The literature on statistical learning for time series assumes the asymptotic independence or ``mixing' of the data-generating process. These mixing assumptions are never tested, nor are there methods for estimating mixing rates from data. We give an estimator for the -mixing rate based on a single stationary sample…
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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.
Develops a deep learning framework for various data types.
problem Handling nonparametric regression and classification across different data types.
method Introduces a general framework with two estimators: NPDNN and SPDNN, based on data satisfying generalized Bernstein-type inequalities.
result Both NPDNN and SPDNN estimators are minimax optimal in many classical settings.
New method for mixed memberships using symmetrized Laplacian inverse matrix.
problem Mixed memberships in community detection.
method Spectral clustering on symmetrized Laplacian inverse matrix.
result Mixed-SLIM methods outperform state-of-the-art methods.
Heat kernel estimates on manifolds with mixed boundary conditions.
problem Estimating heat kernels on manifolds with ends and mixed boundary conditions.
method Global harmonic function construction and -transform technique.
result Two-sided heat kernel estimates for Riemannian manifolds with mixed boundary conditions.
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.
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.
metabeta uses neural networks to speed up Bayesian mixed-effects regression.
problem Bayesian mixed-effects regression is computationally expensive.
method metabeta is a neural network model that pre-trains to estimate posterior distributions.
result metabeta achieves comparable performance to MCMC at a fraction of the time.
DPERC efficiently estimates covariance matrices for mixed data with missing values.
problem Estimating covariance matrices for datasets with missing values and mixed features.
method Direct Parameter Estimation for Randomly Missing Data with Categorical Features (DPERC).
result DPERC outperforms other methods in estimating covariance matrices for mixed data with missing values.
Covariates-Adjusted Mixed-Membership Estimation: A Novel Network Model with Optimal Guaranteesmath.ST
Novel network model estimates mixed-membership structure with covariate information.
problem Estimating latent mixed-membership structure in networks with covariate information.
method Proposes a novel network model that incorporates both community information and node covariate similarities.
result Achieves optimal estimation accuracy for similarity matrix and mixed-membership.
Estimates watermarked content proportions in mixed-source texts.
problem Optimally estimating the proportion of watermarked content in texts with mixed sources.
method Casting the problem as estimating a proportion parameter in a mixture model based on pivotal statistics.
result Proposes efficient estimators for watermark proportion and shows their accuracy through evaluations.
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.
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.
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.
We address the problem of estimating the mixing time of a Markov chain from a single trajectory of observations. Unlike most previous works which employed Hilbert space methods to estimate spectral gaps, we opt for an approach based on contraction with respect to total variation. Specifically, we estimate the contracti…
New ICA method for sources with mixed spectra.
problem Inaccurate separation of sources with temporal autocorrelations and mixed spectra.
method Estimates spectral density functions and line spectra using cubic splines and indicator functions, then maximizes the Whittle likelihood function.
result Outperforms existing ICA methods in simulations and EEG data applications.
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 -mixing condition to establish consistency of lasso when data comes from a $β…
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.
Improved density estimation for mixed discrete-continuous data.
problem Inconsistent density estimation for mixtures of continuous and discrete data.
method Modification of existing nonparametric density estimation methods to handle mixed discrete-continuous data.
result Improved consistency and empirical performance for mixed discrete-continuous data.
The multivariate version of the Mixed Tempered Stable is proposed. It is a generalization of the Normal Variance Mean Mixtures. Characteristics of this new distribution and its capacity in fitting tails and capturing dependence structure between components are investigated. We discuss a random number generating procedu…
New methods estimate mixed memberships in multi-layer networks.
problem Complex community structure in multi-layer networks.
method Spectral methods using eigen-decomposition of aggregate matrices.
result Theoretical guarantees and empirical validation for mixed membership estimation.
Paper proposes new density estimators for high-dimensional data.
problem Prohibitive computational cost and slow convergence rate in high-dimensional density estimation.
method Adaptive hyperbolic cross density estimators in mixed smooth Sobolev spaces.
result Proposed estimators do not suffer curse of dimensionality under Integral Probability Metrics.
Paper introduces a new IV regression method for mixed-frequency data.
problem Estimating high-dimensional slope parameters in mixed-frequency data.
method Tikhonov-regularized estimator for high-dimensional linear IV regression.
result High-dimensional slope parameter can be accurately estimated using a low-frequency instrumental variable.
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.
Estimates missing mass in Markovian sequences with linear runtime and near-optimal risk.
problem Estimating missing mass in Markovian sequences.
method Windowed Good-Turing (WingIt) estimator.
result Risk decays as , independent of state space size.
Proposes a new model for mixed membership in Gaussian mixture.
problem Limited to single component membership in Gaussian mixture models.
method Mixed membership sub-Gaussian model, spectral algorithm.
result Estimation error can be made arbitrarily small with high probability.
HMQ improves quantization for edge devices with mixed precision.
problem Efficient quantization for edge devices with uniform, power-of-two thresholds.
method Introduces HMQ, a mixed precision quantization block that repurposes Gumbel-Softmax for searching over quantization schemes.
result Achieves competitive and state-of-the-art results on ImageNet despite restrictions.
Combines public and private data for better statistical estimation.
problem Estimating aggregate statistics from mixed data with varying privacy needs.
method Mixed estimators optimized for minimizing variance or median, using differential privacy techniques.
result Our mechanisms often outperform baseline methods in empirical tests.
A new model estimates mixed memberships for categorical data with weighted responses.
problem Limited applicability of existing GoM model to weighted categorical data.
method Proposes Weighted Grade of Membership (WGoM) model, relaxing distribution constraints.
result WGoM can describe any response matrix with finite distinct elements.
