Mix-IRLS solves imbalanced mixed linear regression problems efficiently.
problem Imbalanced mixed linear regression problems.
method Sequential robust regression approach.
result Mix-IRLS outperforms other methods on imbalanced mixtures and real-world datasets.
A new method combines machine learning with mixed-effects models for better repeated measurement analysis.
problem Inference of linear coefficients in partially linear mixed-effects models with complex interactions and high-dimensional variables.
method Double machine learning approach to estimate nonparametrically nonlinear variables, then use standard linear mixed-effects techniques to estimate the linear coefficient.
result The estimated fixed effects coefficient converges at the parametric rate and is semiparametrically efficient.
Paper analyzes agnostic learning of mixed linear regression without generative models.
problem Learning mixed linear regression without assuming stochastic generation.
method Expectation Maximization (EM) and Alternating Minimization (AM) algorithms.
result AM and EM algorithms converge to population loss minimizers under standard conditions.
New Riemannian optimization improves variance estimation in mixed models.
problem Challenges in estimating variance parameters in linear mixed models due to constraints.
method Formulated as an optimization problem on a Riemannian manifold, using Riemannian gradient and Hessian.
result Yields higher quality variance parameter estimates compared to existing methods.
Spectral methods improve signal recovery in mixed GLMs with precise asymptotics.
problem Estimating multiple signals from unlabeled observations in mixed GLMs.
method Developed exact asymptotics for spectral methods in a proportional regime.
result Optimized spectral method combined with a linear estimator minimizes estimation error.
GBMixed boosts mixed models for clustered data, estimating mean and variance flexibly.
problem Flexible estimation of mean and variance components in clustered data.
method Gradient Boosting framework for linear mixed models with likelihood-based gradients.
result GBMixed accurately recovers complex nonlinear fixed effects and covariances.
We consider the problem of solving mixed random linear equations with k components. This is the noiseless setting of mixed linear regression. The goal is to estimate multiple linear models from mixed samples in the case where the labels (which sample corresponds to which model) are not observed. We give a tractable a…
Method improves regression models using unlabeled data.
problem Improving predictive performance of regression models with limited labeled data.
method Mixed semi-supervised generalized-linear-regression with different mixing mechanisms.
result Integrating unlabeled data consistently improves predictive performance.
Wasserstein framework solves mixed linear regression problems.
problem Mixed linear regression with multi-modal distributions.
method Wasserstein distance minimization for nonconvex-concave minimax optimization.
result WMLR achieves global convergence and generalization guarantees for two linear models.
New AMP algorithm estimates signals and latent variables in mixed regression models.
problem Estimating signals and latent variables in mixed regression models.
method Approximate Message Passing (AMP) algorithm for matrix GLM.
result State evolution recursion and optimal denoising functions for precise error minimization.
Gradient EM converges exponentially to optimal solution in agnostic mixtures.
problem Fitting k parametric functions to given data points without a generative model. method Gradient EM algorithm for agnostic mixtures of arbitrary parametric functions.
result Gradient EM converges exponentially to population loss minimizers with high probability.
Many real-valued stochastic time-series are locally linear (Gassian), but globally non-linear. For example, the trajectory of a human hand gesture can be viewed as a linear dynamic system driven by a nonlinear dynamic system that represents muscle actions. We present a mixed-state dynamic graphical model in which a hid…
Study on elasticity with mixed boundary conditions, proving spectral asymptotics.
problem Analyzing spectral asymptotics for linear elasticity with mixed boundary conditions.
method Established two-term spectral asymptotics for linear elasticity on smooth compact manifolds.
result Verification of general formulae through explicit examples in 2D and 3D.
Linear Mixed Models (LMMs) are important tools in statistical genetics. When used for feature selection, they allow to find a sparse set of genetic traits that best predict a continuous phenotype of interest, while simultaneously correcting for various confounding factors such as age, ethnicity and population structure…
We develop an HMC algorithm to easily marginalize random effects in LMMs.
problem Bayesian inference in LMMs is challenging, especially marginalizing random effects.
method Developed an HMC algorithm to marginalize random effects in LMMs efficiently.
result Marginalization is always beneficial when applicable and improves various models, especially cognitive science models.
