New framework predicts time series with missing values without imputation.
problem Predicting time series with missing values, especially when there's no ground truth for missing data.
method CRIB framework, combining attention mechanism and consistency regularization.
result CRIB framework predicts accurately even under high missing rates.
Gaussian Processes improve missing value imputation in datasets.
problem Handling missing values in large datasets.
method Sparse Gaussian Processes combined with stochastic variational inference.
result MGP significantly outperforms other imputation methods.
Study improves conformal prediction for missing covariate data.
problem Uncertainty quantification with missing covariate values.
method Generalized conformalized quantile regression framework, missing data augmentation.
result Improved prediction intervals valid conditionally to missing data patterns.
Framework for joint learning of tasks on dementia data with missing values.
problem Lack of multi-task learning, handling time-dependent data, and missing values in dementia forecasting.
method Proposes SSHIBA model using Bayesian variational inference for imputation and combined information from different views.
result SSHIBA model outperforms baselines in predicting diagnosis, ventricle volume, and clinical scores in dementia.
In many application settings, the data have missing entries which make analysis challenging. An abundant literature addresses missing values in an inferential framework: estimating parameters and their variance from incomplete tables. Here, we consider supervised-learning settings: predicting a target when missing valu…
The problem of machine learning with missing values is common in many areas. A simple approach is to first construct a dataset without missing values simply by discarding instances with missing entries or by imputing a fixed value for each missing entry, and then train a prediction model with the new dataset. A drawbac…
Time series prediction with missing values is an important problem of time series analysis since complete data is usually hard to obtain in many real-world applications. To model the generation of time series, autoregressive (AR) model is a basic and widely used one, which assumes that each observation in the time seri…
Paper tackles linear models with missing values, achieving minimax optimal results.
problem Missing values in real-world data complicate linear model learning.
method Proposes a rigorous setting and a new algorithm leveraging missing data distribution.
result Derives minimax optimal adaptive risk bounds for predictions with missing values.
Multivariate time series data in practical applications, such as health care, geoscience, and biology, are characterized by a variety of missing values. In time series prediction and other related tasks, it has been noted that missing values and their missing patterns are often correlated with the target labels, a.k.a.…
GRAPE uses graph representation to handle missing data in feature imputation and label prediction.
problem Handling missing data in machine learning tasks.
method GRAPE uses a bipartite graph where observations and features are nodes, and observed feature values are edges. It formulates feature imputation as edge-level prediction and label prediction as node-level prediction, solving these with Graph Neural Networks.
result GRAPE achieves 20% lower mean absolute error for imputation and 10% lower for label prediction compared to state-of-the-art methods.
A new method for handling missing values in data.
problem Handling missing values in machine learning models.
method Sharing pattern submodels with sparsity-inducing regularization.
result Sharing pattern submodels provide robust predictions and maintain/improve pattern submodel performance.
Framework reconstructs missing spatio-temporal data for extreme value prediction.
problem Predicting extreme values from incomplete spatio-temporal data.
method Convolutional deep neural networks and autoencoder-like models for conditional sampling.
result Framework produces accurate reconstructions of missing data for extremal values.
CoIFNet unifies imputation and forecasting for robust multivariate time series prediction with missing values.
problem Pervasive missing values degrade multivariate time series forecasting accuracy.
method CoIFNet integrates imputation and forecasting through Cross-Timestep Fusion and Cross-Variate Fusion modules.
result CoIFNet achieves 24.40% improvement over state-of-the-art methods at 0.6 point (block) missing rate.
While discriminative classifiers often yield strong predictive performance, missing feature values at prediction time can still be a challenge. Classifiers may not behave as expected under certain ways of substituting the missing values, since they inherently make assumptions about the data distribution they were train…
Many data mining and data analysis techniques operate on dense matrices or complete tables of data. Real-world data sets, however, often contain unknown values. Even many classification algorithms that are designed to operate with missing values still exhibit deteriorated accuracy. One approach to handling missing valu…
PbP strategy improves logistic model prediction with missing values.
problem Predicting with missing inputs in logistic models.
method Pattern-by-Pattern (PbP) strategy for logistic models with missing values.
result PbP accurately approximates Bayes probabilities under GPMM across various missing data scenarios.
