We study how the round-off (or discretization) error changes the statistical properties of a Gaussian long memory process. We show that the autocovariance and the spectral density of the discretized process are asymptotically rescaled by a factor smaller than one, and we compute exactly this scaling factor. Consequentl…
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In this paper we define a small variation of the Taylor method and a formula for the global error of this new numerical method that allows us to keep track of the round-off error and does not require previous knowledge of the exact solution. As an application we provide a rigorous proof of the construction/existence of…
Quantized neural networks can represent all fixed-point functions under certain conditions.
problem Expressive power of quantized neural networks under fixed-point arithmetic.
method Analyzing necessary and sufficient conditions for quantized networks to represent all fixed-point functions.
result Various popular activation functions satisfy the sufficient condition for representing all fixed-point functions.
Paper proves existence of a CMC hypertorus in 4D sphere using numerical methods.
problem Proving the existence of a constant mean curvature (CMC) hypertorus in \(S^4\).
method Employed the round Taylor method with rational arithmetic and the Poincare-Miranda theorem.
result Existence of a constant mean curvature (CMC) hypertorus in \(S^4\).
Uniform estimates for elliptic problems near polygonal domains.
problem Proving uniform solvability estimates for elliptic problems near polygonal domains.
method Suitable conformal modification of the metric to make the union of domains a manifold with boundary and relative bounded geometry.
result Rounding off the corners of the limit polygonal domain.
In this paper we describe a 1-dimensional family of initial conditions Σthat provides reduced periodic solution of the three body problem. This family Σcontains a bifurcation point and extend the periodic solution described in (Perdomo, http://arxiv.org/pdf/1507.01100.pdf). This 1-dimensional family is the union of two…
Mathematical models are used extensively for diverse tasks including analysis, optimization, and decision making. Frequently, those models are principled but imperfect representations of reality. This is either due to incomplete physical description of the underlying phenomenon (simplified governing equations, defectiv…
Quantization, a commonly used technique to reduce the memory footprint of a neural network for edge computing, entails reducing the precision of the floating-point representation used for the parameters of the network. The impact of such rounding-off errors on the overall performance of the neural network is estimated …
An Approach to One-Bit Compressed Sensing Based on Probably Approximately Correct Learning Theorystat.ML
In this paper, the problem of one-bit compressed sensing (OBCS) is formulated as a problem in probably approximately correct (PAC) learning. It is shown that the Vapnik-Chervonenkis (VC-) dimension of the set of half-spaces in generated by -sparse vectors is bounded below by and above by…
Federated learning is the centralized training of statistical models from decentralized data on mobile devices while preserving the privacy of each device. We present a robust aggregation approach to make federated learning robust to settings when a fraction of the devices may be sending corrupted updates to the server…
Firm foundation theory estimates a security's firm fundamental value based on four determinants: expected growth rate, expected dividend payout, the market interest rate and the degree of risk. In contrast, other views of decision-making in the stock market, using alternatives such as human psychology and behavior, bou…
Imitation and contrarian behavior: hyperbolic bubbles, crashes and chaoscond-mat.stat-mech
Imitative and contrarian behaviors are the two typical opposite attitudes of investors in stock markets. We introduce a simple model to investigate their interplay in a stock market where agents can take only two states, bullish or bearish. Each bullish (bearish) agent polls m "friends'' and changes her opinion to bear…
This work bounds classification error in machine learning for low Bayes error conditions.
problem Understanding the error mismatch between Bayes error and model-based classification error.
method Applying classification error bounds to study the relationship with Kullback-Leibler divergence and proposing a linear approximation for low Bayes error conditions.
result A linear approximation of the classification error bound for low Bayes error conditions is proposed.
Paper assesses error estimates of Random Forests classification.
problem Quantitative assessment of Random Forests error estimates.
method Theoretical and empirical investigation of various error estimation methods.
result Random Forests' error estimates are closer to true error rate than average prediction error.
This paper tackles worst-class error rate in classification tasks.
problem Minimizing worst-class error rate in classification tasks, especially in medical image classification.
method Designing a boosting approach to bound the worst-class error rate using Deep Neural Networks (DNNs).
result The proposed boosting approach lowers worst-class test error rates while avoiding overfitting.
Controlling Statistical, Discretization, and Truncation Errors in Learning Fourier Linear Operatorsstat.ML
Study identifies and analyzes three types of errors in learning Fourier operators.
problem Statistical, discretization, and truncation errors in learning Fourier operators.
method Analysis of a Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) based least squares estimator.
result Established upper and lower bounds on statistical, discretization, and truncation errors.
