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48 results for probability measure

Bayesian approach to robust risk measures under model uncertainty.

problem Representing robust risk measures as a single probability measure.
method Introducing two types of risk measures and analyzing their relation to robust risk measures.
result Robust risk measures can be represented by a mixture probability measure, a Bayesian approach.

The paper explores geometry of probability measures and barycenter maps.

problem Understanding the space of probability measures and their barycenter.
method Information geometry, Fisher metric, dualistic structures, divergences, geodesics.
result Recent developments in the geometry of probability measures and barycenter.

The framework of this paper is that of risk measuring under uncertainty, which is when no reference probability measure is given. To every regular convex risk measure on Cb(Ω){\cal C}_b(Ω), we associate a unique equivalence class of probability measures on Borel sets, characterizing the riskless non positive elements of $…

2010-04-30abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper reviews historical and modern approaches to asset pricing probability measures.

problem Constructing or selecting probability measures for asset pricing.
method Historical review of various approaches including state price theory, martingale measures, and modern data-driven methods.
result Modern asset pricing involves constructing, transforming, or selecting probability measures to represent market prices.

A scalable approach to learning from probability measures using quantization.

problem Efficiently comparing and manipulating large sets of probability measures.
method Quantization of probability measures to a fixed support, followed by optimal transport computations.
result Consistency and convergence guarantees for quantized measures in various OT-based tasks.

This paper develops GPCA for probability distributions using Otto-Wasserstein geometry.

problem Analyzing modes of variation in datasets of probability measures.
method Geodesic Principal Component Analysis (GPCA) on Wasserstein space with neural networks.
result Identification of geodesic curves that capture modes of variation in probability distributions.

Investigates the effects of nondominated sets of probability measures in robust models of finance.

problem Uncertainty in financial models due to multiple possible probability measures.
method Analyzes various results from mathematical finance literature under the assumption of nondominated sets of probability measures.
result Many classical results in robust models do not hold when the set of measures is nondominated.

A new metric for comparing probability measures on graphs, scalable and negative definite.

problem Optimal transport's high complexity and indefiniteness for kernel machines.
method Sobolev transport metric for graph metrics, closed-form formula, negative definiteness.
result Sobolev transport yields a scalable and negative definite metric.

The paper studies PCA of probability measures with varying sample sizes and finds optimal convergence rates.

problem PCA of multiple probability measures with varying sample sizes.
method Double asymptotic regime analysis with convergence rates n1/2+mαn^{-1/2} + m^{-α} for empirical covariance and PCA risk.
result Optimal convergence rates for empirical covariance and PCA risk in the dense regime are proven.

Develops a new model for synthesizing and analyzing probability measures.

problem Synthesis and analysis of probability measures.
method Linear barycentric coding model (LBCM) using linear optimal transport (LOT) metric.
result Closed-form solution to 2-Wasserstein barycenters for compatible measures.

Novel algorithm speeds up computation of Sobolev IPM for graph-based probability measures.

problem Efficient computation of Sobolev IPM for graph-based probability measures.
method Established relation between Sobolev norm and weighted LpL^p-norm, proposed novel regularization, leveraged graph structure.
result Proposed regularized Sobolev IPM provides closed-form expression for fast computation.

This paper optimizes functions of probability measures using particle gradient descent for displacement convex functions.

problem Optimizing functions of probability measures with displacement convex properties.
method Particle gradient descent applied to displacement convex functions with theoretical guarantees.
result Finite number of particles and computations are sufficient to find optimal solutions for displacement convex functions.

We build a new probability measure on closed space and plane polygons. The key construction is a map, given by Knutson and Hausmann using the Hopf map on quaternions, from the complex Stiefel manifold of 2-frames in n-space to the space of closed n-gons in 3-space of total length 2. Our probability measure on polygon s…

2012-06-14abs ↗pdf ↗

Characterizes measures preserving compound mixed renewal process properties.

problem Preserving compound mixed renewal process properties under different probability measures.
method Characterization of progressively equivalent probability measures.
result Any compound mixed renewal process can be converted into a compound mixed Poisson process through a change of measures.

This work extends stochastic localization to joint probability measures for data analysis.

problem Data distributional analysis in high-dimensional probability.
method Unified stochastic localization under Eldan's α-scheme, coupled probability measures via shared Brownian motion.
result Eldan's α-distance as a scalable surrogate for Wasserstein distance.

