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48 results for set-valued predictions

Unified framework for set-valued classification tackles ambiguous multi-class datasets.

problem Ambiguous multi-class datasets in modern statistics.
method Unified statistical framework encompassing various set-valued classification formulations.
result Infinite sample optimal strategies and plug-in principle for data-driven algorithms.

The paper tackles fair set-valued classification under demographic parity constraints.

problem Set-valued classification can amplify discriminatory bias, especially in multiclass settings.
method Proposes two strategies: an oracle-based method and a proxy method, both aiming to satisfy demographic parity and expected size constraints.
result Established distribution-free convergence rates and excess-risk bounds for both methods.

Paper relaxes set-valued prediction in hierarchical classification by considering representation complexity.

problem Uncertainty in class labels in hierarchical multi-class classification problems.
method Introduces representation complexity for predicted sets, proposes three methods for inference.
result Recursive tree search method is computationally more efficient.

Paper proposes set-valued prediction for historical POS tagging.

problem Difficult POS tagging in historical corpora due to lack of native speakers and sparse data.
method Set-valued prediction approach to allow uncertainty in tagging.
result Set-valued prediction improves POS tagging precision and robustness.

New set-valued star-shaped risk measures introduced for better risk assessment.

problem Improving risk assessment in financial contexts.
method Developed new set-valued star-shaped risk measures and proved their representation theorems.
result Set-valued star-shaped risk measures can be represented as unions of set-valued convex risk measures.

Study online learning with set-valued feedback, showing differences between deterministic and randomized approaches.

problem Online learning with set-valued feedback, where labels are sets rather than single labels.
method Introduced new combinatorial dimensions (Set Littlestone and Measure Shattering) to characterize learnability.
result Characterized deterministic and randomized online learnability, and established bounds for various learning settings.

ICP improves text infilling and POS tagging with valid confidence sets.

problem Statistical reliability of machine learning predictions.
method Inductive conformal prediction algorithms for text infilling and POS tagging.
result Valid set-valued predictions with small size for real-world applications.

The study uses neural networks to classify and predict coronavirus data.

problem Classifying and predicting coronavirus data from input variables.
method Artificial neural networks with logcosh loss function to classify branches of set-valued mappings.
result Successfully classified and predicted coronavirus data for each German district.

The paper defines and analyzes set-valued stochastic integrals for Lévy processes.

problem Defining and analyzing set-valued stochastic integrals for Lévy processes.
method Extending classical definitions to convoluted integrals with square-integrable kernels, and proving properties of set-valued convoluted stochastic integrals.
result Set-valued convoluted stochastic integrals can be explosive and take extended vector values.

Investigates set-valued risk measures for processes and vectors, proving equivalence and providing new dual representations.

problem Investigates set-valued risk measures for processes and vectors.
method Utilizes equivalence of risk measures for processes and vectors and their penalty function formulations.
result Provides new dual representation for risk measures for processes in the set-valued framework.

This work establishes properties on diffeological structures for set-valued maps and measures.

problem Establish rigorous properties on diffeological structures for set-valued maps and measures.
method Using diffeologies, the authors link various structures including set-valued maps, relations, gradients, measures, and shape analysis.
result Established rigorous properties on sample diffeologies.

Unified framework for generalized Venn and Venn-Abers calibration for reliable prediction.

problem Asymptotic guarantees of popular distribution-free methods in model calibration.
method Unified framework extending Vovk's approach to generic loss functions, transforming predictors into set-valued predictions.
result Finite-sample set predictions shrink to a single conditionally calibrated prediction, capturing epistemic uncertainty.

Set-valued risk measures on LdpL^p_d with 0p0 \leq p \leq \infty for conical market models are defined, primal and dual representation results are given. The collection of initial endowments which allow to super-hedge a multivariate claim are shown to form the values of a set-valued sublinear (coherent) risk measure. Sc…

2010-11-27abs ↗pdf ↗

Proposes a method to estimate acceptance regions for many classes, including new ones.

problem Lack of methods to handle new classes in set-valued classification.
method Generalized Prediction Set (GPS) approach to estimate acceptance regions.
result Achieves a good balance between accuracy, efficiency, and anomaly detection.

BCCP uses bandit feedback to provide reliable predictions with limited labeled data.

problem Limited labeled data and bandit feedback challenge online set-valued classification.
method BCCP uses stochastic gradient descent to train model and make set-valued inferences with unbiased estimation of true label.
result BCCP offers coverage guarantees on a class-specific granularity.

MOPI optimizes flexible set-valued mappings to achieve superior shape adaptivity in conformal prediction.

problem Challenges in achieving valid conditional coverage in conformal prediction.
method Minimax Optimization Predictive Inference (MOPI) framework that optimizes over a flexible class of set-valued mappings.
result MOPI achieves superior shape adaptivity and maintains a principled connection to mean squared coverage error.

Revisits superhedging under proportional costs in continuous time markets.

problem Superhedging in markets with proportional transaction costs.
method Set-valued stochastic analysis, continuous trading schemes, dynamic risk measure.
result Dynamic set-valued risk measure with multi-portfolio time-consistency.

New versions of the set-valued average value at risk for multivariate risks are introduced by generalizing the well-known certainty equivalent representation to the set-valued case. The first "regulator" version is independent from any market model whereas the second version, called the market extension, takes trading …

2012-02-25abs ↗pdf ↗

Researchers develop multi-utility representations for incomplete preferences linked to risk measures.

problem Handling incomplete preferences induced by set-valued risk measures.
method Established dual representations of set-valued risk measures to create parsimonious and well-behaved multi-utility representations.
result Unified dual representations of set-valued risk measures, linking them to scalar risk measures.

