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Linear regression over the max-plus semiring: algorithms and applications

Numerical Analysis 2017-12-12 v1

Abstract

In this paper we present theory, algorithms and applications for regression over the max- plus semiring. We show how max-plus 2-norm regression can be used to obtain maximum likelihood estimates for three different inverse problems. Namely inferring a max-plus linear dynamical systems model from a noisy time series recording, inferring the edge lengths of a network from shortest path information and fitting a max-plus polynomial function to data.

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@article{arxiv.1712.03499,
  title  = {Linear regression over the max-plus semiring: algorithms and applications},
  author = {James Hook},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1712.03499},
  year   = {2017}
}
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