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48 results for stratification estimators

Study clarifies variance of stratification estimators for causal effects.

problem Estimating average causal effects with discrete covariates.
method Combines insights from potential outcomes, causal diagrams, and structural models.
result Derives expressions for the variance of stratification estimators.

Study fractional Allen-Cahn equation and nonlocal minimal surfaces, improving energy and perimeter estimates.

problem Properties of solutions to fractional Allen-Cahn equation and stationary nonlocal minimal surfaces.
method Quantitative stratification principle applied to fractional Allen-Cahn equation, leading to optimal estimates.
result Sharp potential energy and perimeter estimates for fractional Allen-Cahn equation and nonlocal minimal surfaces.

Study identifies and estimates treatment effect heterogeneity within principal stratification subpopulations.

problem Causal inference with intermediate outcomes and treatment effect heterogeneity.
method Proposes a novel doubly cross-fit doubly robust machine learner to efficiently learn conditional principal causal effects under principal ignorability.
result Demonstrates informative patterns of treatment effect heterogeneity within the always-survivor subpopulation in an acute lung injury trial.

A/B testing improves marketing decisions by selecting effective stratification variables.

problem Improving the sensitivity of A/B testing through stratified sampling.
method Designing an algorithm to select a subset of stratification variables for variance reduction.
result The subset selection method outperforms other variance reduction techniques in A/B testing.

New method improves compatibility of risk stratification models without sacrificing accuracy.

problem Compatibility issues arise when updating clinical machine learning models.
method Proposes rank-based compatibility measure and new loss function.
result Increased compatibility of models by 0.019 with no loss in discriminative performance.

We prove the existence of Verdier stratifications for sets definable in any o-minimal structure on (R, +, .). It is also shown that the Verdier condition (w) implies the Whitney condition (b) in o-minimal structures on (R, +, .). As a consequence the Whitney Stratification Theorem holds. The existence of (wf)-stratific…

1997-04-14abs ↗pdf ↗

New method evaluates personalized treatment in critical care, robust to death.

problem Truncation by death in critical care makes traditional DTR evaluation ineffective.
method Principal stratification-based approach, focusing on always-survivor value function, with a semiparametrically efficient, multiply robust estimator.
result Demonstrates robustness and efficiency of the method for personalized treatment optimization.

The paper studies HKKN stratifications for non-compact spaces and proves convexity properties.

problem Proving convexity properties of moment maps for non-compact subsets.
method Algebraic and analytical study of HKKN stratifications for a vector space and compact Kähler manifold, then applying to non-compact subsets.
result Convexity properties of moment maps for invariant subsets are proven.

A clinician desires to use a risk-stratification method that achieves confident risk-stratification - the risk estimates of the different patients reflect the true risks with a high probability. This allows him/her to use these risks to make accurate predictions about prognosis and decisions about screening, treatments…

2018-11-02abs ↗pdf ↗

Stratifies representation varieties of twisted Hopf links.

problem Stratifying representation varieties of twisted Hopf links.
method Using stratification of AGLr(C)\mathrm{AGL}_r(\mathbb{C})-representation varieties of the fundamental group of the complement of a twisted Hopf link.
result Explicit description and computation of motives for ranks 1 and 2.

The paper defines a stratification for Lie groupoids in a tame topology context.

problem Presenting a tame topology counterpart to canonical stratification of Lie groupoids.
method Using Shiota's isotopy lemma and approximation theorem, the paper defines a canonical Whitney stratification of definable Lie groupoids into invariant strata.
result A canonical Whitney stratification of the Lie groupoid into definable strata invariant under the groupoid action.

Classifies knots by lattice size, finding unknot ratios and crossing numbers.

problem Understanding the distribution of knots within different lattice sizes.
method Introduced a new knot classification by lattice size, analyzed ratios of unknots and knots with more than 10 crossings, and compared with theoretical estimates.
result Ratio of unknots decreases exponentially with lattice size, and computational results match theoretical estimates.

New stratification reveals intrinsic singularity types of orbit spaces.

problem Understanding the intrinsic structure of orbit spaces under Lie group actions.
method Introduced the isostabilizer decomposition and established a map to Klein strata.
result A new canonical stratification on the manifold clarifies the relationship with classical structures.

Social media enhances or diminishes scientific status, depending on usage.

problem Impact of social media on scientific stratification and mobility.
method Logistic Attribution Analysis combining statistical and machine learning methods.
result Social media promotes stratification and mobility, but beyond a threshold, it negatively impacts status.

Given a solution uu to a linear homogeneous second order elliptic equation with Lipschitz coefficients, we introduce techniques for giving improved estimates of the critical set $\Cr(u)\equiv \{x:|\nabla u|(x)=0\}$. The results are new even for harmonic functions on $\dR^n$. Given such a uu, the standard {\it first o…

2012-07-17abs ↗pdf ↗

In this paper, we study the singular sets of FF-subharmonic functions u:B2(0n)Ru: B_{2}(0^{n})\rightarrow\mathbf{R}, where FF is a subequation. The singular set S(u)B2(0n)\mathcal{S}(u)\subset B_{2}(0^{n}) has a stratification $\mathcal{S}^{0}(u)\subset\mathcal{S}^{1}(u)\subset\cdots\subset\mathcal{S}^{k}(u)\subset\cdots\subset\mat…

