The statistical leverage scores of a complex matrix record the degree of alignment between col and the coordinate axes in . These score are used in random sampling algorithms for solving certain numerical linear algebra problems. In this paper we present a max-plus algebr…
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In statistical analysis, measuring a score of predictive performance is an important task. In many scientific fields, appropriate scores were tailored to tackle the problems at hand. A proper score is a popular tool to obtain statistically consistent forecasts. Furthermore, a mathematical characterization of the proper…
Efficiently approximates statistical leverage scores for faster KRR.
problem Accurately estimating statistical leverage scores for fast KRR.
method Analytic formula for statistical leverage scores, leveraging kernel spectral density.
result Linear time approximation with theoretical guarantees, significantly faster than existing methods.
New method combines score lists using joint CDFs, improving computation.
problem Combining non-comparable score lists over a common index set.
method New algorithm for computing joint CDF values, linear runtime.
result Improved computation of joint CDF values for N-dimensional order statistics.
Score attack method provides a lower bound on privacy-constrained minimax risk.
problem Characterizing the optimality of privacy-constrained statistical models.
method Score attack based on tracing attack concept.
result Optimally lower bounds the minimax risk of estimating unknown model parameters.
Paper discusses extending Gini score for tied rankings and case weights.
problem Extending Gini score for tied rankings and case weights.
method Discuss and adapt Gini score for ties and case weights.
result Gini score can be used for tied rankings and case weights.
Score matching offers efficient estimation for certain distributions.
problem Estimating probability distributions with intractable constants.
method Score matching as an alternative to maximum likelihood.
result Score matching is computationally and statistically efficient for certain distributions.
The article reviews scoring rules for estimating and evaluating forecasts.
problem Evaluating probabilistic forecasts and estimating probability distributions.
method Mathematical foundations and characterization of scoring rules.
result Important families of scoring rules and their applications in statistics and machine learning.
Score matching efficiency tied to distribution isoperimetric properties.
problem Understanding when score matching is as efficient as maximum likelihood.
method Connecting score matching efficiency to isoperimetric constants of distributions.
result Score matching is statistically efficient when the distribution has a small isoperimetric constant.
A Unified Statistical Learning Model for Rankings and Scores with Application to Grant Panel Reviewstat.ME
Unified model combines scores and rankings for grant panel review.
problem Combining scores and rankings for quality assessment in panel review.
method Mallows-Binomial model with tree-search algorithm for exact MLE.
result Model combines scores and rankings to quantify object quality and measure consensus.
New method improves SBI efficiency and scalability.
problem Scalability issues in SBI methods for large datasets.
method Langevin dynamics with score matching, exploiting likelihood structure.
result Structured score network enhances statistical efficiency and scalability.
In this paper, we consider a statistical problem of learning a linear model from noisy samples. Existing work has focused on approximating the least squares solution by using leverage-based scores as an importance sampling distribution. However, no finite sample statistical guarantees and no computationally efficient o…
In many real-world machine learning applications, unlabeled data are abundant whereas class labels are expensive and scarce. An active learner aims to obtain a model of high accuracy with as few labeled instances as possible by effectively selecting useful examples for labeling. We propose a new selection criterion tha…
Bayesian classifier improves robustness with optimistic score ratio.
problem Limited information on class-conditional distribution.
method Optimistic score ratio for robust binary classification.
result Bayesian classifier using optimistic score ratio is robust and computationally tractable.
We provide a correction to the expression for scoring Gaussian directed acyclic graphical models derived in Geiger and Heckerman [Ann. Statist. 30 (2002) 1414-1440] and discuss how to evaluate the score efficiently.
Regularizes attention scores in vision transformers using bootstrapping.
problem Noisy and diffused attention maps in ViT limit interpretability.
method Statistical learning techniques, bootstrapping of attention scores.
result Improves shrinkage and sparsity of attention scores.
DDSME outperforms SME in estimating multimodal distributions.
problem Efficiency of score matching in multimodal distributions.
method Diffusion-based denoising score matching (DDSME) compared to vanilla score matching (SME).
result DDSME avoids the error bound deterioration of SME with increasing mode separation.
