This paper studies robust regression in the settings of Huber's ε-contamination models. We consider estimators that are maximizers of multivariate regression depth functions. These estimators are shown to achieve minimax rates in the settings of ε-contamination models for various regression problems including nonpa…
Paper uses statistical depth to create DP estimators for regression.
problem Creating differentially private estimators in high dimensions.
method Uses halfspace and regression depth to analyze maximum influence and construct DP estimators.
result New DP estimators for location and regression show favorable performance.
Gradient descent with early stopping achieves optimal sparse recovery.
problem Sparse regression with gradient descent and early stopping.
method Gradient descent on depth-N networks with early stopping.
result Implicit sparse regularization occurs with early stopping for general depth N.
Over-parameterized CNNs show U-shaped test risk with depth increase.
problem Understanding the impact of depth on test risk in over-parameterized CNNs.
method Empirical image classification experiments and linear regression framework.
result Test risk is U-shaped with increasing depth in over-parameterized CNNs.
ResNets and DenseNets converge to NTK with depth and width, offering advantages for kernel regression.
problem Understanding convergence of ResNets and DenseNets to Neural Tangent Kernel (NTK).
method Analysis of finite width and depth corrections for NTK of ResNets and DenseNets.
result ResNets and DenseNets can converge to NTK with depth and width, unlike vanilla networks.
New algorithm quantifies uncertainty in regression models for complex data types.
problem Uncertainty quantification in regression models for complex data types.
method Model-free uncertainty quantification algorithm based on conditional depth measures and kernel mean embeddings.
result Provides faster convergence rates and non-asymptotic guarantees for prediction regions.
New insights into how depth and width affect in-context learning in deep models.
problem Understanding how various resources impact in-context learning in deep models.
method Analyzed linear regression in a deep linear self-attention model, varying resources like depth, width, context length, and training steps.
result Increasing depth improves in-context learning even at infinite context length, contrary to previous findings.
A new robust regression method handles outliers in high-dimensional data.
problem Outliers in high-dimensional data make conventional regression methods ineffective.
method Robust penalized least squares of depth trimmed residuals regression.
result The new method outperforms existing methods in estimation and prediction accuracy.
Regression Prior Networks improve ensemble performance on regression tasks.
problem Improving ensemble performance on regression tasks.
method Extending Prior Networks and Ensemble Distribution Distillation (EnD2) to regression tasks using the Normal-Wishart distribution. result Regression Prior Networks yield performance competitive with ensemble approaches on regression tasks.
A new statistical concept, lepto-variance, is defined for stock returns using Regression Trees.
problem Understanding the underlying structure of stock returns using statistical methods.
method Defining lepto-variance as the variance that cannot be removed by any regression tree of a specific depth and analyzing stock returns with 1- and 2-bit Regression Trees.
result Lepto-variance quantifies the resolving power of Regression Trees for stock returns, decomposing total variance into lepto-variance and macro-variance.
Learning based methods have shown very promising results for the task of depth estimation in single images. However, most existing approaches treat depth prediction as a supervised regression problem and as a result, require vast quantities of corresponding ground truth depth data for training. Just recording quality d…
STARK improves denoising of low-depth spatial transcriptomics images.
problem Denoising spatial transcriptomics images at ultra-low sequencing depths.
method Adaptive regularization with kernel ridge regression and graph Laplacian.
result STARK optimizes denoising performance over competing methods.
New approach uses loss functions to extend data depth for anomaly detection.
problem Anomaly detection in high-dimensional data.
method Introducing loss depths to generalize halfspace depth.
result New loss depths improve anomaly detection efficiency and interpretability.
Study reveals how depth of reasoning affects generalization in models.
problem Understanding scaling behavior of generalization with CoT depth.
method Theoretical model of CoT in linear regression using random matrix theory.
result Sharp phase transition between exponential and polynomial improvement, saturation, and overthinking.
Consider the multivariate nonparametric regression model. It is shown that estimators based on sparsely connected deep neural networks with ReLU activation function and properly chosen network architecture achieve the minimax rates of convergence (up to logn-factors) under a general composition assumption on the re…
Lecture notes on advanced linear regression methods.
problem Understanding the properties of linear regression estimators in high dimensions.
method Proposition-proof exploration of least squares, ridgeless, ridge, and lasso estimators.
result Detailed analysis of the existence, uniqueness, relations, computation, and non-asymptotic properties of these estimators.
Regression Trees analyze stock returns, revealing market excess return as the most informative factor.
problem Understanding informational content of three factors in stock returns.
method Joint regression tree analysis of daily stock return data for 5 major US corporations.
result The market excess return factor is always the most informative in all cases (solo and joint).
