New method evaluates feature interactions using orthogonal variance decomposition.
problem Feature selection fails to account for interactions between features.
method Orthogonal variance decomposition to evaluate feature subsets considering interactions.
result Our method accurately identifies relevant features and improves model accuracy.
Proposes FOAGP for efficient orthogonal effect decomposition of black-box computer experiments.
problem Challenges in sensitivity analysis of black-box computer experiments with complex, nonlinear functional outputs.
method Functional-output orthogonal additive Gaussian process (FOAGP) with conditional orthogonality constraint.
result Demonstrates effectiveness in orthogonal effect decomposition and variance decomposition through simulations and real-world application.
Decomposing tensors into orthogonal factors is a well-known task in statistics, machine learning, and signal processing. We study orthogonal outer product decompositions where the factors in the summands in the decomposition are required to be orthogonal across summands, by relating this orthogonal decomposition to the…
The paper explores geometric decompositions for Ricci tensors and their applications.
problem Understanding Ricci tensors on compact Riemannian manifolds.
method Utilizes Berger-Ebin and York L2-orthogonal decompositions. result New insights into Ricci almost solitons and harmonic maps.
We construct a decomposition of the identity operator on a Riemannian manifold M as a sum of smooth orthogonal projections subordinate to an open cover of M. This extends a decomposition of the real line by smooth orthogonal projection due to Coifman, Meyer and Auscher, Weiss, Wickerhauser, and a similar decomposit…
New method relaxes PCA orthogonality constraints using explained variance of correlated components.
problem Difficulty in using PCA for sparse design due to orthogonality constraints and non-differentiable penalty.
method Introduce expvar(Y) to measure variance explained by correlated components, relax orthogonality constraints.
result Two expvar(Y) definitions suitable for block PCA formulations without orthogonality constraints.
PROD method improves high-dimensional regression by handling strong correlations.
problem Violation of Irrepresentable Condition in LASSO for high-dimensional data.
method PROD procedure based on orthogonal decomposition of design matrix.
result PROD enhances performance of high-dimensional penalized regression.
VRSGT algorithm reduces orthogonality constraints in decentralized optimization.
problem Decentralized optimization with orthogonality constraints.
method VRSGT algorithm with variance reduction and orthogonal techniques.
result VRSGT achieves convergence rate of O(1 / k) for orthogonality constraints.
SOFARI improves inference on multi-task learning latent factors.
problem Challenges in precise inference on multi-task learning latent factor matrices.
method High-dimensional manifold-based Neyman near-orthogonality inference on Stiefel manifold structure.
result Easy-to-use bias-corrected estimators for latent factor vectors and singular values with asymptotic normal distributions.
The paper extends orthogonal decomposition results to hermitian Higgs bundles.
problem Classical propositions on holomorphic vector bundles do not always extend to Higgs bundles.
method The approach involves extending propositions on orthogonal decompositions and the second fundamental form to hermitian Higgs bundles.
result Extended propositions concerning orthogonal decompositions and the second fundamental form have applications in Higgs bundles.
Develops a new framework to measure network connectedness across and within markets.
problem Lack of flexible methods to measure network connectedness and its evolution.
method Allows network nodes to be connected in clusters, with shocks orthogonal across clusters and correlated within clusters.
result Demonstrates the effectiveness of the new framework in a detailed empirical analysis of equity markets.
TreeHFD algorithm explains tree ensemble models through hierarchical orthogonality.
problem Difficulty in explaining black-box tree ensemble models.
method TreeHFD algorithm using hierarchical orthogonality constraints.
result TreeHFD estimates Hoeffding decomposition from data samples.
The paper shows how gradient flow on over-parametrized tensor decomposition behaves like deflation.
problem Understanding the training dynamics of gradient flow on tensor decomposition.
method Empirical observation and mathematical proof of gradient flow dynamics for orthogonally decomposable tensors.
result Gradient flow dynamics for orthogonally decomposable tensors follows a tensor deflation process, recovering all tensor components.
D-GCCA improves multi-view data analysis by separating common and distinctive components.
problem Analyzing multi-view high-dimensional data with latent factors.
method Decomposes each view's data matrix into common and distinctive sources with orthogonality constraints.
result Consistent estimators with good performance and efficient computation.
