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48 results for plug-in least squares

Estimates change point in high dimensional time series models.

problem Change point estimation in high dimensional time series.
method Plug-in least squares estimator with sufficient conditions for adaptivity.
result Optimal rate of convergence Op(ξ2)O_p(ξ^{-2}) in integer scale.

The paper optimizes hyperplanes for binary classification in high-dimensional data with latent Gaussian mixtures.

problem Binary classification in high-dimensional data with latent Gaussian mixtures.
method Generalized least squares estimator for estimating the direction of the optimal separating hyperplane. Simple correction for intercept estimation.
result The procedure is minimax optimal in many scenarios and can retain the interpolation property.

Convolutional neural networks handle rotated image symmetries without dimensionality issues.

problem Binary image classification with rotational symmetry.
method Least squares plug-in classifiers based on convolutional neural networks under rotationally symmetric assumptions.
result Convolutional neural networks can circumvent the curse of dimensionality in binary image classification with rotational symmetry.

BoostTransformer uses boosting to improve transformer efficiency and accuracy.

problem Heavy computational resources and hyperparameter tuning in transformer architectures.
method Augments transformers with boosting principles through subgrid token selection and importance-weighted sampling, incorporating a least square boosting objective directly into the pipeline.
result BoostTransformer demonstrates faster convergence and higher accuracy compared to standard transformers.

Study bridges welfare maximization and CATE estimation in policy learning.

problem Tackles the gap between empirical welfare maximization and conditional average treatment effect estimation in policy learning.
method Shows equivalence between EWM and least squares over reparameterized policy class, proposes regularization method.
result Both approaches are interchangeable under common conditions and share theoretical guarantees.

ULFS-KDPE estimates parameters efficiently without influence functions.

problem Estimating pathwise differentiable parameters in nonparametric models.
method Kernel debiased plug-in estimator based on universal least favorable submodel.
result Semiparametric efficiency achieved without influence function derivation.

We consider the classic supervised learning problem, where a continuous non-negative random label YY (i.e. a random duration) is to be predicted based upon observing a random vector XX valued in Rd\mathbb{R}^d with d1d\geq 1 by means of a regression rule with minimum least square error. In various applications, rangi…

2019-06-05abs ↗pdf ↗

We compare the risk of ridge regression to a simple variant of ordinary least squares, in which one simply projects the data onto a finite dimensional subspace (as specified by a Principal Component Analysis) and then performs an ordinary (un-regularized) least squares regression in this subspace. This note shows that …

2011-05-04abs ↗pdf ↗

We address the problem of estimating the parameters of a time-homogeneous Markov chain given only noisy, aggregate data. This arises when a population of individuals behave independently according to a Markov chain, but individual sample paths cannot be observed due to limitations of the observation process or the need…

2016-04-14abs ↗pdf ↗

We formalize AURC and develop estimators for SC systems.

problem Evaluation of SC systems' performance.
method Formal statistical formulation, Monte Carlo methods, plug-in estimators.
result Plug-in estimators are consistent, with low bias and bounded MSE.

New algorithm improves online binary classification with constant time complexity.

problem Online binary classification with rebalancing.
method Non-iteratively reweighted recursive least-squares.
result Exacts converges to batch formulation and outperforms existing algorithms.

Reduced-rank method improves least-squares regression under output regularity.

problem Least-squares regression with infinite dimensional outputs.
method Reduced-rank method for solving least-squares problems with output regularity assumptions.
result Learning bounds and improved statistical performance compared to full-rank method.

Simplified plug-in loss approximates EDL for reliable uncertainty estimation.

problem Efficient and reliable uncertainty estimation in real-world sensor-based learning systems.
method Approximate Dirichlet expected objectives with plug-in losses evaluated at the Dirichlet mean.
result Plug-in losses provide comparable predictive accuracy and selective prediction performance to classical EDL, while being simpler to implement.

ESNs trained with Tikhonov least squares approximate ergodic dynamical systems in L2(μ) norm.

problem Approximating ergodic dynamical systems using ESNs.
method Tikhonov least squares regression on ESNs trained on observations from an ergodic dynamical system.
result ESNs trained with Tikhonov least squares approximate the target function in the L2(μ) norm.

The paper proves statistical consistency and fairness guarantees for a plug-in algorithm.

problem Establishing statistical guarantees for fairness-aware binary classification.
method Proves statistical consistency and derives finite sample guarantees for the plug-in algorithm.
result The plug-in algorithm is statistically consistent and guarantees fairness and differential privacy.

