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48 results for pairwise dependencies

Study on pairwise counter-monotonicity, a type of negative dependence.

problem Understanding and quantifying extremal negative dependence structures.
method Established stochastic representation and invariance property; showed implications and connections.
result Pairwise counter-monotonicity implies negative association and joint mix dependence.

The paper analyzes cryptocurrency trading networks using pairwise and high-order dependencies.

problem Understanding information flows and dependencies in cryptocurrency markets.
method Defined a cryptocurrency trading network using weekly log returns, analyzed using Granger causality and O-information.
result High-order dependencies reveal that stable coins play a major role in high-order effects.

We study the dependence structure of market states by estimating empirical pairwise copulas of daily stock returns. We consider both original returns, which exhibit time-varying trends and volatilities, as well as locally normalized ones, where the non-stationarity has been removed. The empirical pairwise copula for ea…

2015-03-31abs ↗pdf ↗

RL-LOW algorithm achieves exponential simple regret in offline RLHF with pairwise comparisons.

problem Offline reinforcement learning from human feedback with pairwise comparisons.
method Proposes RL-LOW algorithm to minimize simple regret with exponential convergence.
result Achieves an exponential form of simple regret of \(\exp ( - Ω(n/H) )\).

The functions of proteins and RNAs are determined by a myriad of interactions between their constituent residues, but most quantitative models of how molecular phenotype depends on genotype must approximate this by simple additive effects. While recent models have relaxed this constraint to also account for pairwise in…

2017-12-18abs ↗pdf ↗

Pairwise learning usually refers to a learning task which involves a loss function depending on pairs of examples, among which most notable ones include ranking, metric learning and AUC maximization. In this paper, we study an online algorithm for pairwise learning with a least-square loss function in an unconstrained …

2015-02-25abs ↗pdf ↗

Bayesian VI copula models capture asymmetric intraday equity dependence.

problem Modeling asymmetric and extreme tail dependence in financial data.
method Bayesian variational inference for skew-t copula models in high dimensions.
result The copula captures substantial heterogeneity in asymmetric dependence over equity pairs and time.

In this study, we analyzed the activity of monkey V1 neurons responding to grating stimuli of different orientations using inference methods for a time-dependent Ising model. The method provides optimal estimation of time-dependent neural interactions with credible intervals according to the sequential Bayes estimation…

2018-07-24abs ↗pdf ↗

Study on deep neural networks for reward modeling with pairwise comparison data.

problem Reward modeling with deep neural networks in non-parametric settings.
method Established a non-asymptotic regret bound for deep reward estimators, introduced a margin-type condition.
result Improved regret bound for deep reward estimators, highlighting the importance of clear human beliefs.

Paper characterizes and represents pairwise causal background knowledge for improved causal inference.

problem Improving causal inference by handling pairwise causal constraints.
method Graphical characterization, direct causal clause (DCC), unified representation, MPDAG, polynomial-time algorithms.
result Pairwise causal background knowledge uniquely decomposes into MPDAG and DCCs, improving causal effect identification.

Rank aggregation systems collect ordinal preferences from individuals to produce a global ranking that represents the social preference. Rank-breaking is a common practice to reduce the computational complexity of learning the global ranking. The individual preferences are broken into pairwise comparisons and applied t…

2016-01-21abs ↗pdf ↗

Dynamic Vine Copulas detect and quantify time-varying higher-order interactions in multivariate systems.

problem Time-varying dependence in multivariate systems, including tail behavior, asymmetry, and conditional structure.
method Dynamic Vine Copulas (DVC) framework for estimating and diagnosing non-Gaussian dependence, using fixed-root-order C-vines and smooth parameter trajectories.
result DVC detects and quantifies time-varying higher-order interactions, distinguishing between pairwise and conditional dependence.

Develops a new causal model for path-dependent link prediction.

problem Existing causal models assume fixed node factors, but real-world links can depend on existing ones.
method Introduces causal lifting and structural pairwise embeddings for path-dependent link prediction.
result Validated on three scenarios, demonstrating improved accuracy for causal link prediction.

Automated tests detect interactions in unstructured data.

problem Detecting interactions between latent variables in low-dimensional systems.
method Derive two interaction tests based on pairwise interventions and integrate them into an active learning pipeline.
result Tests can identify more known biological interactions than random search and standard active learning baselines.

