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48 results for weak identification

New method estimates model performance bounds without ground truth labels.

problem Evaluation of weakly supervised models without direct access to ground truth labels.
method Formulates model evaluation as a partial identification problem and uses Fréchet bounds for performance estimation.
result Derives accurate and computationally efficient bounds for key metrics like accuracy, precision, recall, and F1-score.

New method improves IV estimation with many weak and invalid instruments.

problem Identification in linear IV models with unknown validity.
method Non-convex penalized approaches, surrogate sparsest penalty.
result Advantages over other IV estimators in selection consistency and weak IV strength conditions.

Framework identifies population quantities from MNAR feedback using weak shadow variables from pretrained models.

problem Estimating mean outcomes from MNAR user feedback with bias and lack of identification.
method Develops a partial identification framework using linear programs and weak shadow variables from pretrained models.
result Bounds on estimand are obtained by solving linear programs incorporating pretrained model predictions.

Estimates long-term effects using past experiments as instruments with many weak instruments.

problem Estimating long-term causal effects with limited short-term outcomes and many weak instruments.
method Nonparametric instrumental variable inference with many weak instruments, using past experiments as instruments.
result Automatic debiased machine learning estimators for linear functionals of the structural function and its minimum-norm projection are efficient in the many-weak-instruments regime.

Unified framework for best arm identification and dueling bandits regret minimization.

problem Best arm identification and dueling bandits regret minimization.
method Tree-Guided Identify-Then-Exploit (TG-ITE) framework.
result Unified approach achieving optimal sample complexity and regret guarantees.

Paper develops a new estimator for panel data with endogenous treatments, improving causal inference.

problem Challenges in causal inference for static panel data with endogenous treatments and confounding variables.
method Develops Double Machine Learning (DML) estimator for static panel models with endogenous treatments (panel IV DML). Introduces weak-identification diagnostics.
result Panel IV DML estimator improves estimation accuracy and delivers more reliable inference under weak identification.

Method identifies IPS governing equations from particle data efficiently.

problem Identify governing equations of interacting particle systems efficiently.
method Combines mean-field theory and WSINDy for large NN and MM.
result Converges with rate O(N1/2)\mathcal{O}(N^{-1/2}) for N100N \geq 100.

We focus on spectral clustering of unlabeled graphs and review some results on clustering methods which achieve weak or strong consistent identification in data generated by such models. We also present a new algorithm which appears to perform optimally both theoretically using asymptotic theory and empirically.

2015-08-07abs ↗pdf ↗

V-SysId identifies keypoints and 3D system from unlabeled videos.

problem Identifying keypoints and 3D system from unlabeled videos.
method Alternates between parameter estimation and extrinsic camera calibration, using motion equations as weak supervision.
result Utility of the approach demonstrated across various settings.

BRACE addresses noncompliance in bandits, offering methods for recommendation and treatment policies.

problem Noncompliance in bandit problems complicates learning objectives and treatment effects.
method BRACE formalizes objective-choice, identifies direct-control regimes, and proposes a phase-doubling algorithm for IV inversion.
result BRACE delivers valid policy values and structural uncertainty, even under weak identification and homogeneity failure.

The aim of this comment (set to appear in a formal discussion in JASA) is to draw out some conclusions from an extended back-and-forth I have had with Wang and Blei regarding the deconfounder method proposed in "The Blessings of Multiple Causes" [arXiv:1805.06826]. I will make three points here. First, in my role as th…

2019-10-17abs ↗pdf ↗

WSINDy algorithm proves robust to noise in identifying differential equations.

problem Identifying differential equations from noisy data.
method Weak-form sparse identification of nonlinear dynamics (WSINDy) algorithm.
result WSINDy is asymptotically consistent for a wide class of models, including Navier-Stokes and Kuramoto-Sivashinsky equations.

The paper explores when linear system identification is hard or easy, especially for under-actuated systems.

problem Statistical hardness of learning linear systems, especially under-actuated or under-excited systems.
method Using tools from minimax theory and recent statistical tools for finite sample analysis of system identification.
result The controllability index of linear systems affects the sample complexity of identification, making some systems hard to learn.

Proposes efficient bounds for causal effect estimation under weak confounding.

problem Estimating causal effects with weakly confounded variables.
method Develops an efficient linear program to derive upper and lower bounds on causal effect under small entropy of unobserved confounders.
result Bounds are consistent and tighter for weakly confounded variables.

Deconfounding scores improve causal effect estimation with weak overlap.

problem Challenges in causal treatment effect estimation due to weak overlap in high-dimensional data.
method Propose deconfounding scores to preserve identification and target estimation while improving overlap.
result Prognostic scores are overlap-optimal under a broad family of generalized linear models with Gaussian features.

This work improves SINDy-type algorithms for system identification using score-guided dictionary selection.

problem Improving accuracy and interpretability in dynamical system identification.
method Score-guided library selection to refine dictionary terms in sparse regression.
result Score-guided methods enhance SINDy's robustness in discovering governing equations.

