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Interpolation and Learning with Scale Dependent Kernels

Machine Learning 2021-11-11 v3 Machine Learning Numerical Analysis Numerical Analysis

Abstract

We study the learning properties of nonparametric ridge-less least squares. In particular, we consider the common case of estimators defined by scale dependent kernels, and focus on the role of the scale. These estimators interpolate the data and the scale can be shown to control their stability through the condition number. Our analysis shows that are different regimes depending on the interplay between the sample size, its dimensions, and the smoothness of the problem. Indeed, when the sample size is less than exponential in the data dimension, then the scale can be chosen so that the learning error decreases. As the sample size becomes larger, the overall error stop decreasing but interestingly the scale can be chosen in such a way that the variance due to noise remains bounded. Our analysis combines, probabilistic results with a number of analytic techniques from interpolation theory.

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@article{arxiv.2006.09984,
  title  = {Interpolation and Learning with Scale Dependent Kernels},
  author = {Nicolò Pagliana and Alessandro Rudi and Ernesto De Vito and Lorenzo Rosasco},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2006.09984},
  year   = {2021}
}

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