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48 results for uniform probability

New algorithm FLUTE achieves uniform-PAC convergence in RL with linear approx.

problem RL with linear function approximation lacks uniform-PAC guarantees.
method FLUTE algorithm with minimax value function estimator and multi-level partition scheme.
result Uniform-PAC convergence to optimal policy with high probability.

Improved matrix completion for non-uniformly sampled data.

problem Estimating unobserved entries in a matrix with varying sampling probabilities.
method Developed entry-specific bounds for low-rank matrix completion under structured non-uniform sampling.
result Error bounds for each entry match minimax lower bounds under certain conditions.

One fundamental goal in any learning algorithm is to mitigate its risk for overfitting. Mathematically, this requires that the learning algorithm enjoys a small generalization risk, which is defined either in expectation or in probability. Both types of generalization are commonly used in the literature. For instance, …

2016-08-22abs ↗pdf ↗

UCPO improves diversity in reinforcement learning models, maintaining high accuracy.

problem RLVR objectives often lead to diversity collapse, reducing coverage of correct solutions.
method UCPO adds a conditional uniformity penalty to GRPO, redistributing probability mass.
result UCPO improves Pass@K and diversity while maintaining competitive Pass@1 accuracy.

A new method for matrix completion with model-free weights.

problem Matrix completion under non-uniform missing structures.
method Constructs weights via convex optimization to adjust for non-uniformity without modeling observation probabilities.
result Recover matrix with stronger theoretical guarantees, especially in heterogeneous missing settings.

New sampling bounds improve uniform coverage verification in machine learning.

problem Conservative bounds in classical coverage analyses at small failure probabilities.
method Variance-based analysis of uniform random sampling on a dd-dimensional unit hypercube.
result Sample complexity bound with logarithmic dependence on failure probability.

New averaging strategy achieves optimal convergence rate with high probability.

problem Optimizing convergence rate for strongly-convex functions.
method Simple non-uniform averaging strategy combined with Freedman's inequality.
result Achieves optimal O(1/T)O(1/T) convergence rate with high probability.

Detects dense subhypergraphs in heterogeneous random hypergraphs.

problem Testing for the existence of a dense subhypergraph in heterogeneous random hypergraphs.
method Established detection boundaries and constructed asymptotically powerful and adaptive tests.
result Developed tests for distinguishing between null and alternative hypotheses.

Active seriation recovers item order from noisy pairwise similarity measurements.

problem Recovering an unknown item ordering from noisy pairwise similarity measurements.
method Proposes an active seriation algorithm that provably recovers the latent ordering with high probability.
result Establishes optimal performance guarantees for successful recovery under a uniform separation condition.

Bayesian network structure learning is often performed in a Bayesian setting, evaluating candidate structures using their posterior probabilities for a given data set. Score-based algorithms then use those posterior probabilities as an objective function and return the maximum a posteriori network as the learned model.…

2017-04-12abs ↗pdf ↗

Unified high-probability regret bounds for online convex optimisation with randomised gradient estimators.

problem Online convex optimisation with randomised gradient estimators for q\ell_q-Lipschitz losses.
method FTRL with randomised two-point finite-difference gradient estimators based on cone-measure sampling from r\ell_r-spheres.
result Unified high-probability regret bounds for all p,q,r[1,]p,q,r \in [1,\infty].

Bayesian network structure learning is often performed in a Bayesian setting, by evaluating candidate structures using their posterior probabilities for a given data set. Score-based algorithms then use those posterior probabilities as an objective function and return the maximum a posteriori network as the learned mod…

2016-05-12abs ↗pdf ↗

We derive high-probability finite-sample uniform rates of consistency for kk-NN regression that are optimal up to logarithmic factors under mild assumptions. We moreover show that kk-NN regression adapts to an unknown lower intrinsic dimension automatically. We then apply the kk-NN regression rates to establish new …

2017-07-19abs ↗pdf ↗

Study uniform learnability of binary classification networks with communication.

problem Learning a network with communication between vertices from uniform ergodic Random Graph Process.
method Introduced structural Rademacher complexity and used martingale method and Marton's coupling.
result Uniform learnability as worst-case theoretical limits for binary classification problems.

