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48 results for thresholded lasso

This paper considers the problem of estimating multiple related Gaussian graphical models from a pp-dimensional dataset consisting of different classes. Our work is based upon the formulation of this problem as group graphical lasso. This paper proposes a novel hybrid covariance thresholding algorithm that can effecti…

2015-03-07abs ↗pdf ↗

Graphical lasso may fail to fit models when data points are insufficient.

problem When does graphical lasso fail to select and fit a graphical model?
method Computational experiments with graphical lasso.
result Graphical lasso may fail when the number of data points is less than the maximum likelihood threshold.

Ridge regression is revisited with debiasing and thresholding, offering advantages over Lasso.

problem High-dimensional data challenges classical ridge regression's sparsity detection and bias issues.
method Debiasing and thresholding ridge regression, introducing a wild bootstrap for confidence regions and hypothesis testing, and a hybrid bootstrap for prediction intervals.
result Debiased and thresholded ridge regression can offer similar performance to thresholded Lasso and may be preferable in some settings.

Heavy Lasso improves robustness in high-dimensional linear regression with heavy-tailed errors.

problem Challenges of classical Lasso in handling heavy-tailed noise and outliers.
method Data-augmented soft-thresholding with Student's t-distribution loss.
result Heavy Lasso achieves comparable rates to Huber loss under theoretical bounds.

Optimal algorithm for high-dimensional stochastic linear bandits with sparse parameters.

problem High-dimensional stochastic linear bandits with sparse parameters.
method Three-stage arm selection algorithm using thresholded Lasso for estimation.
result Achieves exact minimax optimality in cumulative regret.

Lasso proves consistent model selection for high-dimensional Ising models.

problem Model selection consistency of Lasso for high-dimensional Ising models.
method Theoretical analysis of Lasso with and without post-thresholding for Ising models.
result Lasso without post-thresholding is model selection consistent in the whole paramagnetic phase with n=Ω(d3logp)n=Ω{(d^3\log{p})}.

A simple thresholding technique improves graph selection in neural connectivity studies.

problem Graphical model selection for functional neural connectivity in the presence of latent variables.
method Apply a hard thresholding operator to graphical Lasso, neighborhood selection, or CLIME estimators.
result Thresholded estimators outperform existing methods in graph selection consistency and empirical results.

Unified framework for pattern recovery in penalized and thresholded estimation.

problem Pattern recovery in penalized and thresholded estimation methods.
method Defining a novel pattern notion based on subdifferentials, introducing accessibility and noiseless recovery conditions.
result Unified and extended conditions for pattern recovery in a broad class of penalized estimators.

A privacy-preserving algorithm for high-dimensional bandits.

problem High-dimensional stochastic contextual linear bandits with sparse parameters under privacy constraints.
method PrivateLASSO algorithm based on sparse hard-thresholding and episodic thresholding.
result Minimax private lower bounds and utility guarantees for PrivateLASSO.

Iterative thresholding algorithms are well-suited for high-dimensional problems in sparse recovery and compressive sensing. The performance of this class of algorithms depends heavily on the tuning of certain threshold parameters. In particular, both the final reconstruction error and the convergence rate of the algori…

2013-10-31abs ↗pdf ↗

CV inference can be invalid for relatively unstable model comparisons.

problem The validity of cross-validation for model comparison is questioned when models are relatively unstable.
method The study proves that simple, individually stable models can generate relatively unstable comparisons, invalidating CV inference.
result The Lasso and soft-thresholding generate relatively unstable comparisons, invalidating CV inferences.

Robust Lasso-Zero handles missing covariates and sparse corruptions.

problem Sparse corruptions and missing covariates in sparse linear models.
method Extension of Lasso-Zero to handle sparse corruptions, with theoretical guarantees on sign recovery.
result Robust Lasso-Zero can handle missing values without specifying a parametric model.

Unified framework for shrinkage, thresholding, and regularization in normal mean estimation and linear regression.

problem Estimation of normal mean in multivariate settings with correlated observations.
method Approximate risk minimization over a functional class of shrinkage-thresholding rules.
result Unified estimator NOMAD for shrinkage, thresholding, and regularization.

We propose a new method of learning a sparse nonnegative-definite target matrix. Our primary example of the target matrix is the inverse of a population covariance or correlation matrix. The algorithm first estimates each column of the target matrix by the scaled Lasso and then adjusts the matrix estimator to be symmet…

2012-02-13abs ↗pdf ↗

Graphical Lasso (GL) is a popular method for learning the structure of an undirected graphical model, which is based on an l1l_1 regularization technique. The objective of this paper is to compare the computationally-heavy GL technique with a numerically-cheap heuristic method that is based on simply thresholding the s…

2017-08-30abs ↗pdf ↗

New method trains neural networks with threshold activation functions efficiently.

problem Training neural networks with threshold activation functions is challenging due to zero gradients.
method We study weight decay regularized training problems of deep neural networks with threshold activations, showing they can be formulated as convex optimization problems.
result Regularized deep threshold network training problems can be formulated as standard convex optimization problems, paralleling the LASSO method.

A two-phase algorithm identifies the best arm in sparse linear bandits with fixed budget.

problem Best arm identification in sparse linear bandits with limited budget.
method Lasso and Optimal-Design (Lasso-OD) based linear best-arm identification.
result Lasso-OD achieves significant performance improvement for sparse and high-dimensional linear bandits.

In regression settings where explanatory variables have very low correlations and there are relatively few effects, each of large magnitude, we expect the Lasso to find the important variables with few errors, if any. This paper shows that in a regime of linear sparsity---meaning that the fraction of variables with a n…

2015-11-05abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper tackles reward-relevance in offline RL with sparse decision dynamics.

problem Offline reinforcement learning with sparse decision dynamics and estimation sparsity.
method Reward-filtered least-squares policy evaluation using thresholded lasso.
result The method provides theoretical guarantees with sample complexity dependent on sparse component size.

FILTER model uses fusion penalized logistic threshold regression for high-dimensional data with unknown cut points.

problem Modeling high-dimensional data with unknown cut points and binary responses.
method Fusion penalized logistic threshold regression (FILTER) model with fused lasso penalty for variable selection.
result Established non-asymptotic error bounds for coefficient estimation and model selection consistency.

Paper introduces MGLasso for multiscale graph inference in clustering and network analysis.

problem Graphical models in high-dimensional data analysis need to handle clustering and sparsity simultaneously.
method MGLasso combines clustering and graph inference through a convex relaxation of k-means and hierarchical clustering. It uses CONESTA for regularization.
result MGLasso improves network interpretability by estimating graphs at multiple scales.

Study on sparse recovery with mixed-quality data, establishing sample-size conditions.

problem Sparse recovery with heterogeneous noise from high- and low-quality sources.
method Establishes linear trade-off for sufficient conditions, analyzes LASSO algorithm.
result Linear trade-off for sufficient conditions, robustness of LASSO to data heterogeneity.

We present a methodology for probabilistic load forecasting that is based on lasso (least absolute shrinkage and selection operator) estimation. The model considered can be regarded as a bivariate time-varying threshold autoregressive(AR) process for the hourly electric load and temperature. The joint modeling approach…

2016-03-04abs ↗pdf ↗

In this paper, we consider the Graphical Lasso (GL), a popular optimization problem for learning the sparse representations of high-dimensional datasets, which is well-known to be computationally expensive for large-scale problems. Recently, we have shown that the sparsity pattern of the optimal solution of GL is equiv…

2017-11-24abs ↗pdf ↗