Transformer networks approximate Hölder and Sobolev functions with fixed-depth networks.
problem Nonparametric regression with dependent observations.
method Established novel upper bounds for Transformer networks approximating Hölder and Sobolev functions under various β-mixing data assumptions. result Explicit convergence rates for nonparametric regression problems under β-mixing data assumptions. Single-pass method estimates neural network uncertainty.
problem Uncertainty estimation in deep learning requires multiple passes.
method Probabilistic reasoning over neural network depths.
result Single forward pass for uncertainty estimation.
The paper analyzes how gradient descent implicitly regularizes solutions in overparameterized neural networks, revealing depth-dependent regularization effects.
problem Understanding implicit regularization in overparameterized linear neural networks for regression problems.
method Analyzing the approximation error between gradient flow limit points and ℓ1-minimization solutions, deriving tight upper and lower bounds. result The approximation error decreases linearly for D≥3 and at a slower rate for D=2, linked to null space property constants. We consider the problem of estimating the conditional probability of a label in time O(log n), where n is the number of possible labels. We analyze a natural reduction of this problem to a set of binary regression problems organized in a tree structure, proving a regret bound that scales with the depth of the tree. Mot…
Looped Transformers improve robustness and expressivity in in-context learning for diverse tasks.
problem Improving robustness and expressivity in in-context learning for diverse tasks.
method Study in-context linear regression with diverse tasks, focusing on depth and looping.
result Looped Transformers exhibit similar expressive power and are provably robust under mild assumptions.
Study introduces a new method for multiple parameter regularization in polynomial functional regression.
problem Handling varying regularization parameters in polynomial functional regression.
method Developed a theoretically grounded algorithm for multiple parameter regularization and model aggregation.
result Promising results from evaluations on synthetic and real-world data.
Deep and wide networks are shown to be equivalent in terms of their capability.
problem The relationship between the width and depth of neural networks.
method Formulated transforms to map networks, used polynomial representations.
result Deep and wide networks are quasi-equivalent with an arbitrarily small error.
Wasserstein active regression improves estimation precision.
problem Improving regression model accuracy through active learning.
method Combines Wasserstein distance and GroupSort Neural Networks for uncertainty quantification.
result Wasserstein active regression often provides more precise estimations.
Introduces Gaussian Processes and Relevance Vector Machines, connecting them to Kalman filtering.
problem Regression, smoothing, interpolation, and filtering problems.
method Bayesian kernel-based methods, Gaussian Processes, Relevance Vector Machines, connections to Kalman filtering.
result Developed a common framework for understanding these methods.
Transformers can approximate posterior predictive distributions through in-context learning.
problem Bayesian prediction tasks, especially beyond point predictions.
method Gradient descent algorithm targeting posterior predictive mean and variance, followed by nonlinear mappings.
result Transformers can implement algorithms to approximate posterior predictive distributions.
Proposes an online method for high-dimensional streaming data.
problem Increasing variable dimensions with sample size in online kernel sliced inverse regression.
method Introduces approximate linear dependence condition and dictionary variable sets to address the problem. Transforms into online generalized eigen-decomposition problem and uses stochastic optimization for updates.
result Achieves close performance to batch processing kernel sliced inverse regression.
Density-Regression improves deep uncertainty estimation with faster inference.
problem Efficient uncertainty estimation under distribution shifts with modern deep models.
method Leverages density function for fast inference and distance-aware feature space.
result Density-Regression achieves competitive uncertainty estimation performance.
This paper shows that scientific discovery can be efficiently learned via compositional function trees, reducing the sample complexity.
problem Statistical and computational intractability of scientific discovery via symbolic regression.
method PAC learning approach focusing on compositional function trees built from a finite vocabulary of smooth operators.
result The Rademacher complexity and excess risk are controlled by depth and Lipschitz constants of the base operators, leading to finite-union bounds and high-probability risk bounds.
High-dimensional kernel regression struggles due to rotational invariance.
problem Kernel ridge regression struggles in high dimensions due to rotational invariance.
method Analysis of kernel properties and their impact on high-dimensional data.
result Lower bound on generalization error for high-dimensional kernel regression.