Paper constructs unfaithful probability distributions in binary causal graphs.

problem Unfaithful probability distributions in binary causal graphs.
method Constructs unfaithful probability distributions in binary causal graphs.
result Examples of unfaithful probability distributions in binary causal graphs.

New algorithm achieves strong consistency in binary non-uniform hypergraph classification.

problem Node classification on binary non-uniform hypergraphs with varying edge probabilities.
method Proposes a refinement algorithm using power iteration on weighted adjacency matrices.
result Proves optimality of the refinement algorithm, achieving strong consistency and IT lower bound.

Establishes a link between risk measures and uniform integrability in finance.

problem Understanding uniform integrability in the context of financial risk measures.
method Introduces the folding score of distortion risk measures to study uniform integrability directly with gains and losses.
result Obtains three sets of equivalent conditions for uniform integrability involving coherent risk measures.

SS-GEN simulates rare events in heavy and light-tailed data.

problem Estimating probabilities of extreme events in multivariate data.
method Self-Similar Generative Estimation (SS-GEN) decomposes tail distribution into radial and angular components.
result SS-GEN generates representative extreme scenarios and estimates rare-event probabilities beyond observed data.

The small-ball method was introduced as a way of obtaining a high probability, isomorphic lower bound on the quadratic empirical process, under weak assumptions on the indexing class. The key assumption was that class members satisfy a uniform small-ball estimate: that Pr(fκfL2)δPr(|f| \geq κ\|f\|_{L_2}) \geq δ for given const…

2017-09-04abs ↗pdf ↗

New algorithms achieve uniform-PAC guarantees for RL with bounded eluder dimension.

problem Achieving strong performance guarantees in reinforcement learning.
method Proposes algorithms for nonlinear bandits and model-based episodic RL with a bounded eluder dimension.
result Achieves uniform-PAC sample complexity that matches state-of-the-art regret bounds or sample complexity guarantees.

Three themes of general topology: quotient spaces; absolute retracts; and inverse limits - are reapproached here in the setting of metrizable uniform spaces, with an eye to applications in geometric and algebraic topology. The results include: 1) If f: A -> Y is a uniformly continuous map, where X and Y are metric spac…

2011-06-16abs ↗pdf ↗

Uniform Closure Method and Bayes classifier perform similarly in classifying open knots.

problem Classifying knots in open macromolecular chains.
method Used the Bayes MAP classifier and compared it to the Uniform Closure Method.
result Both methods have comparable accuracy and positive predictive value.

Develops a framework for distilling flow models from few steps.

problem Improving few-step sampling in diffusion models for better performance.
method Local approximation errors and dynamical amplification controlled through analytical tractability.
result Deep residual compositions efficiently approximate long-horizon transport with controlled global error.

New loss function equivalence reveals PER's uniform sampling can be improved.

problem Improving Prioritized Experience Replay (PER) for better learning efficiency.
method Transforming non-uniformly sampled data loss functions into uniformly sampled ones.
result Some environments can replace PER with a new loss function without performance loss.

The paper explores how language models can provide reliable state measurements without being interpreted as beliefs.

problem How to use language models to reliably infer states without misinterpreting them as beliefs.
method Developed a semantic map and semiparametric inverse to link language probabilities to state probabilities, avoiding hidden models.
result Conditions for existence, identification, stable recovery, and uniform stability of posterior states from observable language probabilities.

For any family of measurable sets in a probability space, we show that either (i) the family has infinite Vapnik-Chervonenkis (VC) dimension or (ii) for every epsilon > 0 there is a finite partition pi such the pi-boundary of each set has measure at most epsilon. Immediate corollaries include the fact that a family wit…

2010-10-21abs ↗pdf ↗

UT module refines VAE latent space, improving disentanglement and interpretability.

problem Irregular latent distributions cause posterior collapse and misalignment in VAEs.
method UT module uses G-KDE clustering, GM modeling, and PIT to transform latent space into uniform distribution.
result UT module enhances disentanglement and interpretability of latent representations.

NUTS mixing time scales as d^(1/4) for Gaussian distributions.

problem Improving the efficiency of the No-U-Turn Sampler (NUTS) for Gaussian distributions.
method Coupling argument leveraging geometric structure of Gaussian concentration, uniformity analysis of NUTS transitions.
result The mixing time of NUTS scales as d^(1/4) for Gaussian distributions, up to logarithmic factors.