Since risky positions in multivariate portfolios can be offset by various choices of capital requirements that depend on the exchange rules and related transaction costs, it is natural to assume that the risk measures of random vectors are set-valued. Furthermore, it is reasonable to include the exchange rules in the a…

2013-01-08abs ↗pdf ↗

Equivalent characterizations of multiportfolio time consistency are deduced for closed convex and coherent set-valued risk measures on Lp(Ω,F,P;Rd)L^p(Ω,\mathcal F, P; R^d) with image space in the power set of Lp(Ω,Ft,P;Rd)L^p(Ω,\mathcal F_t,P;R^d). In the convex case, multiportfolio time consistency is equivalent to a cocycle condition on…

2012-12-21abs ↗pdf ↗

Consider a general machine learning setting where the output is a set of labels or sequences. This output set is unordered and its size varies with the input. Whereas multi-label classification methods seem a natural first resort, they are not readily applicable to set-valued outputs because of the growth rate of the o…

2019-03-12abs ↗pdf ↗

Develops a framework for modeling set-valued data in continuous-time.

problem Handling sequences where each event is associated with a set of items.
method General framework for modeling set-valued data, developed inference methods, and importance sampling techniques.
result Orders-of-magnitude improvements in efficiency for probabilistic queries over direct sampling.

Sublinear functionals of random variables are known as sublinear expectations; they are convex homogeneous functionals on infinite-dimensional linear spaces. We extend this concept for set-valued functionals defined on measurable set-valued functions (which form a nonlinear space), equivalently, on random closed sets. …

2019-03-12abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper tackles multi-label ranking with uncertain probabilities.

problem Making skeptical inferences for multi-label ranking with sets of probabilities.
method Assumes a convex set of probabilities (credal set) over labels and seeks set-valued predictions.
result Developed methods for making skeptical inferences in multi-label ranking with uncertain probabilities.

PAC-Bayes theory improves ICP efficiency and coverage.

problem Inefficient and unreliable uncertainty estimates in deep learning models.
method PAC-Bayes theory to optimize model and score function parameters for efficient and reliable prediction sets.
result Generalization bounds on coverage and efficiency of optimized prediction sets.

The equivalence between multiportfolio time consistency of a dynamic multivariate risk measure and a supermartingale property is proven. Furthermore, the dual variables under which this set-valued supermartingale is a martingale are characterized as the worst-case dual variables in the dual representation of the risk m…

2015-10-19abs ↗pdf ↗

Generative model for set-valued data using permutation invariant flows.

problem Modeling set-valued data with conditional generative models.
method Conditional generative probabilistic model using continuous normalizing flows with permutation equivariant dynamics.
result Significantly outperforms non-permutation invariant baselines in log likelihood and domain-specific metrics.

In most classification tasks there are observations that are ambiguous and therefore difficult to correctly label. Set-valued classifiers output sets of plausible labels rather than a single label, thereby giving a more appropriate and informative treatment to the labeling of ambiguous instances. We introduce a framewo…

2016-09-02abs ↗pdf ↗

Risk measures for multivariate financial positions are studied in a utility-based framework. Under a certain incomplete preference relation, shortfall and divergence risk measures are defined as the optimal values of specific set minimization problems. The dual relationship between these two classes of multivariate ris…

2014-05-19abs ↗pdf ↗

The time value of money is a critical factor not only in risk analysis, but also in insurance and financial applications. In this paper, we consider a special class of set-valued risk statistics by introducing the time value of money. In fact, the risk statistics established by this method is closer to financial realit…

2019-04-16abs ↗pdf ↗

Identification and scoring functions are statistical tools to assess the calibration and the relative performance of risk measure estimates, e.g., in backtesting. A risk measures is called identifiable (elicitable) it it admits a strict identification function (strictly consistent scoring function). We consider measure…

2019-07-02abs ↗pdf ↗

A new RL approach learns near-equivalent actions for healthcare decisions.

problem Finding optimal actions in healthcare settings where actions may be near-equivalent.
method Temporal difference learning with a near-greedy heuristic for action selection.
result The proposed algorithm discovers meaningful near-equivalent actions and converges well.

Paper improves prediction sets for distribution shifts without labels.

problem Improving prediction sets effectiveness in the presence of distribution shifts.
method Develops ECP and EACP methods to adjust score function based on model uncertainty.
result Consistent improvement over existing baselines and nearly matches fully supervised methods.

The asymptotic pseudo-trajectory approach to stochastic approximation of Benaim, Hofbauer and Sorin is extended for asynchronous stochastic approximations with a set-valued mean field. The asynchronicity of the process is incorporated into the mean field to produce convergence results which remain similar to those of a…

2011-12-10abs ↗pdf ↗

A homological selection theorem for C-spaces, as well as, a finite-dimensional homological selection theorem is established. We apply the finite-dimensional homological selection theorem to obtain fixed-point theorems for usco homologically UV^n set-valued maps.

2016-05-11abs ↗pdf ↗

In cases of uncertainty, a multi-class classifier preferably returns a set of candidate classes instead of predicting a single class label with little guarantee. More precisely, the classifier should strive for an optimal balance between the correctness (the true class is among the candidates) and the precision (the ca…

2019-06-19abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper offers a method to create prediction sets with uncertainty control.

problem Calibrating and communicating uncertainty in machine learning predictions.
method Distribution-free, risk-controlling prediction sets using a holdout set to calibrate set sizes.
result Explicit finite-sample guarantees for error control in various machine learning tasks.