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48 results for training data quality

Study examines how classifier performance is affected by training data quality.

problem How classifier performance is affected by training data quality.
method Extensive numerical experiments with four classifiers (Bayes, neural nets, partition models, random forests) on metagenomic assembly data.
result Classifier performance degrades as training data quality degrades, leading to breakdown-like behavior.

Theoretical analysis of data quality and synergies in LLMs.

problem Understanding why different training methods require different amounts of data.
method Theoretical analysis of transformers trained on a weight prediction task for linear regression.
result SFT excels on smaller datasets challenging for the pretrained model, while RL benefits from large, not overly difficult data.

Federated learning leaks participant dataset quality even with secure aggregation.

problem Leakage of participant dataset quality in federated learning with secure aggregation.
method Image recognition experiments to infer and attribute dataset quality.
result Relative quality ordering of participants can be inferred and used for various purposes.

The quality of an induced model by a learning algorithm is dependent on the quality of the training data and the hyper-parameters supplied to the learning algorithm. Prior work has shown that improving the quality of the training data (i.e., by removing low quality instances) or tuning the learning algorithm hyper-para…

2014-03-13abs ↗pdf ↗

New measure assesses time series pre-training data quality without labels.

problem Challenges in collecting diverse pre-training datasets for time series classification.
method Contrastive-learning-based foundation model and contrastive accuracy measure.
result Contrastive accuracy correlates with model performance on downstream tasks.

We describe a novel method for training high-quality image denoising models based on unorganized collections of corrupted images. The training does not need access to clean reference images, or explicit pairs of corrupted images, and can thus be applied in situations where such data is unacceptably expensive or impossi…

2019-01-29abs ↗pdf ↗

Improves sample quality of generative models using energy-based methods.

problem Low sample quality in generative models.
method Constructs an energy function on latent space, trains an energy-based model, and generates improved samples.
result Significant improvement in sample quality with minimal computational overhead.

New methods predict neural network quality without access to training data.

problem Predicting neural network quality without access to training or testing data.
method Meta-analysis of pretrained models using norm and power law based metrics.
result Power law based metrics can better distinguish well-trained from poorly-trained models.

Paper proposes a new method to measure model sensitivity using final model only.

problem Understanding model behavior using only the final trained model.
method Reframe TDA as measuring sensitivity, propose further training as gold standard, unify gradient-based methods.
result Gradient-based methods approximate further training but vary in quality.

New method reduces memorization in diffusion models without sacrificing image quality.

problem Diffusion models often memorize training data, especially with small datasets.
method Train models using noisy data at large noise scales to reduce memorization.
result Significant reduction in memorization without compromising image quality.

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.

In many situations, we need to build and deploy separate models in related environments with different data qualities. For example, an environment with strong observation equipments (e.g., intensive care units) often provides high-quality multi-modal data, which are acquired from multiple sensory devices and have rich-…

2018-09-06abs ↗pdf ↗

DsDm selects data to improve model performance, avoiding handpicked notions of quality.

problem Selecting data for model training can lead to worse performance than random selection.
method Formulates dataset selection as an optimization problem, maximizing model performance.
result Selected datasets improve language model performance by 2x over baseline methods.

PaDGAN generates diverse, high-quality designs with improved performance.

problem Lack of diversity and performance improvement in generated designs.
method Integrates Determinantal Point Processes for diversity and quality, using GAN framework.
result PaDGAN generates higher quality designs with better diversity and without mode collapse.

Paper proposes data quality measures for large-scale high-dimensional data.

problem Lack of practical data quality measures for large-scale high-dimensional data.
method Proposes two data quality measures: class separability and in-class variability. Efficient algorithms based on random projections and bootstrapping are provided.
result Efficient algorithms for computing data quality measures on large-scale high-dimensional data.

Filtering data with a pre-trained model improves multimodal contrastive learning performance.

problem Improving the quality of internet-scale multimodal datasets.
method Characterized the performance of filtered contrastive learning under a bimodal data generation model.
result Data filtering using a pre-trained model reduces contrastive learning error by a factor of η\sqrt{η} in the large ηη regime.