The Expectation-Maximization algorithm is perhaps the most broadly used algorithm for inference of latent variable problems. A theoretical understanding of its performance, however, largely remains lacking. Recent results established that EM enjoys global convergence for Gaussian Mixture Models. For Mixed Linear Regres…
Many scientific and engineering challenges -- ranging from pharmacokinetic drug dosage allocation and personalized medicine to marketing mix (4Ps) recommendations -- require an understanding of the unobserved heterogeneity in order to develop the best decision making-processes. In this paper, we develop a hypothesis te…
Mixed-precision CA-SGD for generalized linear models on GPUs
problem SGD communication bottleneck
method Mixed-precision CA-SGD
result Matches FP32 SGD loss within 0.5% on various problems
Holistic GLMs add constraints for better model quality.
problem Improving classical linear regression models.
method Sparsity-inducing, sign-coherence, and linear constraints.
result Holistic GLMs reliably solve GLMs for various responses.
AM converges super-linearly for solving mixed linear regression problems.
problem Learning linear regressors from unlabeled observations in multiple linear regression models.
method Alternating Minimization (AM) algorithm, which alternates between label estimation and regression solving.
result AM converges super-linearly in certain parameter regimes, requiring only O(log log(1/ε)) iterations to achieve an error of ε.
Neural models improve GLMMs for complex data.
problem Nonlinear relationships in grouped data.
method Replaced linear function with neural networks.
result Improved performance on synthetic and real-world data.
MVRSM optimizes expensive functions with mixed variables, outperforming state-of-the-art methods.
problem Minimizing expensive functions with mixed continuous and integer variables.
method Mixed-Variable ReLU-based Surrogate Modelling (MVRSM) using rectified linear units.
result MVRSM outperforms state-of-the-art methods on synthetic and real-life benchmarks.
The paper tackles long-context linear system identification with improved sample complexity bounds.
problem Identifying dynamical systems with long dependencies over fixed context windows.
method Established sample complexity bounds for systems with linear dependencies over a context window of length p.
result The learning process is not hindered by slow mixing properties in extended context windows.
The paper tackles high-dimensional mixed linear regression with unknown parameters and proposes methods for estimation, confidence intervals, and hypothesis testing.
problem High-dimensional mixed linear regression with unknown parameters and covariance structure.
method Iterative high-dimensional EM algorithm for estimating regression vectors, debiased estimators for individual coordinates, and large-scale multiple testing procedure.
result Asymptotic normality of debiased estimators and FDR control for hypothesis testing.
The spectral asymptotics for linear elasticity with mixed boundary conditions are shown to be old results.
problem Analyzing the spectral asymptotics for linear elasticity with mixed boundary conditions.
method Demonstrating that the results are essentially old well-known results by other authors.
result The spectral asymptotics results for linear elasticity with mixed boundary conditions are shown to be old results by other authors.
BayesBoost combines boosting and Bayesian methods for linear mixed models, improving uncertainty estimation and variable selection.
problem Lack of straightforward uncertainty estimation for parameters in high-dimensional linear mixed models.
method BayesBoost: Combines boosting and Bayesian inference for linear mixed models.
result Improves uncertainty estimation and variable selection in linear mixed models.
Study optimal and instance-dependent guarantees for solving linear equations with Markovian data.
problem Approximately solving linear fixed point equations with Markovian data.
method Non-asymptotic bounds and instance-dependent characterizations for stochastic approximation.
result Instance-optimality of the averaged SA estimator and matching upper and lower bounds.
Gradient Boosted Mixed Models estimate mean and variance components for clustered data.
problem Limited flexibility in linear mixed models for complex settings.
method Gradient Boosting extended to mixed models with likelihood-based gradients and flexible base learners.
result Accurate recovery of variance components and improved predictive accuracy.
DeepCausalMMM models marketing impacts using deep learning and causal inference.
problem Traditional MMM approaches struggle with non-linear dynamics and temporal patterns.
method Combines deep learning, causal inference, and marketing science. Uses GRUs for temporal patterns and DAG structure for channel dependencies.
result Captures non-linear dynamics and temporal patterns in marketing impacts.
A scalable model for high-dimensional longitudinal data.
problem Modeling high-dimensional, non-linear, time-varying longitudinal data.
method LMM-VAE, combining linear mixed models and amortized variational inference.
result Competitive performance across simulated and real-world datasets.
Paper addresses online identification and clustering for mixed linear regression models.
problem Online identification and clustering of mixed linear regression models.
method Introduces two online identification algorithms based on the EM principle, proving global convergence without i.i.d. data assumptions.
result Global convergence of the proposed algorithms for mixed linear regression models.
Bayesian econometrics improves nowcasting during pandemics.
problem Improving nowcasting during extreme economic events like pandemics.
method Bayesian econometric methods using non-parametric mixed frequency VARs with additive regression trees.
result Significant improvements in nowcasting performance compared to linear models.