ELMV uses ensemble learning to handle missing values in EHR data.
problem Significant missing values in EHR data cause bias and unreliable conclusions.
method ELMV constructs multiple subsets with lower missing rates and uses a support set for ensemble learning.
result ELMV outperforms conventional methods in critical feature identification and outcome prediction.
New algorithms handle missing data to improve fairness in machine learning.
problem Missing values in data can lead to unfair outcomes in machine learning models.
method Developed scalable and adaptive algorithms to handle missing values while preserving predictive information.
result Our adaptive algorithms consistently achieve higher fairness and accuracy than standard impute-then-classify methods.
This tutorial covers methods for handling missing data in SP and ML.
problem Dealing with missing data in signal processing and machine learning.
method Grouping strategies into three tasks: imputation, estimation, and prediction.
result Promising and future research directions are discussed.
In medical domain, data features often contain missing values. This can create serious bias in the predictive modeling. Typical standard data mining methods often produce poor performance measures. In this paper, we propose a new method to simultaneously classify large datasets and reduce the effects of missing values.…
This work is motivated by the needs of predictive analytics on healthcare data as represented by Electronic Medical Records. Such data is invariably problematic: noisy, with missing entries, with imbalance in classes of interests, leading to serious bias in predictive modeling. Since standard data mining methods often …
New research shows imputation and regression together can predict better than separate steps.
problem Predicting with data missing values without strong assumptions.
method Proposes a joint imputation and regression approach using NeuMiss neural network.
result Joint imputation and regression outperforms separate imputation and regression methods.
New method predicts bankruptcy by imputing missing data with granular semantics.
problem Missing data, high dimensional data, and class imbalance in bankruptcy prediction.
method Granular computing for missing data imputation with feature semantics and AI-driven pipeline.
result Efficient solution for big datasets with high imputation rates.
In many machine learning applications, we are faced with incomplete datasets. In the literature, missing data imputation techniques have been mostly concerned with filling missing values. However, the existence of missing values is synonymous with uncertainties not only over the distribution of missing values but also …
Improved traffic forecasting model handles missing data.
problem Short-term traffic forecasting with missing values.
method Proposed SBU-LSTM architecture with bidirectional and unidirectional LSTM.
result Superior performance in accuracy and robustness for network-wide traffic prediction.
Framework improves PV forecasting by accounting for missing data uncertainty.
problem Uncertainty from missing data in PV power data.
method Combines stochastic multiple imputation with Rubin's rule.
result Improves prediction interval calibration without sacrificing point prediction accuracy.
A new model predicts in-hospital mortality from EHR data, handling missing values with uncertainty.
problem Handling missing values in non-stationary, noisy EHR data for accurate mortality prediction.
method Uncertainty-Gated Stochastic Sequential Model using variational recurrent networks.
result The model outperforms state-of-the-art methods in predicting in-hospital mortality.
Imputation-free method learns tabular data with missing values using transformer.
problem Machine learning on tabular data with missing values often leads to unreliable outcomes due to synthetic imputation.
method Incremental attention learning (IFIAL) using transformer with attention masks.
result IFIAL outperforms state-of-the-art methods in 17 diverse tabular data sets.
NeuMiss networks tackle supervised learning with missing values, offering efficient and robust predictions.
problem Challenges in supervised learning with missing values, especially when the response is a linear function of the complete data.
method Derive analytical form of optimal predictor under linearity assumption and various missing data mechanisms. Propose NeuMiss networks using multiplication by missingness indicator.
result Upper bound on Bayes risk and good predictive accuracy with independent complexity of missing data patterns.
An accurate road surface friction prediction algorithm can enable intelligent transportation systems to share timely road surface condition to the public for increasing the safety of the road users. Previously, scholars developed multiple prediction models for forecasting road surface conditions using historical data. …
New model recognizes emotions with missing modalities, improving accuracy.
problem Handling missing modalities in emotion recognition.
method Transformer-based architecture with cross-attention and self-attention mechanisms.
result Improvement of 37% in predicting arousal values and 30% in valence values compared to baseline.
Study shows linear predictors fail with missing data, but simpler approximations and neural networks can work.
problem Building predictors with missing data when the target is a linear function of observed data.
method Analyzed the Gaussian case and proposed a linear function of multiway interactions. Studied a simple approximation and proved generalization bounds. Showed multilayer perceptrons with ReLU activation can be consistent.
result Simple approximations and neural networks can be effective in handling missing data, especially with sufficient data.