Estimation and inference for the Wasserstein distance between mixing measures in topic modelsmath.ST
New tools for estimating and inferring Wasserstein distance in topic models.
problem Estimating and inferring the Wasserstein distance between mixing measures in topic models.
method New canonical interpretation and tools for inference on Wasserstein distance in topic models.
result First minimax lower bounds and fully data-driven inferential tools for the Wasserstein distance in topic models.
Estimates stationary mass and frequency from non-i.i.d. data.
problem Estimating stationary mass and frequency from non-i.i.d. data.
method Combines plug-in estimator with WingIt modification for exponentially -mixing processes.
result Universal consistency in for total variation distance estimation.
Uniform volume estimate for Kähler metrics in big cohomology classes.
problem Estimating volume for singular Kähler metrics in big cohomology classes.
method Generalized mixed energy estimate for functions in complex Sobolev space to big cohomology classes.
result Uniform non-collapsing volume estimate for local Kähler metrics.
Proposes a convex model for mixed logit to handle individual heterogeneity.
problem Non-convex optimization in mixed logit models for individual heterogeneity.
method Sparse and low-rank decomposition for convex formulation.
result Convex formulation avoids simulation-based approximation and unstable model interpretation.
New method for summarizing Bayesian mixture models using sliced Wasserstein distances.
problem Estimating the mixing measure in nonparametric Bayesian mixture models.
method Decision-theoretic approach using sliced Wasserstein distances for Gaussian mixtures.
result Effective estimation of the mixing measure and mixture density.
Method completes mixed matrix from complex surveys with heterogeneous missingness.
problem Recovering a mixed dataframe matrix from complex survey sampling with different missingness patterns.
method Two-stage procedure: logistic regression for missingness modeling, and weighted log-likelihood maximization with low-rank constraint.
result The proposed method achieves sublinear convergence and shows superior performance compared to existing methods.
A universal framework for constructing confidence sets using sequential likelihood mixing.
problem Constructing reliable confidence sets for realizable likelihood functions.
method Sequential likelihood mixing, integrating Bayesian inference and regret inequalities.
result Establishes fundamental connections and provable coverage guarantees for various inference techniques.
A new method for statistical inference using SGD under -mixing data.
problem Valid statistical inference for time series data with general correlation.
method Proposes a mini-batch SGD estimator and associated mini-batch bootstrap procedure for -mixing data.
result The proposed method constructs valid confidence intervals for -mixing data.
Study improves Poisson equation solutions on various manifolds.
problem Improving solutions to Poisson equation on different types of manifolds.
method Established estimates for mixed boundary conditions on manifolds with specific curvature properties.
result Generalized existing theorems to broader Riemannian settings.
NoLimits.jl: Flexible and Composable Nonlinear Mixed-Effects Modeling in Julia
problem Flexible and composable nonlinear mixed-effects modeling
method Macro-based modeling language and unified interface
result Substantially expand the range of nonlinear mixed-effects models
Develops new algorithms for QRF to handle mixed-frequency and longitudinal data.
problem Handling mixed-frequency and longitudinal data in quantile regression.
method Mixed-Frequency Quantile Regression Forest (MIDAS-QRF) and Finite Mixture Quantile Regression Forest (FM-QRF).
result Valid and flexible models for complex empirical settings in financial risk management and climate-change impact evaluation.
Paper uses VAEAC to estimate Shapley values for complex models with mixed features.
problem Estimating Shapley values for models with dependent mixed features.
method Uses variational autoencoder with arbitrary conditioning (VAEAC) to model feature dependencies.
result VAEAC approach outperforms state-of-the-art methods for various settings.
Paper describes profiles of multivariate normal distributions and novel estimators for mutual information.
problem Estimating mutual information for complex distributions.
method Analytical description of profiles, introduction of Bend and Mix Models, Monte Carlo estimation.
result Bend and Mix Models accurately estimate mutual information profiles and provide Bayesian estimates.
Score-based methods fail with isolated components and incorrect mixing proportions.
problem Score-based methods struggle with distributions having isolated components and incorrect mixing proportions.
method Score-based methods, including score matching, are used but fail in the presence of isolated components and incorrect mixing proportions.
result Score-based methods cannot discover isolated components or identify correct mixing proportions.
Mixed membership factorization is a popular approach for analyzing data sets that have within-sample heterogeneity. In recent years, several algorithms have been developed for mixed membership matrix factorization, but they only guarantee estimates from a local optimum. Here, we derive a global optimization (GOP) algor…
New method for robust matrix completion with mixed data types.
problem Recovering a structured low rank matrix with mixed data types.
method Proposes a computationally feasible statistical approach with strong recovery guarantees for mixed data types.
result Strong recovery guarantees for low rank matrix completion with mixed data types.
New method combines domain changes and sparse mixing for better latent variable learning.
problem Challenges in identifying latent variables due to insufficient domain changes and violated sparsity constraints.
method Combines sufficient changes and sparse mixing constraints, using domain encoding networks and variational autoencoders.
result Identifiability of latent variables achieved with less restrictive constraints.
New MMM captures hierarchical marketing effects and sign restrictions.
problem Measuring effectiveness of marketing activities with hierarchical structure and sign constraints.
method Proposes a constrained maximum likelihood approach using Hamiltonian Monte Carlo algorithm.
result Demonstrates superior performance on real datasets compared to multi-stage methods.
A new method improves network modeling by mixing multiple models.
problem Learning network connections from noisy data.
method Mixing multiple models to improve individual model performances.
result The method outperforms existing approaches even when models are misspecified.