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The Infinite Hierarchical Factor Regression Model

Machine Learning 2009-08-06 v1 Machine Learning

Abstract

We propose a nonparametric Bayesian factor regression model that accounts for uncertainty in the number of factors, and the relationship between factors. To accomplish this, we propose a sparse variant of the Indian Buffet Process and couple this with a hierarchical model over factors, based on Kingman's coalescent. We apply this model to two problems (factor analysis and factor regression) in gene-expression data analysis.

Cite

@article{arxiv.0908.0570,
  title  = {The Infinite Hierarchical Factor Regression Model},
  author = {Piyush Rai and Hal Daumé},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0908.0570},
  year   = {2009}
}
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