Efficient online learning with pairwise loss functions is a crucial component in building large-scale learning system that maximizes the area under the Receiver Operator Characteristic (ROC) curve. In this paper we investigate the generalization performance of online learning algorithms with pairwise loss functions. We…

2013-01-22abs ↗pdf ↗

Several classification methods assume that the underlying distributions follow tree-structured graphical models. Indeed, trees capture statistical dependencies between pairs of variables, which may be crucial to attain low classification errors. The resulting classifier is linear in the log-transformed univariate and b…

2018-06-06abs ↗pdf ↗

New method identifies key channels for extreme brain events.

problem Identifying channels responsible for extreme brain events like seizures.
method Extends canonical correlation to tail dependence, developing TPDM for clustering.
result Tail connectivity provides additional discriminatory power for seizure risk.

Three supervised learning methods for selecting logratios in compositional data analysis.

problem Selecting logratios for predicting a dependent variable in compositional data.
method Three supervised learning methods: unrestricted search, parts restriction, and additive logratios.
result The first method excels in predictive power, while the other two are more interpretable.

New algorithm learns permutations mixtures with optimal sample complexity.

problem Learning mixtures of permutations in high-dimensional settings.
method Combining groups of pairwise comparisons and combinatorial method of moments.
result Optimal sample complexity proportional to log(n) for high-dimensional data.

Unified framework for binary responses using AUC loss and low-rank constraint.

problem Statistical inefficiency and shared structure in fitting multiple binary responses.
method Pairwise AUC loss aggregation with low-rank constraint, scalable projected gradient descent.
result Unified framework outperforms likelihood-based approaches in challenging settings.

Paper introduces MSA for weakly supervised covariance alignment in MEG signals.

problem Limited labeled signals in target datasets for MEG applications.
method Mixing model Stiefel Adaptation (MSA) leveraging unlabeled data.
result MSA outperforms recent methods in brain-age regression with MEG signals.

The classification of shapes is of great interest in diverse areas ranging from medical imaging to computer vision and beyond. While many statistical frameworks have been developed for the classification problem, most are strongly tied to early formulations of the problem - with an object to be classified described as …

2019-01-22abs ↗pdf ↗

We study the problem of ranking from crowdsourced pairwise comparisons. Answers to pairwise tasks are known to be affected by the position of items on the screen, however, previous models for aggregation of pairwise comparisons do not focus on modeling such kind of biases. We introduce a new aggregation model factorBT …

2019-06-09abs ↗pdf ↗

Algorithm aggregates rewards from multiple players to learn related tasks in online bandit learning.

problem Learning related but slightly different tasks in an online setting with heterogeneous feedback.
method RobustAgg(ε)(ε) algorithm that aggregates rewards from different players.
result Achieves instance-dependent regret guarantees and nearly matching lower bounds.

In this study, a pairwise comparison matrix is generalized to the case when coefficients create Lie group GG, non necessarily abelian. A necessary and sufficient criterion for pairwise comparisons matrices to be consistent is provided. Basic criteria for finding a nearest consistent pairwise comparisons matrix (extend…

2016-01-23abs ↗pdf ↗

Clustering using neural networks has recently demonstrated promising performance in machine learning and computer vision applications. However, the performance of current approaches is limited either by unsupervised learning or their dependence on large set of labeled data samples. In this paper, we propose ClusterNet …

2018-06-05abs ↗pdf ↗

Best-of-N sampling reveals reward targets from preference data, influencing N and base distribution choices.

problem Understanding reward extraction from Best-of-N preference data and optimal N and base distribution choices.
method Specialized analysis of preference data via induced conditional distribution, deriving reward targets and design principles.
result Reward targets are explicit functions of N and base distribution, and bounded-class minimizers approach these targets as N grows.

Cross-entropy loss linked to metric learning, outperforming complex pairwise losses.

problem Improving metric learning performance without complex optimization schemes.
method Theoretical analysis linking cross-entropy to pairwise losses, showing cross-entropy as an upper bound and equivalent to mutual information maximization.
result Minimizing cross-entropy is equivalent to maximizing mutual information, leading to state-of-the-art performance.

Develops a statistical framework to measure uncertainty in model rankings based on human preferences.

problem Uncertainty in model rankings based on human preferences due to mismatch between human and model preferences.
method Statistical framework using pairwise comparisons by humans and models to provide rank-sets for each model.
result Rank-sets constructed using only pairwise comparisons by strong models often do not cover the true ranking of human preferences.

We consider the problem of estimating a ranking on a set of items from noisy pairwise comparisons given item features. We address the fact that pairwise comparison data often reflects irrational choice, e.g. intransitivity. Our key observation is that two items compared in isolation from other items may be compared bas…

2020-02-22abs ↗pdf ↗