2016-10-31abs ↗pdf ↗

We consider Type I Ricci flows and obtain integral estimates for the curvature tensor valid up to, and including, the singular time. Our estimates partially extend to higher dimensions a curvature estimate recently shown to hold in dimension three by Kleiner and Lott. To do this we adapt the technique of quantitative s…

2017-04-01abs ↗pdf ↗

Let $\cM$ be a Brakke flow of nn-dimensional surfaces in RNR^N. The singular set $\cS\subset\cM$ has a stratification $\cS^0\subset\cS^1\subset...\cS$, where $X\in \cS^j$ if no tangent flow at XX has more than jj symmetries. Here, we define quantitative singular strata $\cS^j_{η,r}$ satisfying $\cup_{η>0}\cap_{0<r} …

2012-07-16abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper provides a stratification of semi-algebraic sets in the plane with finitely many geodesic segments.

problem How to stratify semi-algebraic sets in the plane with finitely many geodesic segments.
method Develops a semi-algebraic stratification of a real semi-algebraic set in the plane with open cells having the finiteness property.
result Provides insights for high-dimensional stratifications of semi-algebraic sets in connection with geodesics.

We study the topology of the inertia space of a smooth GG-manifold MM where GG is a compact Lie group. We construct an explicit Whitney stratification of the inertia space, demonstrating that the inertia space is a triangulable differentiable stratified space. In addition, we demonstrate a de Rham theorem for differ…

2012-07-03abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper describes a stratification of a compactified Hurwitz space using combinatorial trees.

problem Describing the boundary stratification of a compactified Hurwitz space.
method Using decorated trees to describe the boundary strata and their containment relations.
result The boundary strata of the compactified Hurwitz space are in bijection with decorated trees, and containment is given by edge contraction.

Let GG be a Lie group, and let (M,ω)(M,ω) be a symplectic manifold. If GG admits a Hamiltonian action on (M,ω)(M,ω) with momentum map μμ, then MM, the zero-level set of μμ, the orbit space, and the corresponding symplectic quotient all have induced stratifications. We push this setting into the language of differential …

2011-04-20abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper offers simple, near-optimal algorithms for multi-group learning.

problem Learning predictors within subgroups of a population, addressing fairness and hidden stratification.
method Studies the structure of solutions and provides simple, near-optimal algorithms.
result Simple and near-optimal algorithms for multi-group learning.

The main theorem of this paper is a result of estimated transversality with respect to stratifications of jet spaces in the approximately holomorphic category over an almost-complex manifold. The notion of asymptotic ampleness of complex vector bundles over an almost-complex manifold is also discussed, as well as appli…

2000-10-05abs ↗pdf ↗

The monster tower is a tower of spaces over a specified base; each space in the tower is a parameter space for curvilinear data up to a specified order. We describe and analyze a natural stratification of these spaces.

2016-06-25abs ↗pdf ↗

We introduce a natural stratification of the space of projective classes of measured laminations on a complete hyperbolic surface of finite area. We prove a rigidity result, namely, the group of self-homeomorphisms of the space of projective measured laminations that preserve such a stratification is in general identif…

2019-10-30abs ↗pdf ↗

Study chaotic dynamics in social stratification models leading to thermalization and turbulence.

problem Understanding social stratification dynamics through chaotic nonlinear systems.
method Modeling social network links with oscillators and energies, studying Hamiltonian evolution and nonlinear interactions.
result Chaotic dynamics leads to dynamical thermalization and Kolmogorov-Zakharov turbulence, with implications for wealth inequality.

In this paper, we prove estimates and quantitative regularity results for the harmonic map flow. First, we consider H^1_loc-maps u defined on a parabolic ball P\subset M\times R and with target manifold N, that have bounded Dirichlet-energy and Struwe-energy. We define a quantitative stratification, which groups togeth…

2013-08-12abs ↗pdf ↗

Study almost rigidity of super Ricci flow with non-negative Muller quantity.

problem Almost rigidity properties of super Ricci flow with non-negative Muller quantity.
method Almost splitting and quantitative stratification theorems established by Bamler for Ricci flow.
result Obtained almost constancy for a certain integral quantity concerning scalar curvature at an almost self-similar point.

Let AA be a connection of a principal bundle PP over a Riemannian manifold MM, such that its curvature FALloc2(M)F_A\in L_{\text{loc}}^2(M) satisfies the stationarity equation. It is a consequence of the stationarity that θA(x,r)=ecr2r4nBr(x)FA2θ_A(x,r)=e^{cr^2}r^{4-n}\int_{B_r(x)}|F_A|^2 is monotonically increasing in rr, for some cc dependi…

2016-10-02abs ↗pdf ↗

A homology stratification is a filtered space with local homology groups constant on strata. Despite being used by Goresky and MacPherson [Intersection homology theory: II, Inventiones Mathematicae, 71 (1983) 77-129] in their proof of topological invariance of intersection homology, homology stratifications do not appe…

1999-11-21abs ↗pdf ↗

Deep learning model creates patient representations for scalable EHR-based stratification.

problem Challenges in summarizing and representing patient data from EHRs prevent scalable stratification analysis.
method Unsupervised framework based on deep learning (ConvAE) using word embeddings, CNNs, and autoencoders.
result ConvAE significantly outperformed baselines in clustering diverse patient cohorts, identifying clinically relevant subtypes.