Meta-Router optimizes LLM selection using gold-standard and preference-based data.

problem Training a high-quality LLM router with combined data sources is challenging due to bias and scarcity.
method Developed an integrative causal router training framework to correct bias and improve routing accuracy.
result Our approach delivers more accurate routing and improves the trade-off between cost and quality.

QA-Token improves tokenization for noisy data, boosting model performance.

problem Tokenization ignores data quality, limiting model effectiveness on noisy corpora.
method QA-Token combines signal quality with vocabulary construction through bilevel optimization and reinforcement learning.
result QA-Token achieves state-of-the-art performance on genomic and financial datasets.

Enhances diffusion models by preprocessing data to improve reconstruction quality.

problem Slow sampling and poor reconstruction quality in diffusion models, especially for small-scale networks.
method Applying Gaussianization preprocessing to the training data to make the target distribution more Gaussian-like.
result Improves generation quality, especially in the early stages of reconstruction with small networks.

The paper proposes a method to assess and improve data quality using GBDT training dynamics.

problem Improving data quality in datasets with noisy labels and varying contributions.
method Metrics computed from training dynamics of Gradient Boosting Decision Trees (GBDTs).
result The method achieved the best results compared to other approaches.

In this paper we propose WaveGlow: a flow-based network capable of generating high quality speech from mel-spectrograms. WaveGlow combines insights from Glow and WaveNet in order to provide fast, efficient and high-quality audio synthesis, without the need for auto-regression. WaveGlow is implemented using only a singl…

2018-10-31abs ↗pdf ↗

A method merges two pretrained diffusion experts to improve image quality and likelihood.

problem Trade-off between image quality and data likelihood in diffusion models.
method Combining two pretrained diffusion experts by switching between them along the denoising trajectory.
result The merged model consistently matches or outperforms its base components, improving or preserving both likelihood and sample quality.

One of the biggest bottlenecks in a machine learning workflow is waiting for models to train. Depending on the available computing resources, it can take days to weeks to train a neural network on a large dataset with many classes such as ImageNet. For researchers experimenting with new algorithmic approaches, this is …

2019-06-12abs ↗pdf ↗

Flow Matching for count data improves sample quality and efficiency.

problem Mapping between count distributions across batches or time points in high-dimensional count data.
method count-FM, a flow-matching framework based on a continuous-time birth-death process with local unit jumps.
result count-FM achieves better sample quality than representative baselines while using fewer parameters.

VADD enhances discrete diffusion models by capturing inter-dimensional correlations, improving sample quality.

problem Limited modeling of inter-dimensional dependencies in MDMs degrades performance with few denoising steps.
method Introduces an auxiliary recognition model for latent variable modeling, enabling stable training via variational lower bounds maximization and amortized inference.
result VADD consistently outperforms MDM baselines in sample quality with few denoising steps.

Generative models assess quality on time-series data using ITS and FITD.

problem Lack of consensus for quality assessment of class-conditional generative models on time-series data.
method Introduced InceptionTime Score (ITS) and Frechet InceptionTime Distance (FITD) to evaluate generative models.
result ITS and FITD combined with TSTR can accurately assess generative model performance on time-series data.

The time complexity of support vector machines (SVMs) prohibits training on huge data sets with millions of data points. Recently, multilevel approaches to train SVMs have been developed to allow for time-efficient training on huge data sets. While regular SVMs perform the entire training in one -- time consuming -- op…

2018-08-20abs ↗pdf ↗

Improved GEC models use scored data from large pretraining to outperform.

problem Addressing data sparsity in Grammatical Error Correction.
method Derive example-level scores from a smaller, higher-quality dataset and incorporate delta-log-perplexity into training schedules.
result Models trained on scored data achieve state-of-the-art results.

Meta-CoTGAN improves adversarial text generation by preventing mode collapse.

problem Mode collapse in adversarial text generation.
method Meta-Cooperative Training Paradigm with a language model.
result Meta-CoTGAN effectively slows down mode collapse and improves generation quality and diversity.

Generative models predict page quality without training, useful for low-resource settings.

problem Detecting low-quality content in web articles.
method Human evaluation and analysis of 500 million web articles.
result Generative models can predict page quality without training, useful for low-resource settings.