Adapts conformal prediction for missing data, ensuring valid coverage.
problem Uncertainty quantification with missing covariates.
method Proposes a reweighted conformal prediction procedure for handling missing values.
result Guaranteed Marginal Coverage and Mask-Conditional Validity for general missing data mechanisms.
Bayes predictor remains robust to ignorable missingness shifts.
problem Challenges in prediction with missing covariates and shifts in missingness reasons.
method Bayesian approach and different prediction methods.
result Bayes predictor remains unchanged by ignorable shifts, but robust prediction requires disregarding missingness for non-ignorable shifts.
Bi-GAN model for imputing and predicting irregular time-series data.
problem Irregularly observed, varying length time-series data with missing entries.
method Bi-GAN model using a bidirectional recurrent network in a generative adversarial setting.
result Bi-GAN model can impute and predict missing values for time-series of varying length.
This paper tackles missing data in Burundian bond market yield curves.
problem Missing data challenges accurate yield curve construction in Burundian sovereign bond market.
method Exploration of data limitations, proposing and testing various imputation methods (LR, Previous value, miss-Forest, Next value).
result Linear Regression method performs best across variables, approximating normal distribution for error values.
Missing values challenge data analysis because many supervised and unsupervised learning methods cannot be applied directly to incomplete data. Matrix completion based on low-rank assumptions are very powerful solution for dealing with missing values. However, existing methods do not consider the case of informative mi…
Study improves accuracy of weather data for real-time building simulations.
problem Anomalous and missing weather data affect real-time building energy simulations.
method Introduces a framework for quality control of measured weather data using anomaly detection and neural network infilling.
result Neural Networks enhance the accuracy of data imputation compared to traditional methods.
New AR framework handles missing values for better recourse actions.
problem Existing AR methods fail with missing values, leading to invalid or costly actions.
method Formulates task using multiple imputation and mixed-integer linear optimization.
result Efficacy of new method demonstrated in experiments.
Electronic health records (EHRs) have contributed to the computerization of patient records and can thus be used not only for efficient and systematic medical services, but also for research on biomedical data science. However, there are many missing values in EHRs when provided in matrix form, which is an important is…
Real-world clinical time series data sets exhibit a high prevalence of missing values. Hence, there is an increasing interest in missing data imputation. Traditional statistical approaches impose constraints on the data-generating process and decouple imputation from prediction. Recent works propose recurrent neural ne…
A new decision tree method tackles fairness in datasets with missing values.
problem Fairness concerns in machine learning models trained on data with missing values.
method An integrated approach based on decision trees that incorporates missing values directly and optimizes a fairness-regularized objective function.
result Our method outperforms existing fairness intervention methods applied to imputed datasets.
Large-scale and multidimensional spatiotemporal data sets are becoming ubiquitous in many real-world applications such as monitoring urban traffic and air quality. Making predictions on these time series has become a critical challenge due to not only the large-scale and high-dimensional nature but also the considerabl…
Time series are widely used as signals in many classification/regression tasks. It is ubiquitous that time series contains many missing values. Given multiple correlated time series data, how to fill in missing values and to predict their class labels? Existing imputation methods often impose strong assumptions of the …
MSB framework improves survival prediction in immunotherapy patients with missing data.
problem High dimensionality and blockwise missingness in multimodal clinical data.
method MSB is a late-fusion framework that independently models modality-specific features before aggregating predictions via cross-validated stacking.
result MSB outperformed baseline algorithms in predicting progression-free survival in lung cancer patients.
Proposes a method to evaluate classifiers with missing labels using multiple imputation.
problem Missing labels during model evaluation can introduce bias, especially in Missing Not At Random (MNAR) data.
method Develops a multiple imputation technique to estimate and provide predictive distributions for metrics like precision, recall, and ROC-AUC.
result The predictive distribution's location and shape are generally correct, even in the MNAR regime.
Machine learning often needs to model density from a multidimensional data sample, including correlations between coordinates. Additionally, we often have missing data case: that data points can miss values for some of coordinates. This article adapts rapid parametric density estimation approach for this purpose: model…
A new method STMF improves missing value prediction using tropical semiring.
problem Limited capability of linear models to model complex relations.
method Sparse Tropical Matrix Factorization (STMF) using tropical semiring.
result STMF outperforms NMF on real data, especially in handling extreme values.