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We propose a novel multiple testing methodology for controlling the false discovery rate (FDR) in high-dimensional linear models that integrates model-X knockoff techniques with debiased penalized regression estimators. At the foundation of…

Methodology · Statistics 2026-03-17 Jinyuan Chang , Chenlong Li , Cheng Yong Tang , Zhengtian Zhu

We consider the problem of assessing the importance of multiple variables or factors from a dataset when side information is available. In principle, using side information can allow the statistician to pay attention to variables with a…

Methodology · Statistics 2020-01-23 Zhimei Ren , Emmanuel Candès

This paper proposes a model-free and data-adaptive feature screening method for ultra-high dimensional datasets. The proposed method is based on the projection correlation which measures the dependence between two random vectors. This…

Methodology · Statistics 2021-02-16 Wanjun Liu , Yuan Ke , Jingyuan Liu , Runze Li

Let $X$ be a $p$-variate random vector and $\widetilde{X}$ a knockoff copy of $X$ (in the sense of \cite{CFJL18}). A new approach for constructing $\widetilde{X}$ (henceforth, NA) has been introduced in \cite{JSPI}. NA has essentially three…

Statistics Theory · Mathematics 2023-12-15 Emanuela Dreassi , Fabrizio Leisen , Luca Pratelli , Pietro Rigo

The Model-X knockoffs is a practical methodology for variable selection, which stands out from other selection strategies since it allows for the control of the false discovery rate (FDR), relying on finite-sample guarantees. In this…

Conventional likelihood-based information criteria for model selection rely on the distribution assumption of data. However, for complex data that are increasingly available in many scientific fields, the specification of their underlying…

Methodology · Statistics 2020-06-25 Chixiang Chen , Ming Wang , Rongling Wu , Runze Li

We propose the group knockoff filter, a method for false discovery rate control in a linear regression setting where the features are grouped, and we would like to select a set of relevant groups which have a nonzero effect on the response.…

Methodology · Statistics 2016-02-12 Ran Dai , Rina Foygel Barber

Let $\Lambda$ be the collection of all probability distributions for $(X,\widetilde{X})$, where $X$ is a fixed random vector and $\widetilde{X}$ ranges over all possible knockoff copies of $X$ (in the sense of \cite{CFJL18}). Three topics…

Statistics Theory · Mathematics 2022-08-01 Patrizia Berti , Emanuela Dreassi , Fabrizio Leisen , Luca Pratelli , Pietro Rigo

Conditional testing via the knockoff framework allows one to identify -- among large number of possible explanatory variables -- those that carry unique information about an outcome of interest, and also provides a false discovery rate…

Methodology · Statistics 2024-03-05 Benjamin B Chu , Jiaqi Gu , Zhaomeng Chen , Tim Morrison , Emmanuel Candes , Zihuai He , Chiara Sabatti

Large-scale assessment data typically include numerous categorical variables, often affected by missing values. Motivated by the challenges arising in this framework, we extend the knockoffs method for selecting predictors to settings with…

Methodology · Statistics 2026-05-13 Silvia Bacci , Emanuela Dreassi , Leonardo Grilli , Carla Rampichini

Controlled variable selection is an important analytical step in various scientific fields, such as brain imaging or genomics. In these high-dimensional data settings, considering too many variables leads to poor models and high costs,…

Methodology · Statistics 2023-10-17 Alexandre Blain , Bertrand Thirion , Olivier Grisel , Pierre Neuvial

The knockoff filter is a recent false discovery rate (FDR) control method for high-dimensional linear models. We point out that knockoff has three key components: ranking algorithm, augmented design, and symmetric statistic, and each…

Statistics Theory · Mathematics 2024-02-14 Zheng Tracy Ke , Jun S. Liu , Yucong Ma

Selecting important features in high-dimensional survival analysis is critical for identifying confirmatory biomarkers while maintaining rigorous error control. In this paper, we propose a derandomized knockoffs procedure for Cox regression…

Methodology · Statistics 2025-12-15 Rui Liu , Nan Sun

Variable selection, also known as feature selection in machine learning, plays an important role in modeling high dimensional data and is key to data-driven scientific discoveries. We consider here the problem of detecting influential…

Methodology · Statistics 2014-09-24 Bo Jiang , Jun S. Liu

We present a novel algorithm for generating robust and consistent hypotheses for multiple-structure model fitting. Most of the existing methods utilize random sampling which produce varying results especially when outlier ratio is high. For…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-07-26 Kwang Hee Lee , Chanki Yu , Sang Wook Lee

Selective classification allows models to abstain from making predictions (e.g., say "I don't know") when in doubt in order to obtain better effective accuracy. While typical selective models can be effective at producing more accurate…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-06-24 Adam Fisch , Tommi Jaakkola , Regina Barzilay

We introduce DiffKnock, a diffusion-based knockoff framework for high-dimensional feature selection with finite-sample false discovery rate (FDR) control. DiffKnock addresses two key limitations of existing knockoff methods: preserving…

Methodology · Statistics 2025-10-03 Heng Ge , Qing Lu

We make some initial attempt to establish the theoretical and methodological foundation for the model-X knockoffs inference for time series data. We suggest the method of time series knockoffs inference (TSKI) by exploiting the ideas of…

Methodology · Statistics 2025-03-03 Chien-Ming Chi , Yingying Fan , Ching-Kang Ing , Jinchi Lv

Selecting important features that have substantial effects on the response with provable type-I error rate control is a fundamental concern in statistics, with wide-ranging practical applications. Existing knockoff filters, although shown…

Methodology · Statistics 2024-02-29 Jiaqi Gu , Zihuai He

Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have been extensively adopted to depict the underlying genetic architecture of complex diseases. Motivated by GWASs' limitations in identifying small effect loci to understand complex traits'…

Methodology · Statistics 2023-10-09 Xinran Qi , Michael E. Belloy , Jiaqi Gu , Xiaoxia Liu , Hua Tang , Zihuai He