Autonomous construction of deep neural network (DNNs) is desired for data streams because it potentially offers two advantages: proper model's capacity and quick reaction to drift and shift. While the self-organizing mechanism of DNNs remains an open issue, this task is even more challenging to be developed for standar…
The paper studies statistical properties of CART regression trees.
problem Understanding the statistical properties of CART regression trees.
method The paper constructs a prior distribution on split points and solves a nonlinear optimization problem to bound the Pearson correlation between the optimal decision stump and response data.
result CART with cost-complexity pruning achieves an optimal complexity/goodness-of-fit tradeoff when the depth scales with the logarithm of the sample size.
Dropout regularization of deep neural networks has been a mysterious yet effective tool to prevent overfitting. Explanations for its success range from the prevention of "co-adapted" weights to it being a form of cheap Bayesian inference. We propose a novel framework for understanding multiplicative noise in neural net…
Deeper models have a more favorable optimization landscape, making them more robust to noise.
problem Characterizing the effect of depth on the optimization landscape of linear regression models.
method Robust and over-parameterized setting, simple sub-gradient method.
result A simple sub-gradient method converges to a balanced solution that is close to the ground truth and enjoys a flat local landscape.
A new depth measure for non-convex data supports, faster than halfspace depth.
problem Non-convex data supports in multivariate statistics.
method Extending halfspace depth to Reproducing Kernel Hilbert Space (RKHS).
result The new depth measure is consistent and can be computed faster.
The paper studies randomized approximations of Tukey's depth for log-concave isotropic data.
problem The challenge of approximating Tukey's depth in high dimensions.
method The study examines randomized algorithms for approximating Tukey's depth for log-concave isotropic data.
result Randomized algorithms correctly approximate maximal depth and close to zero depths but not intermediate depths.
This paper connects functional data analysis with machine learning techniques.
problem Lack of theoretical analysis for functional depths.
method Viewing functional depths as kernel mean embeddings in machine learning.
result Facilitates answers to open questions about functional depths.
Deep linear networks minimize sharpness, avoiding large eigenvalues.
problem Understanding optimization dynamics in deep linear networks for regression.
method Analyzing sharpness (largest eigenvalue of Hessian) of minimizers and gradient flow solutions.
result Gradient flow implicitly regularizes towards flat minima, with sharpness bounded by a constant.
This paper presents a detailed comparison of a recently proposed algorithm for optimizing decision trees, tree alternating optimization (TAO), with other popular, established algorithms. We compare their performance on a number of classification and regression datasets of various complexity, different size and dimensio…
Method captures fabric mechanics from depth images without expensive setups.
problem Estimating mechanical parameters of fabrics accurately and efficiently.
method Sim-to-real strategy using learning-based framework trained on synthetic data.
result Metric correlates with human judgments of fabric drape similarity.
Self-attention models benefit equally from width and depth, but beyond a certain point, depth becomes less efficient.
problem Understanding the optimal balance between depth and width in self-attention models.
method Theoretical predictions and empirical ablations on networks of varying depths and widths.
result An optimal width of 30K is recommended for a 1-Trillion parameter network, marking a significant width for self-attention models.
A new depth measure based on optimal control theory captures multi-modal data.
problem Statistical depths for high-dimensional data.
method Eikonal equations and optimal control theory.
result The new depth measure is robust under adversarial models.
A new depth measure and median defined on Hadamard manifolds.
problem Statistical depth and median on Hadamard manifolds.
method Horospherical depth and Busemann median defined using renormalized distance functions.
result The Busemann median exists for every Borel probability measure on Hadamard manifolds.
Proves depth 2 neural networks can't approximate certain functions as well as depth 3 networks.
problem Approximating functions with depth 2 networks in high dimensions.
method Lower bound proof using worst-to-average-case random self-reducibility.
result Proves depth 2 networks can't approximate certain functions as well as depth 3 networks, resolving an open problem.
Two new methods reduce random forest latency and improve accuracy.
problem High latency and memory demands in deep random forest models.
method DiNo and RanBu convert shallow random forests into efficient predictors.
result RanBu matches or exceeds full-depth random forest accuracy with up to 95% reduction in time.
New findings on depth vs. width in neural networks, showing depth can improve learnability.
problem Understanding the role of depth in neural networks, especially when width is unbounded.
method Analyzing sample complexity for learnability in norm-controlled depth-2 and depth-3 ReLU networks.
result Depth can improve learnability of functions that are otherwise unlearnable with depth-2 networks.
Introduces Polar Depth for analyzing multivariate heavy-tailed data extremes.
problem Analyzing the behavior of extremes from multivariate heavy-tailed distributions.
method Introduces Polar Depth, a novel statistical depth function expressed in polar coordinates.
result The polar depth of the largest observations converges to the polar depth of the limiting distribution as the threshold increases.