This paper examines error bounds for deep learning classifiers with noisy labels.
problem Understanding the performance of classifiers trained on noisy data.
method Derives error bounds for excess risk, decomposing it into statistical and approximation errors. Uses independent block construction for statistical dependencies and vector-valued setting for approximation error.
result Established theoretical results for error bounds in deep learning with noisy labels, mitigating the impact of high-dimensional input spaces.
The paper analyzes CycleGAN's error components for unpaired data generation.
problem Analyzing approximation and estimation errors in CycleGAN for unpaired data.
method Decomposes risk into approximation and estimation errors, analyzing each separately and considering their trade-offs.
result Theoretical insights into CycleGAN's performance through error analysis.
Curiosity-Critic improves world model training by focusing on cumulative prediction error.
problem Training world models with intrinsic rewards that consider cumulative prediction error.
method Curiosity-Critic uses a surrogate reward based on the difference between current and asymptotic prediction errors, estimated online by a co-trained critic.
result Curiosity-Critic outperforms other methods in training speed and final world model accuracy.
End-to-end ASR error detection using audio-transcript entailment.
problem Detecting transcription errors in ASR systems to prevent error propagation.
method Proposes a novel end-to-end approach using audio-transcript entailment, with acoustic and linguistic encoders.
result Achieves CER of 26.2% on all transcription errors and 23% on medical errors specifically, improving by 12% and 15.4% respectively over a strong baseline.
How PC-based Methods Err: Towards Better Reporting of Assumption Violations and Small Sample Errorsstat.ML
The study analyzes and mitigates errors in PC-based causal discovery methods.
problem Errors in PC-based causal discovery methods can lead to incorrect graphs.
method The study introduces coherency scores to detect assumption violations and small sample errors in PC-based methods.
result The coherency scores can detect errors that other methods cannot, bridging between global and local error detection.
The paper bounds the mean absolute error in DNN vector-to-vector regression.
problem Bounding the mean absolute error in deep neural network based vector-to-vector regression.
method Error decomposition techniques in statistical learning theory and non-convex optimization theory were used to derive upper bounds for approximation, estimation, and optimization errors.
result Theoretical upper bounds for mean absolute error in DNN vector-to-vector regression were derived and validated experimentally.
This paper analyzes error in SKI for Gaussian Processes, providing conditions for linear time inference.
problem Lack of rigorous theoretical error analysis for SKI.
method Proved error bounds for SKI Gram matrix, examined error effects, provided practical guidelines.
result Identified two dimensionality regimes for SKI's scalability-accuracy trade-offs.
New truthful calibration errors improve model ranking in multiclass prediction.
problem Non-truthful calibration errors can mislead model comparisons.
method Introduced perfectly truthful calibration errors for multiclass predictions.
result Truthful calibration errors preserve decision-theoretic dominance and stabilize model rankings.
Study loop corrections in random feature models affecting training and test errors.
problem Analyzing loop corrections in random feature models to understand training and test errors.
method Statistical physics and effective field theory approach to study loop corrections.
result Derived loop corrections to training error, test error, and generalization gap.
New bounds on machine learning model generalization error moments.
problem Understanding the performance of machine learning models.
method Information-theoretic bounds on the moments of the generalization error of learning algorithms.
result Proposed bounds on generalization error moments and their high-probability bounds.
We show how to compute the Bayes error-rate for speaker verifiers.
problem How many errors does a speaker verifier make in a hundred trials?
method We compute the Bayes error-rate using calibrated likelihood ratios and user-supplied prior probabilities.
result The Bayes error-rate is upper bounded by the minimum of EER, P, and 1-P.
This work presents a technique for statistically modeling errors introduced by reduced-order models. The method employs Gaussian-process regression to construct a mapping from a small number of computationally inexpensive `error indicators' to a distribution over the true error. The variance of this distribution can be…
This research analyzes the error convergence rate of GAN models.
problem Understanding the error convergence rate of GAN models.
method Applying Talagrand inequality and Borel-Cantelli lemma to establish a tight convergence rate.
result Established a tight convergence rate for the error of GAN models.
The most important aspect of any classifier is its error rate, because this quantifies its predictive capacity. Thus, the accuracy of error estimation is critical. Error estimation is problematic in small-sample classifier design because the error must be estimated using the same data from which the classifier has been…
Ex ante forecast outcomes should be interpreted as counterfactuals (potential histories), with errors as the spread between outcomes. Reapplying measurements of uncertainty about the estimation errors of the estimation errors of an estimation leads to branching counterfactuals. Such recursions of epistemic uncertainty …
Robust Variable Selection for High-dimensional Regression with Missing Data and Measurement Errorsstat.ME
Robust variable selection for high-dimensional data with missing and measurement errors.
problem Missing data and measurement errors confound data distribution.
method Exponential loss function with inverse probability weighting and additive error models.
result The Atan punishment method improves robust variable selection.
