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Rademacher complexity of stationary sequences

Machine Learning 2017-05-24 v2 Machine Learning

Abstract

We show how to control the generalization error of time series models wherein past values of the outcome are used to predict future values. The results are based on a generalization of standard i.i.d. concentration inequalities to dependent data without the mixing assumptions common in the time series setting. Our proof and the result are simpler than previous analyses with dependent data or stochastic adversaries which use sequential Rademacher complexities rather than the expected Rademacher complexity for i.i.d. processes. We also derive empirical Rademacher results without mixing assumptions resulting in fully calculable upper bounds.

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@article{arxiv.1106.0730,
  title  = {Rademacher complexity of stationary sequences},
  author = {Daniel J. McDonald and Cosma Rohilla Shalizi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1106.0730},
  year   = {2017}
}

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15 pages, 1 figure

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