Synthetic augmentation helps but not always in imbalanced learning.
problem Imbalanced learning causes poor performance on rare classes.
method Developed a statistical framework for synthetic augmentation in imbalanced learning.
result Synthetic augmentation is not always beneficial and depends on the imbalance regime.
Synthetic data enhances analytics but requires careful volume management.
problem Accuracy of statistical methods on synthetic data vs. raw data.
method Synthetic Data Generation for Analytics framework using tabular diffusion models.
result Error rate decreases with more synthetic data but may stabilize or increase.
Paper creates fair synthetic data ensuring equal predictions across sensitive attributes.
problem Ensuring fair predictions across sensitive attributes in synthetic data.
method Equalizing target probability distributions across sensitive attributes in synthetic data generation.
result Synthetic data provides strong fair predictions, equal across all thresholds.
Paper establishes utility theory for synthetic data generation.
problem Lack of theoretical understanding in synthetic data utility.
method Statistical learning framework with two utility metrics: generalization and model ranking.
result Theoretical bounds for synthetic data utility metrics ensure comparable generalization and consistent model comparison.
SMOTE-DP enhances synthetic data privacy without sacrificing utility.
problem Balancing privacy and utility in synthetic data generation.
method Integrating SMOTE with differential privacy mechanisms.
result SMOTE-DP produces synthetic data that is both private and useful.
A new method combines synthetic data analysis and DP generation to produce accurate uncertainty estimates.
problem Invalid inferences from DP synthetic data analysis.
method Combining synthetic data analysis techniques from MI and NA Bayesian modeling with a novel noise-aware synthetic data generation algorithm.
result Accurate confidence intervals from DP synthetic data are produced, wider with tighter privacy.
Enhances statistical inference using synthetic data.
problem Limited labeled data for statistical inference.
method GESPI framework that combines synthetic and real data.
result Error rate remains below a user-specified bound and decreases with synthetic data quality.
AI techniques explain synthetic tabular data weaknesses.
problem Challenges in evaluating synthetic tabular data quality.
method Apply explainable AI to a binary detection classifier.
result Reveals inconsistencies, unrealistic dependencies, or missing patterns in synthetic data.
The study improves theoretical understanding of using multiple synthetic datasets for better model accuracy.
problem Lack of theoretical understanding of using multiple synthetic datasets for supervised learning.
method Derive bias-variance decompositions for multiple synthetic datasets settings.
result A simple rule of thumb to select the appropriate number of synthetic datasets.
Paper proposes a new method to assess synthetic data generators.
problem Assessing the quality of implicit generative models.
method Kernelised Stein Statistic (KSD) test based on non-parametric Stein operator.
result Improved power performance compared to existing approaches.
Enhanced synthetic dataset improves asset allocation analysis.
problem Lack of realistic synthetic data for fixed income portfolio construction.
method Improved CorrGAN model for synthetic correlation matrices and Encoder-Decoder model for additional data conditioning.
result Synthetic dataset enhances portfolio construction and asset allocation analysis.
Paper evaluates synthetic retail data for fidelity, utility, and privacy.
problem Ensuring accurate synthetic data in retail.
method Differentiates between continuous and discrete data, measures fidelity and utility, and uses Differential Privacy for privacy.
result Validated framework for reliable and scalable synthetic data evaluation.
This survey introduces synthetic timelike Ricci curvature bounds in Lorentzian spaces.
problem Synthetic timelike Ricci curvature bounds in non-smooth Lorentzian spaces.
method Optimal transport and entropy tools.
result Synthetic version of Hawking's singularity theorem and synthetic characterisation of Einstein's vacuum equations.
Differentially private synthetic control estimates treatment effects while protecting privacy.
problem Estimating treatment effects on sensitive data without revealing individual information.
method Combines non-private synthetic control and differentially private empirical risk minimization.
result Private synthetic control produces accurate predictions with minimal privacy cost.
Develops a private synthetic graph generator using Gromov-Wasserstein distance.
problem Creating private synthetic networks for complex data.
method Random connection model, fused Gromov-Wasserstein distance, differential privacy.
result Effective algorithm for generating private synthetic graphs with theoretical guarantees.
Synthetic data can amplify privacy in linear regression models.
problem Understanding how synthetic data can enhance privacy in linear regression models.
method Investigated through the linear regression framework, analyzing synthetic data generated from random inputs and controlled inputs.
result Releasing a limited number of synthetic data points amplifies privacy beyond the model's inherent guarantees when inputs are random, but not when inputs are controlled by an adversary.