This research examines how the error rate of nearest neighbor classifiers varies with dataset size.
problem The scaling of classification error rates with dataset size is not uniform.
method Theoretical analysis of nearest neighbor classifiers, focusing on early and late phases of dataset size.
result The error rate of nearest neighbor classifiers can have fine-grained rates depending on the dataset size and data distribution.
Robust Bayesian Inference for Measurement Error Misspecification: The Berkson and Classical Casesstat.ME
Bayesian framework tackles measurement error in covariates.
problem Misleading inference due to corrupted covariates.
method Bayesian Nonparametric Learning framework robust to misspecification.
result General framework for Classical and Berkson error models.
The paper analyzes the stability of an observer error in a vibrating string system.
problem Stability analysis of observer error in a vibrating string system.
method Abstract Cauchy problem reformulation and application of LaSalle's invariance principle for infinite-dimensional systems.
result The observer error is asymptotically stable.
Formula found for neural network error with fixed weights.
problem Understanding error in neural networks with fixed weights.
method Provided an explicit formula for approximation error.
result Explicit formula for neural network error with fixed weights.
Context: Conducting experiments is central to research machine learning research to benchmark, evaluate and compare learning algorithms. Consequently it is important we conduct reliable, trustworthy experiments. Objective: We investigate the incidence of errors in a sample of machine learning experiments in the domain …
Study examines how measurement errors impact clustering algorithms.
problem Impact of measurement errors on clustering algorithms.
method Monte Carlo study of two clustering algorithms: GMM with merging and DBSCAN.
result Systematic measurement errors are more problematic for clustering than random errors.
Unified error analysis for discrete flow models.
problem Error analysis of discrete flow models.
method Stochastic calculus theory, Girsanov theorem, generator matching, uniformization.
result First error analysis for discrete flow models.
A typical approach in estimating the learning rate of a regularized learning scheme is to bound the approximation error by the sum of the sampling error, the hypothesis error and the regularization error. Using a reproducing kernel space that satisfies the linear representer theorem brings the advantage of discarding t…
Study controls error rates of binary classifiers using hypothesis testing.
problem Traditional binary classifiers have uncontrolled error rates.
method Combines binary classification with statistical hypothesis testing.
result Trained classifiers can be made to meet target error rate thresholds.
GANs learn distributions well from samples, with rates depending on intrinsic dimension.
problem Learning distributions from samples using GANs.
method Oracle inequality, Hölder functions approximation, neural network approximation, integral probability metrics.
result Convergence rates of GANs depend on intrinsic dimension, not ambient dimension.
CB-SLICE identifies concept-based error slices in deep learning models.
problem Systematic errors in deep learning models on specific groups.
method Concept Bottleneck Models (CBMs) and concept representations.
result CB-SLICE outperforms state-of-the-art methods in error slice identification.
Error-robust multi-view clustering tackles noisy data across multiple sources.
problem Error in multi-view data degrades clustering performance.
method Blind clustering without error consideration is ineffective. Various approaches like sparsity, graph, subspace, and deep learning are reviewed.
result Error-robust multi-view clustering improves clustering accuracy even with corrupted data.
Optimal number of voters for a voting ensemble can be estimated from the distribution of classifier errors.
problem Finding the optimal number of voters for a voting ensemble to minimize error rate.
method Estimate the distribution of classifier errors and infer error rates for different numbers of voters.
result Lower-variance estimates of error rates can be obtained by inferring them for different numbers of voters.
This article analyzes the weak error of SGD optimization schemes.
problem Analyzing the error in SGD optimization schemes with respect to a test function.
method Weak error analysis for SGD type optimization schemes.
result The weak error decays at the same speed as in the strong sense.
New algorithm controls type I error in NP classification under label noise.
problem Label noise affects NP classification methods, reducing power.
method Proposes a label-noise-adjusted Neyman-Pearson algorithm.
result Improves power while controlling type I error under desired level.
CD-RCA method identifies causal relationships in prediction errors without predefined graphs.
problem Challenges in diagnosing prediction errors due to lack of transparency in black-box models.
method Causal-Discovery-based Root-Cause Analysis (CD-RCA) method that estimates causal relationships without predefined causal graphs.
result CD-RCA outperforms heuristic attribution methods in identifying variable contributions to prediction errors.