Method constructs confidence regions for linear models with arbitrary predictors.
problem Constructing confidence regions for linear models with non-linear predictors.
method Mixed Integer Linear Programming for constraints.
result Empty confidence regions for hypothesis testing.
Machine learning models accurately predict the state and dynamics of reactive mixing.
problem Accurate prediction of reactive mixing for Earth and environmental science applications.
method Built a high-fidelity numerical model to simulate reactive mixing scenarios. Used 20 different machine learning emulators to classify mixing state and predict three QoIs.
result Ensemble methods and MLP models accurately predict the state of reactive mixing and QoIs, significantly faster than high-fidelity simulations.
Many theoretical results on estimation of high dimensional time series require specifying an underlying data generating model (DGM). Instead, along the footsteps of~\cite{wong2017lasso}, this paper relies only on (strict) stationarity and β-mixing condition to establish consistency of lasso when data comes from a $β…
GLMM trees identify subgroups with different growth patterns in longitudinal data.
problem Identifying subgroups with distinct growth trajectories in longitudinal studies.
method Extended GLMM trees for longitudinal data.
result Extended GLMM trees outperform other methods in accuracy and speed.
A new portfolio optimization model minimizes maximum drawdown, offering faster and more robust solutions.
problem Optimizing portfolios during financial distress, especially during crises.
method Linearization of Markowitz model based on maximum drawdown, with a Mixed-Integer Linear Programming variation.
result 200 times faster solving time with a more profitable and robust solution.
Paper analyzes EM algorithm's trajectory in 2MLR, revealing cycloid behavior.
problem Understanding the convergence and trajectory of EM algorithm in 2MLR.
method Explicit closed-form expressions for EM updates, recurrence relation derivation at population level.
result EM iterations lie on a cycloid trajectory, leading to theoretical estimate of convergence exponent.
We develop algorithms to learn non-linear dynamical systems without mixing assumptions.
problem Learning non-linear dynamical systems from dependent data.
method We introduce an offline algorithm and a one-pass streaming method with SGD-RER.
result Our methods achieve optimal or near-optimal performance for learning non-linear systems.
A new clustering model for mixed datasets combines continuous and non-continuous data.
problem Challenges in clustering mixed data due to heterogeneous variables.
method Mixed Deep Gaussian Mixture Model (MDGMM) with multilayer architecture.
result Automatic selection of model specifications and optimal number of clusters.
The paper proposes methods for predicting missing values in mixed data matrices.
problem Matrix completion for mixed data types (continuous, binary, ordinal).
method Generalized latent factor models for low-rank matrix estimation with entrywise consistency.
result Tight probabilistic error bounds for the proposed estimators.
New algorithm for estimating MLR parameters with non-Gaussian noise.
problem Estimating MLR parameters with non-Gaussian noise.
method Combining ADMM with EM algorithm idea.
result Our method outperforms EM algorithm in non-Gaussian noise case.
The likelihood for the parameters of a generalized linear mixed model involves an integral which may be of very high dimension. Because of this intractability, many approximations to the likelihood have been proposed, but all can fail when the model is sparse, in that there is only a small amount of information availab…
This paper concerns the development of an inferential framework for high-dimensional linear mixed effect models. These are suitable models, for instance, when we have n repeated measurements for M subjects. We consider a scenario where the number of fixed effects p is large (and may be larger than M), but the n…
Differentiable cutting-plane layers solve parametric mixed-integer linear optimization problems.
problem Solving parametric mixed-integer linear optimization problems with changing data.
method Introducing cutting-plane layers (CPLs) for differentiable cutting-plane generation.
result The algorithm computes solutions with low integrality gaps and generalizes to unseen instances.
Given a linear regression setting, Iterative Least Trimmed Squares (ILTS) involves alternating between (a) selecting the subset of samples with lowest current loss, and (b) re-fitting the linear model only on that subset. Both steps are very fast and simple. In this paper we analyze ILTS in the setting of mixed linear …
MPTE uses Transformer attention to estimate mixed-frequency factor models.
problem Estimating factor models in panel datasets with mixed frequencies and nonlinear signals.
method Mixed-Panels-Transformer Encoder (MPTE) with attention mechanisms.
result MPTE achieves competitive performance in nonlinear forecasting environments.
New method learns graph structure with hidden causes from observational data.
problem Learning the structure of linear non-Gaussian models with hidden causes.
method Augments hidden variable structure by learning multidirected edges and uses higher order cumulants.
result Correct structure recovery for bow-free acyclic mixed graphs with multi-directed edges.