Active learning aims to obtain a classifier of high accuracy by using fewer label requests in comparison to passive learning by selecting effective queries. Many active learning methods have been developed in the past two decades, which sample queries based on informativeness or representativeness of unlabeled data poi…
New bounds for score matching in polynomial exponential families.
problem Understanding the sample complexity of score matching for polynomial exponential families.
method Non-asymptotic sample complexity analysis for score matching.
result First finite sample bounds for score matching in polynomial exponential families.
Automated denoising score matching handles nonlinear diffusion processes.
problem Nonlinear diffusion processes limit generative modeling and property estimation.
method Local-DSM using local increments and Taylor expansions.
result Tractable training and score estimation for nonlinear diffusion processes.
We describe algorithms for learning Bayesian networks from a combination of user knowledge and statistical data. The algorithms have two components: a scoring metric and a search procedure. The scoring metric takes a network structure, statistical data, and a user's prior knowledge, and returns a score proportional to …
Post-calibration improves the accuracy of causal effect estimation.
problem Improperly calibrated propensity scores lead to inaccurate causal effect estimation.
method Performed a simulation study to assess the impact of post-calibration on causal effect estimation.
result Post-calibration reduces the error in estimating the average treatment effect, especially for expressive uncalibrated statistical estimators.
New test assesses probabilistic model calibration without expensive approximations.
problem Assessing calibration of probabilistic models with scores.
method Kernel Calibration Conditional Stein Discrepancy (KCCSD) test using new score-based kernels.
result Control over type-I error with improved scalability and efficiency.
Simple methods combine statistical tests for out-of-distribution detection.
problem Detecting data points not following the training distribution.
method Combining classical parametric tests (Rao's score test) and a typicality test.
result Combining Fisher's method of test statistics improves out-of-distribution detection accuracy.
New algorithms estimate matrix leverage scores using rank revealing and randomization.
problem Estimating leverage scores for matrices of arbitrary rank.
method Combining rank revealing methods with randomized dimensionality reduction.
result Effective estimators for leverage scores, even in rank deficient cases.
Paper bridges score estimation to parameter and density estimation in DDPMs.
problem Efficiently estimating scores for generative models.
method Introduces a framework linking score estimation to parameter and density estimation.
result Denoising score-matching in DDPMs is asymptotically efficient for parameter estimation.
New methods for scoring function decomposition improve forecast evaluation.
problem Improving forecast evaluation and understanding forecast components.
method Linear recalibration of forecasts for miscalibration, discrimination, and uncertainty.
result Enhanced statistical power and deeper insights into forecast components.
This work extends diffusion models to handle heavy-tailed targets, improving score estimation and sampling guarantees.
problem Score estimation and sampling guarantees for heavy-tailed targets in diffusion models.
method Kernel density estimation and minimax rates analysis for score estimation and sampling guarantees.
result Sharp minimax rates for score estimation and sampling guarantees for heavy-tailed targets, revealing qualitative differences between exponential and polynomial tails.
Big data from phone calls improves credit scoring models and profits.
problem Improving credit scoring models to enhance financial inclusion.
method Combining call-detail records and traditional data to build scorecards using social network analytics.
result Combining call-detail records with traditional data significantly increases model performance and profit.
The paper establishes bounds for score-matching in causal discovery and generative modeling.
problem Estimating causal relationships from data.
method Training a deep neural network to estimate the score function and applying it to causal discovery.
result Bounds on the error rate of causal discovery methods using score-matching.
This work introduces a new data-driven estimator for the Bayesian Cramér-Rao bound using score matching.
problem Benchmarking the performance of statistical estimators and providing a principled metric for system design and optimization.
method Score matching technique to estimate the Bayesian Cramér-Rao bound from training data.
result Developed novel non-asymptotic bounds on the score matching error and the Bayesian CRB estimator.
The paper explores fairness in credit scoring using machine learning.
problem The lack of research on fair machine learning in credit scoring.
method Revisits statistical fairness criteria, catalogs algorithmic options, and empirically compares fairness processors.
result Multiple fairness criteria can be approximately satisfied at once, and fair processors deliver a good balance between profit and fairness.