In this paper, we propose a novel method for generating a synthetic dataset obeying Gaussian distribution. Compared to the commonly used benchmark datasets with unknown distribution, the synthetic dataset has an explicit distribution, i.e., Gaussian distribution. Meanwhile, it has the same characteristics as the benchm…
Synthetic data improves financial models without real data.
problem Lack of real financial data due to privacy and regulation.
method Application of synthetic data across various financial data types.
result Synthetic data enhances financial model accuracy and fairness.
This paper uses LLMs to generate synthetic data to improve classification accuracy in imbalanced datasets.
problem Imbalanced classification and spurious correlation in data science.
method Develops novel theoretical foundations and uses transformer models to generate synthetic data.
result Transformer models can generate high-quality synthetic data to improve classification accuracy.
Paper reviews synthetic data from AI models for statistical inference.
problem When can synthetic data be used reliably in statistical inference?
method Survey of generative models, statistical analysis of pitfalls.
result Principled use of synthetic data requires careful model specification.
Paper proposes a sparse synthetic control method to select important predictors.
problem Choosing and weighting predictors affects synthetic control estimator performance.
method Sparse synthetic control procedure that penalizes predictors, derived in a linear factor model.
result Sparse synthetic control achieves lower bias and better post-treatment performance.
SPI uses synthetic data to improve predictive inference efficiency.
problem Inefficient predictive inference with scarce calibration data.
method Integrates synthetic data to align nonconformity scores and improve coverage guarantees.
result SPI yields substantially tighter and more informative prediction sets.
Bayesian approach for learning from synthetic data, improving model accuracy.
problem Lack of statistical properties and robust methods for learning from synthetic data.
method Bayesian paradigm to update model parameters considering synthetic data generating process and learning task.
result Novel approach outperforms standard methods in supervised learning and inference problems.
Privacy is enhanced by synthetic data release even with unlimited data.
problem Improving privacy guarantees for synthetic data release.
method Analyzing a bounded-parameter assumption to show privacy amplification persists with unlimited synthetic records.
result Privacy amplification is possible even with an unbounded number of synthetic records.
New synthetic data analysis reveals high type 1 error rates.
problem Analyzing synthetic data for inference raises significant methodological challenges.
method Developed statistical inference tools and conducted a simulation study.
result Type 1 error rates are unacceptably high in synthetic data analysis.
We draw a formal connection between using synthetic training data to optimize neural network parameters and approximate, Bayesian, model-based reasoning. In particular, training a neural network using synthetic data can be viewed as learning a proposal distribution generator for approximate inference in the synthetic-d…
CoFinDiff generates synthetic financial data capturing stylized facts and meeting specified conditions.
problem Limited data availability and difficulty in controlling synthetic financial data generation.
method Conditional diffusion model with cross-attention to incorporate conditions derived from price data.
result Synthetic data generated by CoFinDiff accurately meets specified conditions for trends and volatility.
Study shows privacy and utility trade-offs in synthetic data models, impacting fairness and real-world performance.
problem Understanding the impact of differential privacy on fairness and model performance in synthetic data.
method Systematic analysis of differentially private synthetic datasets on classification models, measuring utility and bias using fairness metrics.
result More privacy does not necessarily mean more bias, but it can affect model performance when deployed on real data.
New methods reduce bias in synthetic data for machine learning.
problem Statistical bias in synthetic data generated for privacy.
method Re-weighting strategies using privatised likelihood ratios.
result Private importance weighting enhances synthetic data utility.
The paper presents a framework to quantify the trade-off between synthetic and real data.
problem Improving generalization with synthetic data when real data is scarce.
method Learning-theoretic framework leveraging algorithmic stability to derive generalization error bounds.
result Optimal synthetic-to-real data ratio minimizing expected test error as a function of Wasserstein distance.
Framework evaluates quality of synthetic data generated with differential privacy.
problem Ensuring synthetic data retains statistical quality after applying differential privacy.
method Developed a framework to evaluate synthetic data quality from a practical researcher's viewpoint.
result Synthetic data can be evaluated against training data or underlying populations, and for specific tasks like inference or prediction.
Synthetic construction of 3D complex bases.
problem Creating a complete set of unbiased bases in 3D complex space.
method Synthetic construction using complex projective trigonometry.
result Synthetic construction of mutually unbiased bases in C^3.
