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48 results for mixed-type variables

The article proposes modified Gower's coefficients for handling mixed type variables in nearest neighbor methods.

problem Handling mixed type variables in nearest neighbor methods, especially imputation and statistical matching.
method Suggests modifications to the Gower's distance for interval and ratio scaled variables to address unbalanced contributions and outlier sensitivity.
result Improved distance calculations reduce the unbalanced contribution of different variable types and attenuate outlier effects.

Improves Gower's similarity for mixed-type variables with automatic weighting.

problem Handling missing values and unbalanced variable contributions in Gower's similarity for mixed-type data.
method Automatic weighting scheme minimizing differences in correlation between contributing dissimilarities and weighted Gower's dissimilarity.
result Improved performance in classification and imputation of missing values.

MMM model clusters mixed-type longitudinal data efficiently.

problem Challenges in clustering multivariate longitudinal mixed-type data.
method MMM model reorganizes data into a three-way structure, using a mixture of matrix-variate normal distributions.
result MMM model handles various data types (continuous, ordinal, binary, nominal, count) and temporal dependence.

A novel graph spectral method for mixed categorical and numerical data.

problem Feature learning for mixed data types (numerical and categorical).
method Graph spectral decomposition of the graph Laplacian to model probabilistic dependence structure.
result Increased separability and clusterability of observations in the transformed feature space.

SNI framework for mixed-type data imputation interprets and explains missing values.

problem Missing data in mixed-type databases skew analysis results.
method SNI couples statistical priors with neural attention to impute and explain missing values.
result SNI provides interpretable feature dependency diagnostics and soft regularization of attention.

DCRL learns causal relationships from mixed-type discrete data.

problem Challenges in learning causal relationships from discrete, mixed-type data.
method Generative framework modeling directed acyclic graph and sparse bipartite graph, flexible measurement models for different types of data.
result Consistent recovery of latent causal structure from observed data distribution.

New examples of mixed-type zero-curvature graphs found.

problem Finding new examples of zero-curvature graphs in Lorentz-Minkowski space.
method Using Konderak's representation formula to construct entire zero-curvature graphs over specific planes.
result Existence of new types of entire zero-curvature graphs in mixed-type in Lorentz-Minkowski space.

CausalMix generates synthetic data with causal controls for mixed-type tables.

problem Synthetic data for causal inference with mixed-type and multimodal tabular data.
method CausalMix combines Gaussian latent priors with data-type-specific decoders for control over overlap, confounding, and treatment effect heterogeneity.
result CausalMix achieves state-of-the-art distributional metrics and stable causal control.

Generalized Precision Matrix for scalable estimation of nonparametric Markov networks.

problem Estimating conditional independence structure in general distributions for all data types.
method Generalized Precision Matrix (GPM) for mixed-type variables, regularized score matching framework for scalability.
result Validated theoretical results and demonstrated scalability in various settings.

Unified multitask learning framework for mixed-type outcomes.

problem Difficulty in formulating a unified objective for tasks with different outcomes.
method Multitask transformation framework with shared sparsity, using deep neural networks and rank-based optimization.
result Improved prediction and variable selection across continuous, binary, and mixed outcomes.

The paper investigates causal relationships in heart failure prediction using machine learning.

problem Understanding the causal relationships between clinical variables and heart failure.
method Proposes a new computational framework for causal structure discovery (CSD) of mixed-type clinical variables for binary disease outcomes.
result Feature importance from nonlinear classifiers strongly correlates with causal strength of variables, but not differentiating cause and effect.

New model clusters mixed-type data with missing values, improving air quality analysis.

problem Clustering mixed-type data with missing values and regime persistence.
method Statistical jump model incorporating regime persistence and handling missing data.
result Superior performance in inferring persistent air quality regimes compared to traditional methods.

Study the geometry of lightlike loci on mixed type surfaces in Lorentz-Minkowski 3-space.

problem Characterize the differential geometric properties of lightlike loci on mixed type surfaces.
method Define a frame field and lightlike ruled surfaces along the lightlike locus, analyze their singularities and intersections.
result Establish a relationship between the singularities of lightlike ruled surfaces and the differential geometric properties of the lightlike locus.