Finite mixture models are statistical models which appear in many problems in statistics and machine learning. In such models it is assumed that data are drawn from random probability measures, called mixture components, which are themselves drawn from a probability measure P over probability measures. When estimating …

2015-02-23abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper extends results of Mortimer and Williams (1991) about changes of probability measure up to a random time under the assumptions that all martingales are continuous and that the random time avoids stopping times. We consider locally absolutely continuous measure changes up to a random time, changes of probabil…

2013-09-24abs ↗pdf ↗

A new kernel for probability measures based on optimal transport.

problem Efficiently comparing and modeling distributions.
method Kernel over probability measures using regularized optimal transport and Hilbertian embedding.
result The proposed kernel enables Gaussian process modeling on distributions with theoretical and computational advantages.

Identifies conditions for multiple invariant probabilities in Markov kernels.

problem Global irreducibility and recurrence do not guarantee uniqueness of invariant probabilities.
method Uses Jordan decomposition of the difference of two invariant probabilities.
result A Markov kernel has more than one invariant probability if and only if it admits a visible absorbing decomposition.

We consider the robust utility maximization using a static holding in derivatives and a dynamic holding in the stock. There is no fixed model for the price of the stock but we consider a set of probability measures (models) which are not necessarily dominated by a fixed probability measure. By assuming that the set of …

2013-07-18abs ↗pdf ↗

We study the minimax optimal rate for estimating the Wasserstein-11 metric between two unknown probability measures based on nn i.i.d. empirical samples from them. We show that estimating the Wasserstein metric itself between probability measures, is not significantly easier than estimating the probability measures u…

2019-08-27abs ↗pdf ↗

We provide a new characterization of mean-variance hedging strategies in a general semimartingale market. The key point is the introduction of a new probability measure PP^{\star} which turns the dynamic asset allocation problem into a myopic one. The minimal martingale measure relative to PP^{\star} coincides with t…

2007-08-13abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper proposes a new approach to model risk measurement based on the Wasserstein distance between two probability measures. It formulates the theoretical motivation resulting from the interpretation of fictitious adversary of robust risk management. The proposed approach accounts for equivalent and non-equivalent p…

2018-09-11abs ↗pdf ↗

Method identifies low-dimensional structure in high-dimensional probability measures.

problem Identifying low-dimensional structure in high-dimensional probability measures.
method Extends prior work on minimizing majorizations of the Kullback-Leibler divergence to identify optimal approximations within a specific class of measures.
result Connection between dimensional logarithmic Sobolev inequality and approximations with the ansatz.

The paper introduces risk consistency properties for credit ratings.

problem Promoting prudent investment decisions in credit ratings.
method Introducing and studying risk consistency properties in the framework of Choquet rating criteria.
result Characterization of Choquet risk measures and rating criteria satisfying risk consistency properties.

A new method for comparing image probability measures using convolution operators.

problem Efficiently comparing images using conventional sliced Wasserstein methods.
method Proposed convolution sliced Wasserstein (CSW) methods with stride, dilation, and non-linear activation.
result CSW demonstrates favorable performance over conventional sliced Wasserstein in image comparison and deep generative modeling.

This work presents a new classifier that is specifically designed to be fully interpretable. This technique determines the probability of a class outcome, based directly on probability assignments measured from the training data. The accuracy of the predicted probability can be improved by measuring more probability es…

2017-10-27abs ↗pdf ↗

New method for risk quantification using quantile processes and measure distortions.

problem Risk quantification and valuation in financial markets.
method Develops a novel stochastic valuation principle based on probability measure distortions induced by quantile processes.
result Introduces a system of subjective probability measures that indexes a stochastic valuation principle susceptible to probability measure distortions.

Develops a new minimax probability machine for imbalanced classification tasks.

problem Imbalanced classification tasks with non-decomposable performance measures.
method Derives an equivalent form of the MPMF model for solving linear and nonlinear classifiers.
result Demonstrates the effectiveness of the new model on real-world datasets.

We study the generic invariant probability measures for the geodesic flow on connected complete nonpositively curved manifolds. Under a mild technical assumption, we prove that ergodicity is a generic property in the set of probability measures defined on the unit tangent bundle of the manifold and supported by traject…

2014-01-21abs ↗pdf ↗

Formula found for probability of random triangles on flat tori being homotopically trivial.

problem Calculating the probability of random triangles on flat tori being homotopically trivial.
method Reduced problem to new invariant of measurable sets in the plane unchanged by area-preserving affine transformations.
result Probability is minimized on rectangular tori and maximized on regular hexagonal tori.

Optimal probability measure found for constrained stochastic processes.

problem Finding optimal probability measure with constraints for stochastic processes.
method Existence and uniqueness proof, explicit measure change, optimal drift and compensator adjustments.
result Explicit form of the optimal measure change and characterisation of adjustments.