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48 results for time intervals

Paper introduces a new method for classifying interval-valued time series.

problem Classification of interval-valued time series.
method Extends point-valued time series imaging methods to interval-valued scenarios using DKD_K-distance and employs deep learning for classification.
result Proposed method achieves superior classification performance compared to existing methods.

BCI provides calibrated prediction intervals for time series forecasts.

problem Calibration of prediction intervals for time series forecasts.
method BCI wraps around any time series forecasting models and optimizes interval lengths using dynamic programming.
result BCI achieves long-term coverage under arbitrary distribution shifts and temporal dependence.

In this paper, we describe a newly discovered statistical property of time series data for daily price changes. We conducted quantitative investigation of the {\it calm-time intervals} of price changes for 800 companies listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and for the Nikkei 225 index over a 27-year period from January …

2003-12-21abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper proposes new method for time series confidence intervals using LSTM.

problem Constructing accurate confidence intervals for multivariate time series.
method Uses Long Short Term Memory Network (LSTM) and novel block bootstrap techniques.
result Demonstrates improved accuracy in constructing confidence intervals.

We present new methods for batch anomaly detection in multivariate time series. Our methods are based on maximizing the Kullback-Leibler divergence between the data distribution within and outside an interval of the time series. An empirical analysis shows the benefits of our algorithms compared to methods that treat e…

2016-10-21abs ↗pdf ↗

The distribution of recurrence times or return intervals between extreme events is important to characterize and understand the behavior of physical systems and phenomena in many disciplines. It is well known that many physical processes in nature and society display long range correlations. Hence, in the last few year…

2008-03-12abs ↗pdf ↗

We develop a model to cluster time-series data with interval censoring, improving disease phenotyping.

problem Noise and interval censoring hinder clustering in disease phenotyping.
method Deep generative, continuous-time model that clusters time-series data while correcting for censorship.
result Our model corrects for interval censoring and recovers known clinical subtypes.

New method combines HQR and WACI for better time series prediction intervals.

problem Challenges in creating reliable prediction intervals for time series forecasting.
method Combining Heteroscedastic Quantile Regression (HQR) with Width-Adaptive Conformal Inference (WACI).
result Combined approach meets or surpasses typical benchmarks for validity and efficiency.

BC-ACI corrects time series forecast bias, improving prediction intervals.

problem Persistent bias in time series forecasts leads to overly conservative prediction intervals.
method Augments ACI with an EWM estimate of forecast bias to correct nonconformity scores and re-center intervals.
result Reduces Winkler interval scores by 13-17% under distribution shifts, improving calibration.

Time-series data is being increasingly collected and stud- ied in several areas such as neuroscience, climate science, transportation, and social media. Discovery of complex patterns of relationships between individual time-series, using data-driven approaches can improve our understanding of real-world systems. While …

2018-02-16abs ↗pdf ↗

ICODEN models survival data with interval-censored times using neural networks and ODEs.

problem Predicting time-to-event outcomes with interval-censored data, especially when models require strong assumptions or cannot handle high-dimensional predictors.
method ICODEN uses ordinary differential equations and deep neural networks to model the hazard function and cumulative hazard without proportional hazards assumption.
result ICODEN achieves satisfactory predictive accuracy across various simulation and real-world applications, handling high-dimensional predictors robustly.

Neural network learns kernel functions for survival analysis and prediction intervals.

problem Predicting survival times for individuals based on similar training subjects.
method Develops a neural network framework to learn kernel functions for kernel survival analysis and uses these to construct valid prediction intervals.
result Neural network survival estimators are competitive with existing methods and provide valid prediction intervals.

Study bounds for European basket call options in a discrete-time market model with price jumps.

problem Bounding the prices of European basket call options in a market model with price jumps.
method Computed bounds using a binomial model and proved that the lower bound coincides with Jensen's bound.
result The upper bound of the price interval of European basket call options can be computed by restricting to a binomial model.

TCP provides well-calibrated prediction intervals for nonstationary time series.

problem Nonstationary time series forecasting with well-calibrated prediction intervals.
method Temporal Conformal Prediction (TCP) couples a modern quantile forecaster with a rolling split-conformal calibration layer.
result TCP achieves near-nominal coverage, providing slightly wider intervals than Historical Simulation.

Boosting methods for interval-censored data improve predictive accuracy in survival analysis.

problem Handling interval-censored data in survival analysis and time-to-event studies.
method Nonparametric boosting methods using censoring unbiased transformations and functional gradient descent.
result Effective boosting methods for regression and classification with interval-censored data, offering robust performance.

Prediction intervals are a valuable way of quantifying uncertainty in regression problems. Good prediction intervals should be both correct, containing the actual value between the lower and upper bound at least a target percentage of the time; and tight, having a small mean width of the bounds. Many prior techniques f…

2018-06-28abs ↗pdf ↗

LPCI provides valid prediction intervals for longitudinal data.

problem Current conformal prediction methods for time series data lack cross-sectional coverage when applied to longitudinal datasets.
method Modeling residual data as a quantile fixed-effects regression problem, constructing prediction intervals with a trained quantile regressor.
result LPCI achieves valid cross-sectional coverage and outperforms existing benchmarks in terms of longitudinal coverage rates.

Novel method for time-series prediction with tighter confidence intervals.

problem Improving prediction intervals for time-series data.
method Kernel-based Optimally Weighted Conformal Prediction Intervals (KOWCPI) using adaptive weights.
result KOWCPI achieves narrower confidence intervals with guaranteed coverage.

New methods for ordinal classification of interval-valued data and functional data.

problem Ordinal classification of interval-valued data and functional data.
method Six ordinal classifiers are proposed, including parametric, binary decomposition, logistic regression, distance-based, k-nearest-neighbor, kernel PCA, and random forest methods.
result Considering ordering and interval-valued information improves the accuracy of ordinal classification.

Sequential pattern mining is an interesting research area with broad range of applications. Most prior research on sequential pattern mining has considered point-based data where events occur instantaneously. However, in many application domains, events persist over intervals of time of varying lengths. Furthermore, tr…

2019-12-24abs ↗pdf ↗

In this note, we first prove that the solution of mean curvature flow on a finite time interval [0,T)[0,T) can be extended over time TT if the space-time integration of the norm of the second fundamental form is finite. Secondly, we prove that the solution of certain mean curvature flow on a finite time interval [0,T)[0,T)

2009-05-08abs ↗pdf ↗

CIR method constructs efficient prediction intervals with guaranteed coverage.

problem Efficiently constructing near-minimal prediction intervals with guaranteed coverage.
method Conditional Interquantile Regression (CIR) and CIR+ (enhanced version).
result Optimal balance between predictive accuracy and computational efficiency.

In modeling multivariate time series, it is important to allow time-varying smoothness in the mean and covariance process. In particular, there may be certain time intervals exhibiting rapid changes and others in which changes are slow. If such time-varying smoothness is not accounted for, one can obtain misleading inf…

2012-10-07abs ↗pdf ↗

New online conformal prediction methods minimize strongly adaptive regret and achieve near-optimal coverage.

problem Uncertainty quantification in online settings with changing data distributions.
method Developed new online conformal prediction methods that minimize strongly adaptive regret.
result Achieve near-optimal strongly adaptive regret and approximately valid coverage.

CPTD improves prediction intervals in time series regression with cross-sectional data.

problem Constructing valid prediction intervals in time series regression with a cross-section.
method Conformal Prediction with Temporal Dependence (CPTD) for post-hoc, light-weight approach.
result CPTD maintains cross-sectional validity while improving longitudinal coverage.