This paper uses deep generative models to create synthetic financial data for portfolio and risk modeling.
problem Challenges in empirical research due to privacy, accessibility, and reproducibility issues in financial data.
method Investigates the use of Time-series Generative Adversarial Networks (TimeGAN) and Variational Autoencoders (VAEs) to generate synthetic financial return series.
result Synthetic data from TimeGAN closely mimics real financial data in distributional shapes, volatility, and autocorrelation.
New algorithms for clustering and synthetic data generation of heterogeneous tabular datasets.
problem Clustering and generating synthetic data from heterogeneous tabular datasets with hidden cluster structure.
method Developed MMM and MMMsynth algorithms for clustering and synthetic data generation.
result MMMsynth algorithm outperforms other literature tabular-data generators and approaches real data performance.
Hybrid LLM generates synthetic data preserving causal parameters.
problem Synthetic data fails to accurately estimate causal effects.
method Combines model-based covariate synthesis with separately learned propensity and outcome models.
result Hybrid framework ensures causal structure in synthetic data.
Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) have been used in many different applications to generate realistic synthetic data. We introduce a novel GAN with Autoencoder (GAN-AE) architecture to generate synthetic samples for variable length, multi-feature sequence datasets. In this model, we develop a GAN architecture with…
DP synthetic data may inflate statistical test results, caution advised.
problem Inflated Type I errors in statistical tests on DP-synthetic data.
method Evaluation of Mann-Whitney U test, t-test, chi-squared test, and median test on DP-synthetic data generated from real-world and simulated datasets using various DP-synthetic data generation methods.
result A large portion of evaluation results showed inflated Type I errors, especially at low privacy levels.
FedSyn generates synthetic data from multiple organizations' datasets.
problem Generating diverse synthetic data from limited datasets.
method Federated learning and GAN for privacy-preserving synthetic data generation.
result Synthetic data can be generated from diverse datasets without accessing individual data.
Synthetic tabular data improves privacy while maintaining model performance.
problem Protecting privacy in synthetic data generation for machine learning.
method Deep generative models for tabular data, emphasizing privacy and model performance.
result Deep generative models enhance synthetic data generation for tabular datasets.
Improves synthetic-to-real generalization without real data.
problem Synthetic models struggle with real data generalization.
method Encourages similar ImageNet representations and automates learning rates.
result Significant improvement in synthetic-to-real generalization.
The paper corrects bias in synthetic data for imbalanced learning.
problem Challenges in balancing false positive and negative rates in imbalanced data.
method Proposes a bias correction procedure to generate synthetic data for minority groups.
result Enhances prediction accuracy while avoiding overfitting.
Paper tackles model collapse in synthetic data retraining.
problem Iterative retraining of generative models on synthetic data can lead to performance deterioration.
method Integrates an external synthetic data verifier to prevent model collapse.
result Synthetic retraining with a verifier can improve model performance initially but may lead to convergence to the verifier's knowledge center.
Synthetic proof of Gannon-Lee theorem for spacetimes.
problem Proving incompleteness in globally hyperbolic spacetimes.
method Synthetic null energy condition and synthetically asymptotically regular trappedness condition.
result Generalized classical incompleteness theorem to weighted spacetimes.
Diffusion models generate private synthetic images with high quality.
problem Generating private synthetic images from sensitive datasets.
method Differentially private fine-tuning of pre-trained diffusion models.
result Improved synthetic data quality and accuracy compared to non-private models.
The study introduces a holdout-based framework to assess synthetic data fidelity and privacy.
problem Evaluating the quality and privacy of synthetic data solutions for mixed-type tabular data.
method Holdout-based empirical assessment framework measuring fidelity and privacy risk.
result Synthetic data samples are as close to the training as to the holdout data, indicating generalization and independence from individual records.
Generative synthetic data can preserve predictive accuracy but distort causal inference.
problem Distortion of average treatment effect estimates in synthetic data.
method Hybrid synthetic-data framework that generates covariates while modeling treatment and outcome mechanisms separately.
result Hybrid synthesis improves causal fidelity compared to fully generative baselines.
Framework uses synthetic data from pretrained models to improve predictive modeling.
problem Limited effectiveness of synthetic data from generative models for improving predictive performance.
method Proposes an end-to-end framework that generates and filters synthetic data through domain-specific statistical methods.
result Consistent improvements in predictive performance across various settings.
We study the fundamental properties of curvature in groupoids within the framework of synthetic differential geometry. As is usual in synthetic differential geometry, its combinatorial nature is emphasized. In particular, the classical Bianchi identity is deduced from its combinatorial one.