Score matching is a popular method for estimating unnormalized statistical models. However, it has been so far limited to simple, shallow models or low-dimensional data, due to the difficulty of computing the Hessian of log-density functions. We show this difficulty can be mitigated by projecting the scores onto random…
The study improves the assessment of fairness in face recognition using ROC curves and statistical guarantees.
problem Improving the assessment of fairness in face recognition systems.
method Proves asymptotic guarantees for empirical ROC curves and fairness metrics, and introduces a recentering technique to avoid bootstrap pitfalls.
result Demonstrates the practical relevance of the methods for assessing fairness in face recognition systems.
New optimal rates for score estimation improve diffusion model performance.
problem Improving statistical rates for score estimation in diffusion models.
method Sharp minimax rates for score estimation of diffused distributions.
result Achieves sharp minimax rate without extraneous logarithmic terms.
New divergences improve score-based methods for multi-modal distributions.
problem Blindness problem in score-based divergences for multi-modal distributions.
method Proposed a new family of divergences to mitigate blindness.
result Improved performance in density estimation compared to traditional approaches.
Concentration Inequalities for Two-Sample Rank Processes with Application to Bipartite Rankingmath.ST
The paper proves concentration inequalities for two-sample rank processes and applies them to ranking performance criteria.
problem Measuring the performance of ranking statistics between two populations.
method Proves concentration inequalities for two-sample rank processes indexed by VC classes of scoring functions.
result Generalization capacity of empirical maximizers of ranking performance criteria is investigated.
A new method improves stochastic gradient descent for faster and more efficient estimation.
problem Efficient and fast parametric estimation methods.
method Projected stochastic gradient descent corrected by Fisher scoring.
result The method is faster and more efficient than traditional methods.
Unified framework to bridge human and LLM judgments.
problem Systematic discrepancies between human and LLM evaluations.
method Latent human preference score and linear transformations of covariates.
result Higher agreement with human ratings and exposure of systematic gaps.
The GT-Score: A Robust Objective Function for Reducing Overfitting in Data-Driven Trading Strategiesq-fin.ST
GT-Score reduces overfitting in trading strategies by integrating multiple criteria.
problem Overfitting in data-driven financial models leads to unreliable out-of-sample performance.
method Integrates performance, statistical significance, consistency, and downside risk into a composite objective function.
result Improves generalization ratio by 98% compared to baseline objective functions in walk-forward validation.
Evaluating probabilistic classifiers: Reliability diagrams and score decompositions revisitedstat.ME
Improves reliability diagrams for probabilistic forecasts.
problem Lack of stability in reliability diagrams hampered their use.
method CORP approach using non-parametric isotonic regression and PAV algorithm.
result Improved reliability diagrams with statistical consistency and reproducibility.
New inequalities for unbounded functions improve denoising score matching.
problem Statistical error bounds for denoising score matching with unbounded objective functions.
method Derive new concentration inequalities using McDiarmid's inequality and Rademacher complexity bounds.
result Improved statistical error bounds for denoising score matching.
Framework for real-time win probability and player ability in sports.
problem Real-time evaluation and player assessment in team sports.
method Continuous dominance indicator (T-score) and T-process formulation.
result Decomposes competitive advantage into interpretable statistical components.
Paper proposes a scoring function for detecting anomalies in large datasets.
problem Detecting outliers in large, feature-rich datasets.
method Binary classification problem with a two-sample linear rank statistic.
result Empirical results show the effectiveness of the proposed scoring function.
The paper develops a method for self-normalized inference in adaptive experiments.
problem Adaptive experiments require a fixed horizon for ATE estimation, but propensities can change.
method The method uses self-normalized martingale limit theory to estimate ATE.
result The Studentized statistic is asymptotically N(0,1) at the prespecified horizon.
Leverage score sampling provides an appealing way to perform approximate computations for large matrices. Indeed, it allows to derive faithful approximations with a complexity adapted to the problem at hand. Yet, performing leverage scores sampling is a challenge in its own right requiring further approximations. In th…
Current prognostic risk scores in cardiac surgery are based on statistics and do not yet benefit from machine learning. Statistical predictors are not robust enough to correctly identify patients who would benefit from Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI). This research aims to create a machine learning model…
Proposes SD-KDE for density estimation using debiased kernel density with score-based adjustments.
problem Density estimation with bias in kernel density estimation.
method Adjusts data points by taking a step along the estimated score function, then applies standard KDE with modified bandwidth.
result Significantly reduces mean integrated squared error compared to standard Silverman KDE, especially with noisy score function estimates.