The kernel least mean squares (KLMS) algorithm is a computationally efficient nonlinear adaptive filtering method that "kernelizes" the celebrated (linear) least mean squares algorithm. We demonstrate that the least mean squares algorithm is closely related to the Kalman filtering, and thus, the KLMS can be interpreted…

2013-10-20abs ↗pdf ↗

A new algorithm solves nonnegative least squares faster with nonnegative data.

problem Nonnegative least squares problems with nonnegative data.
method Primal-dual perspective accelerated algorithm with adaptive restart.
result Oracle complexity independent of matrix constants, solvable to multiplicative error.

Study minimax off-policy evaluation in multi-armed bandits with known and unknown behavior policies.

problem Evaluate policies in multi-armed bandits with unknown behavior policies.
method Develop minimax rate-optimal procedures for known and unknown behavior policies, including the Switch estimator and Chebyshev polynomial-based estimator.
result Plug-in estimator achieves optimal competitive ratio up to a logarithmic factor when behavior policy is unknown.

The paper identifies saddlepoints in unsupervised auto-encoding neural nets.

problem The risk landscape of unsupervised least squares in auto-encoding neural nets.
method Established an equivalence between unsupervised least squares and principal manifolds, discussed regularization strategies for auto-encoders.
result All non-trivial critical points in auto-encoding are saddlepoints, which are degenerate in overcomplete auto-encoding.

The paper proposes a least squares method for binary compressive sampling with low intrinsic dimension signals.

problem Recovering signals from binary measurements with noise and sign flips.
method Least squares decoder for signals with low generative intrinsic dimension.
result The least squares decoder achieves a sharp estimation error of O(klog(Ln)m)O(\sqrt{\frac{k\log (Ln)}{m}}) under certain conditions.

Boosting CNNs with dynamic feature selection and boosting weights improves accuracy and efficiency.

problem Expensive training of deep CNNs and manual architecture design.
method Dynamic feature selection, importance sampling, and boosting weights integrated into network training.
result Boosted CNN variants consistently outperform conventional CNNs in accuracy and training speed.

We introduce a novel semi-supervised version of the least squares classifier. This implicitly constrained least squares (ICLS) classifier minimizes the squared loss on the labeled data among the set of parameters implied by all possible labelings of the unlabeled data. Unlike other discriminative semi-supervised method…

2015-07-24abs ↗pdf ↗

Least squares estimator fails to achieve optimal risk in bounded distributions, but non-linear predictors can.

problem Optimal risk in bounded distributions for constrained least squares.
method Comparison of least squares and non-linear predictors.
result Non-linear predictors can achieve optimal risk O(d/n)O(d/n) in bounded distributions.

Sparse linear regression, which entails finding a sparse solution to an underdetermined system of linear equations, can formally be expressed as an l0l_0-constrained least-squares problem. The Orthogonal Least-Squares (OLS) algorithm sequentially selects the features (i.e., columns of the coefficient matrix) to greedil…

2016-02-22abs ↗pdf ↗

We prove the statistical consistency of kernel Partial Least Squares Regression applied to a bounded regression learning problem on a reproducing kernel Hilbert space. Partial Least Squares stands out of well-known classical approaches as e.g. Ridge Regression or Principal Components Regression, as it is not defined as…

2009-02-25abs ↗pdf ↗

Randomized matrix compression techniques, such as the Johnson-Lindenstrauss transform, have emerged as an effective and practical way for solving large-scale problems efficiently. With a focus on computational efficiency, however, forsaking solutions quality and accuracy becomes the trade-off. In this paper, we investi…

2015-10-16abs ↗pdf ↗

This book introduces linear models and their theories rigorously.

problem Understanding linear models and their theories.
method Explains linear models from three perspectives, introduces maximum likelihood estimation, and proves least squares is the best unbiased linear model.
result Least squares is the best unbiased linear model in terms of mean squared error.

The ratio of two probability densities can be used for solving various machine learning tasks such as covariate shift adaptation (importance sampling), outlier detection (likelihood-ratio test), and feature selection (mutual information). Recently, several methods of directly estimating the density ratio have been deve…

2009-12-15abs ↗pdf ↗

The least-squares support vector machine is a frequently used kernel method for non-linear regression and classification tasks. Here we discuss several approximation algorithms for the least-squares support vector machine classifier. The proposed methods are based on randomized block kernel matrices, and we show that t…

2017-03-22abs ↗pdf ↗

Efficiently estimates private least squares with linear error growth.

problem Private estimation of ordinary least squares with bounded residuals and leverage.
method Scaled noise added to a stable nonprivate estimator of the regression vector.
result Near-optimal accuracy guarantee with linear error growth in dimension.

We study three fundamental statistical-learning problems: distribution estimation, property estimation, and property testing. We establish the profile maximum likelihood (PML) estimator as the first unified sample-optimal approach to a wide range of learning tasks. In particular, for every alphabet size kk and desired…

2019-06-10abs ↗pdf ↗