New method learns soliton dynamics from scattering data without assuming known equations.

problem Deriving soliton dynamics from scattering data without prior knowledge.
method Combining IST with weak-form system identification for data-driven discovery.
result Effective soliton dynamics models derived from observed scattering data.

We present a second iteration of a machine learning approach to static code analysis and fingerprinting for weaknesses related to security, software engineering, and others using the open-source MARF framework and the MARFCAT application based on it for the NIST's SATE IV static analysis tool exposition workshop's data…

2012-07-16abs ↗pdf ↗

A GL(2, R) structure on an (n+1)-dimensional manifold is a smooth pointwise identification of tangent vectors with polynomials in two variables homogeneous of degree n. This, for even n=2k, defines a conformal structure of signature (k, k+1) by specifying the null vectors to be the polynomials with vanishing quadratic …

2010-02-21abs ↗pdf ↗

Proposes TSCI method to infer causal effects with weak or invalid instruments using machine learning.

problem Causal inference with weak or invalid instrumental variables.
method Two-stage curvature identification (TSCI) using machine learning.
result Asymptotically unbiased and Gaussian estimator for causal effects.

Critical points of scale-invariant curvature energies in 4D are analytic.

problem Analyzing critical points of curvature energies in 4D manifolds.
method Applying Noether's theorem to identify conservation laws and lower order elliptic system of PDEs, then using integrability by compensation and interpolation theory.
result Critical points of scale-invariant curvature energies in 4D are analytic.

New proof shows how to identify DAGs with weakly increasing errors.

problem Identifying the true DAG in models with weakly increasing error variances.
method Minimum-trace DAG method and hill climbing algorithm with R2R neighborhood.
result Hill climbing algorithm without strict local optima under weakly increasing error variances.

Paper addresses global convergence of MLR estimation under weak data conditions.

problem Learning mixed linear regression models with general data conditions.
method Two-step recursive identification algorithm using least squares and EM principles.
result Global convergence and optimal clustering performance established under general data conditions.

This paper improves system identification by reducing sample complexity for high-dimensional linear dynamical systems.

problem High sample complexity for learning partially observed linear dynamical systems in high dimensions.
method Introduces an 1\ell_1-regularized estimation method that reduces sample complexity from linear to logarithmic with system dimension.
result Markov parameters can be learned with logarithmic number of samples relative to system dimension, improving sample complexity.

Proposes a new estimator for weak instrumental variables in panel data models.

problem Weak instrumental variables due to ignored nonlinearities in panel data.
method Triangular simultaneous equation model with a nonlinear reduced form equation and a control function approach using Super Learner.
result The proposed SLCF estimator is consistent and asymptotically normal, achieving a parametric rate of convergence.

Additive decoders tackle latent variables and image generation.

problem Latent variables identification and out-of-support image generation in representation learning.
method Additive decoders that can identify latent variables up to permutation and block-wise invertible transformations, and generate novel images by recombining observed factors.
result Additive decoders provide a new setting for nonlinear independent component analysis and can generate novel images by recombining observed factors.

Deep learning enhances smart fish farming through automated feature extraction.

problem Challenges in obtaining labeled data limit DL applications in aquaculture.
method Application of DL techniques in aquaculture, including live fish identification, species classification, and feeding decision-making.
result Deep learning's ability to automatically extract features is a significant contribution.

Paper explores using EEG for better speaker identification, even in noisy environments.

problem Speaker identification performance degrades in background noise.
method Uses EEG signals to enhance speaker identification systems, comparing with acoustic features.
result Speaker identification system using only EEG features outperforms one using only acoustic features in high background noise.

In the present paper we study interval identification systems of order three. We prove that the Rauzy induction preserves symmetry: for any symmetric interval identification system of order three after finitely many iterations of the Rauzy induction we always obtain a symmetric system. We also provide an example of sym…

2010-10-09abs ↗pdf ↗

We discuss general notions of metrics and of Finsler structures which we call weak metrics and weak Finsler structures. Any convex domain carries a canonical weak Finsler structure, which we call its tautological weak Finsler structure. We compute distances in the tautological weak Finsler structure of a domain and we …

2008-04-04abs ↗pdf ↗

Simplified identification methods for causal inference with arbitrary interventional distributions.

problem Estimating cause-effect relationships from data with experimental interventions.
method Using Single World Intervention Graphs and nested model factorization, we provide algorithms for identifying causal parameters from mixed observational and interventional distributions.
result Our algorithms are complete for certain types of interventional marginal distributions.

Study on identifying and inferring nonlinear dynamics on unknown networks.

problem Identifying network structure in nonlinear dynamic systems with unknown interactions.
method Showed network structure is not generically identified, requiring sufficient spectral heterogeneity. Developed necessary and sufficient conditions for identification and proposed a semiparametric estimator.
result Necessary and sufficient conditions for identification of network structure in nonlinear dynamic systems.