Given data over the joint distribution of two random variables XX and YY, we consider the problem of inferring the most likely causal direction between XX and YY. In particular, we consider the general case where both XX and YY may be univariate or multivariate, and of the same or mixed data types. We take an inf…

2017-02-21abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper presents novel mixed-type Bayesian optimization (BO) algorithms to accelerate the optimization of a target objective function by exploiting correlated auxiliary information of binary type that can be more cheaply obtained, such as in policy search for reinforcement learning and hyperparameter tuning of machi…

2019-06-17abs ↗pdf ↗

Study on Bertrand lightcone framed curves in Lorentz-Minkowski 3-space.

problem Analyzing mixed types of curves with singular points in Lorentz-Minkowski 3-space.
method Using lightcone frame to consider Bertrand types for lightcone framed curves.
result Existence conditions of Bertrand lightcone framed curves in all cases.

We prove the existence of C^{\infty} local solutions to a class of mixed type Monge-Ampere equations in the plane. More precisely, the equation changes type to finite order across two smooth curves intersecting transversely at a point. Existence of C^{\infty} global solutions to a corresponding class of linear mixed ty…

2012-04-30abs ↗pdf ↗

Modern data acquisition based on high-throughput technology is often facing the problem of missing data. Algorithms commonly used in the analysis of such large-scale data often depend on a complete set. Missing value imputation offers a solution to this problem. However, the majority of available imputation methods are…

2011-05-04abs ↗pdf ↗

A new method generates mixed-type features in tabular data with improved realism and accuracy.

problem Generating mixed-type features combining discrete and continuous data is challenging.
method A cascaded approach: first generates low-resolution categorical and coarse numerical features, then uses these in a high-resolution flow matching model.
result The model significantly improves detection scores, generating more realistic samples and capturing distributional details.

In this paper we outline a general method for finding well-posed boundary value problems for linear equations of mixed elliptic and hyperbolic type, which extends previous techniques of Berezanskii, Didenko, and Friedrichs. This method is then used to study a particular class of fully nonlinear mixed type equations whi…

2011-06-20abs ↗pdf ↗

Outlier detection amounts to finding data points that differ significantly from the norm. Classic outlier detection methods are largely designed for single data type such as continuous or discrete. However, real world data is increasingly heterogeneous, where a data point can have both discrete and continuous attribute…

2016-08-17abs ↗pdf ↗

A new framework uses an Incremental Transformer to design geopolymer mixtures efficiently.

problem Designing geopolymer mixtures with limited data and physical constraints.
method Topology-aware surrogate framework guided by Incremental Transformer.
result The design space is redundant, with fewer effective mixture regimes.

The study introduces a holdout-based framework to assess synthetic data fidelity and privacy.

problem Evaluating the quality and privacy of synthetic data solutions for mixed-type tabular data.
method Holdout-based empirical assessment framework measuring fidelity and privacy risk.
result Synthetic data samples are as close to the training as to the holdout data, indicating generalization and independence from individual records.

Bayesian method predicts runtime metrics for fog manufacturing.

problem Accurate prediction of runtime performance metrics in fog manufacturing.
method Bayesian sparse regression for multivariate mixed responses.
result Enhanced prediction and statistical inferences of runtime metrics.

Energy trees handle complex data structures with multiple variable types.

problem Handling intricate data structures with various types of covariates.
method Energy trees, a regression and classification model, use energy statistics to accommodate structured covariates of different types.
result Energy trees maintain statistical foundations, interpretability, and robustness to overfitting.

Random forests is a common non-parametric regression technique which performs well for mixed-type data and irrelevant covariates, while being robust to monotonic variable transformations. Existing random forest implementations target regression or classification. We introduce the RFCDE package for fitting random forest…

2018-04-16abs ↗pdf ↗

We propose a MAP Bayesian approach to perform and evaluate a co-clustering of mixed-type data tables. The proposed model infers an optimal segmentation of all variables then performs a co-clustering by minimizing a Bayesian model selection cost function. One advantage of this approach is that it is user parameter-free.…

2019-02-06abs ↗pdf ↗

Graphical causal models are an important tool for knowledge discovery because they can represent both the causal relations between variables and the multivariate probability distributions over the data. Once learned, causal graphs can be used for classification, feature selection and hypothesis generation, while reveal…

2017-04-09abs ↗pdf ↗