Optimizing over the set of orthogonal matrices is a central component in problems like sparse-PCA or tensor decomposition. Unfortunately, such optimization is hard since simple operations on orthogonal matrices easily break orthogonality, and correcting orthogonality usually costs a large amount of computation. Here we…
We present an algorithm for the decomposition of periodic financial return data into orthogonal factors of expected return and "systemic", "productive", and "nonproductive" risk. Generally, when the number of funds does not exceed the number of periods, the expected return of a portfolio is an affine function of its pr…
New algorithms reduce orthogonality constraint enforcement time in machine learning.
problem Efficiently solving orthogonality constraints in machine learning.
method Extending the landing algorithm to Stiefel manifold, incorporating stochastic and variance reduction techniques.
result All proposed methods achieve the same convergence rate as Riemannian counterparts enforcing constraints.
New algorithms improve tensor CP decomposition under mild conditions.
problem Improving tensor CP decomposition with theoretical guarantees under mild incoherence conditions.
method Composite PCA and Concurrent Orthogonalization algorithms.
result Theoretical guarantees and practical superiority over existing methods.
New scalable GP approximation using Fourier series decomposition.
problem Scalability and accuracy in Gaussian process approximations.
method Harmonic kernel decomposition (HKD) to decompose kernels orthogonally.
result Significantly outperforms standard variational methods in scalability and accuracy.
Generalizes bias-variance decomposition for Bregman divergences.
problem No specific problem stated; generalization of bias-variance for Bregman divergences.
method Provided a generalization of the bias-variance decomposition for Bregman divergences.
result A clear, standalone derivation of the bias-variance decomposition for Bregman divergences.
Paper proposes ONTD for nonnegative tensor data.
problem Handling nonnegative tensor data efficiently.
method Orthogonal Nonnegative Tucker Decomposition (ONTD) with convex relaxation algorithm.
result Demonstrates effectiveness on real-world image data applications.
Optimizes embedding accuracy for data variance and error.
problem Efficiently embedding data while minimizing distortion.
method Uses Johnson-Lindenstrauss embeddings with orthogonal matrices and singular-value latent variables.
result Achieves best accuracy in variance, mean-squared error, and length distortion.
Study optimizes estimation of orthogonal and rotation matrices from noisy data.
problem Estimating orthogonal and rotation matrices from noisy data.
method Iterative polar decomposition algorithm initialized by spectral methods.
result Algorithm achieves optimal error rate of $(1+o(1)) rac{σ^2 d(d-1)}{2np}$.
New method solves sparse PCA for multiple components efficiently.
problem Sparse PCA for multiple orthogonal components.
method Reformulates orthogonality as rank constraints, uses semidefinite relaxations and bounds.
result Exact solutions with near-optimal variance explained and orthogonality.
TGCCA analyzes higher-order tensors using orthogonal rank-R CP decomposition.
problem Handling higher-order structures in multi-block data analysis.
method Tensor Generalized Canonical Correlation Analysis (TGCCA) with orthogonal rank-R CP decomposition.
result TGCCA outperforms state-of-the-art methods on simulated and real data.
We analyze bias-variance of margin losses.
problem Understanding model overfitting/underfitting.
method Bias-variance decomposition for strictly convex margin losses.
result Expected risk decomposes into central model risk and data variation.
Proposes σ-PCA to learn identifiable linear transformations without whitening.
problem Cannot identify axes with equal variances in PCA.
method Unified model for linear and nonlinear PCA, introducing a missing piece to eliminate rotational indeterminacy.
result Eliminates subspace rotational indeterminacy in PCA.
Paper uses sparse learning to estimate quasi-potential and drift components in stochastic systems.
problem Estimating quasi-potential and drift components in stochastic systems.
method Sparse identification of non-linear dynamics (SINDy) combined with action minimization methods.
result Evaluation of quasi-potential landscape from a single trajectory.
Principal component analysis (PCA) is an unsupervised method for learning low-dimensional features with orthogonal projections. Multilinear PCA methods extend PCA to deal with multidimensional data (tensors) directly via tensor-to-tensor projection or tensor-to-vector projection (TVP). However, under the TVP setting, i…
This work introduces a bias-variance decomposition for proper scores, improving uncertainty estimation in predictive models.
problem Reliable uncertainty estimation for predictions in safety-critical applications, especially under domain drift.
method Developed a general bias-variance decomposition for proper scores, introducing the Bregman Information as the variance term.
result The decomposition provides novel formulations for different predictive tasks, including classification and model ensembles.
