawkes processes, namely, compound and regime-switching compound Hawkes processes, to model the price processes in limit order books. We prove Law of Large Numbers and Functional Central Limit Theorems (FCLT) for both processes. The two FCLTs are applied to limit order books where we …

2017-12-07abs ↗pdf ↗

In this paper, we study various new Hawkes processes, namely, so-called general compound and regime-switching general compound Hawkes processes to model the price processes in the limit order books. We prove Law of Large Numbers (LLN) and Functional Central Limit Theorems (FCLT) for these processes. The latter two FCLT…

2017-06-22abs ↗pdf ↗

We define a stochastic model of a two-sided limit order book in terms of its key quantities \textit{best bid [ask] price} and the \textit{standing buy [sell] volume density}. For a simple scaling of the discreteness parameters, that keeps the expected volume rate over the considered price interval invariant, we prove a…

2015-01-05abs ↗pdf ↗

In this paper, we introduce a new model for the risk process based on general compound Hawkes process (GCHP) for the arrival of claims. We call it risk model based on general compound Hawkes process (RMGCHP). The Law of Large Numbers (LLN) and the Functional Central Limit Theorem (FCLT) are proved. We also study the ma…

2017-06-27abs ↗pdf ↗

We consider a large collection of dynamically interacting components defined on a weighted directed graph determining the impact of default of one component to another one. We prove a law of large numbers for the empirical measure capturing the evolution of the different components in the pool and from this we extract …

2018-12-18abs ↗pdf ↗

We prove a law of large numbers for the loss from default and use it for approximating the distribution of the loss from default in large, potentially heterogenous portfolios. The density of the limiting measure is shown to solve a non-linear SPDE, and the moments of the limiting measure are shown to satisfy an infinit…

2011-09-06abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper proves almost sure convergence of MCES algorithm for a specific class of MDPs.

problem Establishing convergence for the Monte Carlo Exploring Starts (MCES) algorithm in reinforcement learning.
method Introduced a novel inductive approach based on the strong law of large numbers.
result Almost sure convergence for Optimal Policy Feed-Forward MDPs.

Let S=Γ\HS=Γ\backslash \mathbb{H} be a hyperbolic surface of finite topological type, such that the Fuchsian group ΓPSL2(R)Γ\le \operatorname{PSL}_2(\mathbb{R}) is non-elementary, and consider any generating set S\mathfrak S of ΓΓ. When sampling by an nn-step random walk in π1(S)Γπ_1(S) \cong Γ with each step given by an element…

2018-07-10abs ↗pdf ↗

This work finds mixed equilibria in zero-sum games using interacting particle dynamics.

problem Finding mixed equilibrium points in continuous minmax games.
method A method based on entropic regularisation of two-layer zero-sum games with interacting particle dynamics.
result The sequence of empirical measures of the particle system satisfies a large deviation principle as the number of particles grows to infinity, implying convergence of the empirical measure and the Nikaidô-Isoda error.

Sharp bounds on uniform generalization errors in binary linear classification.

problem Understanding the uniform generalization errors in binary linear classification.
method Isoperimetric arguments, Poincaré and log-Sobolev inequalities for joint distributions.
result Sharp concentration bounds on uniform generalization errors, almost sure convergence in broad settings.

Affine jump-diffusions constitute a large class of continuous-time stochastic models that are particularly popular in finance and economics due to their analytical tractability. Methods for parameter estimation for such processes require ergodicity in order establish consistency and asymptotic normality of the associat…

2018-10-31abs ↗pdf ↗