The problem of estimating sparse eigenvectors of a symmetric matrix attracts a lot of attention in many applications, especially those with high dimensional data set. While classical eigenvectors can be obtained as the solution of a maximization problem, existing approaches formulate this problem by adding a penalty te…
We present an algebraic investigation of generalized and equiaffine curvature tensors in a given pseudo-Euclidean vector space and study different orthogonal, irreducible decompositions in analogy to the known decomposition of algebraic curvature tensors. We apply the decomposition results to characterize geometric pro…
We orthogonalize the NSS model to condition and diagnose its ill-conditioned parameters.
problem The ill-conditioning of the NSS model's design matrix.
method Exact orthogonal reparametrization via QR decomposition.
result Orthogonalization isolates the conditioning structure and maintains fit uncertainty.
This paper investigates the use of multiple directions of stratification as a variance reduction technique for Monte Carlo simulations of path-dependent options driven by Gaussian vectors. The precision of the method depends on the choice of the directions of stratification and the allocation rule within each strata. S…
We provide a unified view of additive explanations for dependent inputs.
problem Challenges in obtaining a tractable representation and estimating the decomposition for dependent inputs.
method Combining Hilbert space methods with generalized functional ANOVA, we build an explicit decomposition Riesz Basis.
result Proposed a simple yet powerful algorithm to estimate the decomposition from data.
The paper proves how Transformers learn from context and generalize well.
problem Understanding how Transformers generalize from diverse tasks.
method Developed a statistical theory for in-context learning, separating risk into Bayes Gap and Posterior Variance.
result The Posterior Variance is task-independent, and the Bayes Gap decreases with more in-context examples.
Enhances Gaussian processes with spherical features for better scalability and flexibility.
problem Lack of representation learning in Gaussian processes compared to deep neural networks.
method Introduces spherical inter-domain features to improve GP approximation and scalability.
result The method alleviates limitations and improves scalability compared to alternative strategies.
Develops exact and invariant study-based decompositions for network meta-analysis.
problem Lack of exact contribution decompositions in network meta-analysis.
method Contrast-space projection formulation of NMA, study-based definition of direct and indirect evidence.
result Exact covariance-aware decompositions of NMA estimator into direct and indirect contributions.
It is well known that the curvature tensor of a pseudo-Riemannian manifold can be decomposed with respect to the pseudo-orthogonal group into the sum of the Weyl conformal curvature tensor, the traceless part of the Ricci tensor and of the scalar curvature. A similar decomposition with respect to the pseudo-unitary gro…
Algorithm D4 decomposes data into useful and orthogonal components.
problem Data representation and task-specific information.
method Decision-Directed Data Decomposition (D4) algorithm.
result Improves predictive generalization and debiasing in word embeddings.
msPCA solves sparse PCA for multiple components efficiently.
problem Sparse principal component analysis with multiple components.
method Alternating maximization algorithm for sparse loading vectors, with orthogonality or zero correlation constraints.
result Achieves high variance explained with sparse components and controlled feasibility violations.
Orthogonal random features approximate a Bessel kernel, offering sharper bounds than random Fourier features.
problem Approximating Gaussian kernel efficiently for large datasets.
method Use of Haar orthogonal matrices to construct orthogonal random features and analyze their bias and variance.
result Orthogonal random features approximate a Bessel kernel, not the Gaussian kernel, with sharper bounds.
Bias - variance decomposition of the expected error defined for regression and classification problems is an important tool to study and compare different algorithms, to find the best areas for their application. Here the decomposition is introduced for the survival analysis problem. In our experiments, we study bias -…
GRRT recovers sparse signals without prior sparsity or noise variance knowledge.
problem Recovering sparse signals without prior sparsity or noise variance knowledge.
method Generalized residual ratio thresholding (GRRT) for SOMP and BOMP.
result Finite sample and finite SNR guarantees for exact support recovery.
Revisits CP tensor decomposition for noisy, non-orthogonal data.
problem Statistical optimality and convergence of ALS in noisy, non-orthogonal, higher-rank settings.
method Statistical analysis and TASD method for initialization.
result ALS with TASD achieves optimal error in rank-one setting within one or two iterations.
We analyze stochastic gradient descent for optimizing non-convex functions. In many cases for non-convex functions the goal is to find a reasonable local minimum, and the main concern is that gradient updates are trapped in saddle points. In this paper we identify strict saddle property for non-convex problem that allo…
This paper simplifies conditional Sobol' indices calculation using PCE bases.
problem Computational inefficiency and lack of consistency in evaluating conditional Sobol' indices.
method Analytical extraction of conditional Sobol' indices via basis decomposition of PCE expansions.
result Derives closed-form expressions for conditional Sobol' indices.
Inverted file and asymmetric distance computation (IVFADC) have been successfully applied to approximate nearest neighbor search and subsequently maximum inner product search. In such a framework, vector quantization is used for coarse partitioning while product quantization is used for quantizing residuals. In the ori…