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Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-12-11 Francesco Farina , Andrea Garulli , Antonio Giannitrapani

In the framework of censored data modeling, the classical linear regression model that assumes normally distributed random errors has received increasing attention in recent years, mainly for mathematical and computational convenience.…

Methodology · Statistics 2020-11-17 Mehrdad Naderi , Elham Mirfarah , Matthew Bernhardt , Ding-Geng Chen

We propose an estimation approach to analyse correlated functional data which are observed on unequal grids or even sparsely. The model we use is a functional linear mixed model, a functional analogue of the linear mixed model. Estimation…

Methodology · Statistics 2015-08-10 Jona Cederbaum , Marianne Pouplier , Phil Hoole , Sonja Greven

We propose a procedure for testing the linearity of a scalar-on-function regression relationship. To do so, we use the functional generalized additive model (FGAM), a recently developed extension of the functional linear model. For a…

Methodology · Statistics 2014-04-24 Mathew W. McLean , Giles Hooker , David Ruppert

This paper studies the high-dimensional mixed linear regression (MLR) where the output variable comes from one of the two linear regression models with an unknown mixing proportion and an unknown covariance structure of the random…

Methodology · Statistics 2020-11-10 Linjun Zhang , Rong Ma , T. Tony Cai , Hongzhe Li

While reaching for NLP systems that maximize accuracy, other important metrics of system performance are often overlooked. Prior models are easily forgotten despite their possible suitability in settings where large computing resources are…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-04-19 Mahammed Kamruzzaman , Gene Louis Kim

Tabular data synthesis is crucial in machine learning, yet existing general methods-primarily based on statistical or deep learning models-are highly data-dependent and often fall short in recommender systems. This limitation arises from…

Information Retrieval · Computer Science 2025-02-12 Jingtong Gao , Zhaocheng Du , Xiaopeng Li , Yichao Wang , Xiangyang Li , Huifeng Guo , Ruiming Tang , Xiangyu Zhao

We consider functional linear regression models where functional outcomes are associated with scalar predictors by coefficient functions with shape constraints, such as monotonicity and convexity, that apply to sub-domains of interest. To…

Methodology · Statistics 2025-05-09 Kyunghee Han , Yeonjoo Park , Soo-Young Kim

A folded type model is developed for analyzing compositional data. The proposed model involves an extension of the $\alpha$-transformation for compositional data and provides a new and flexible class of distributions for modeling data…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2019-02-27 Michail Tsagris , Connie Stewart

We propose a novel method for estimating nonseparable selection models. We show that, for a given selection function, the potential outcome distributions are nonparametrically identified from the selected outcome distributions and can be…

Econometrics · Economics 2026-05-05 Fan Wu , Yi Xin

The regression of a functional response on a set of scalar predictors can be a challenging task, especially if there is a large number of predictors, or the relationship between those predictors and the response is nonlinear. In this work,…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2023-08-24 Sidi Wu , Cédric Beaulac , Jiguo Cao

Classification (supervised-learning) of multivariate functional data is considered when the elements of the random functional vector of interest are defined on different domains. In this setting, PLS classification and tree PLS-based…

Methodology · Statistics 2024-06-11 Issam-Ali Moindjie , Sophie Dabo-Niang , Cristian Preda

This paper studies the problem of nonparametric estimation of a smooth function with data distributed across multiple machines. We assume an independent sample from a white noise model is collected at each machine, and an estimator of the…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2018-06-26 Yuancheng Zhu , John Lafferty

A partially linear probit model for spatially dependent data is considered. A triangular array setting is used to cover various patterns of spatial data. Conditional spatial heteroscedasticity and non-identically distributed observations…

Methodology · Statistics 2018-03-13 Ahmed , Dabo

A goodness-of-fit test for the Functional Linear Model with Scalar Response (FLMSR) with responses Missing at Random (MAR) is proposed in this paper. The test statistic relies on a marked empirical process indexed by the projected…

Distributed statistical learning problems arise commonly when dealing with large datasets. In this setup, datasets are partitioned over machines, which compute locally, and communicate short messages. Communication is often the bottleneck.…

Statistics Theory · Mathematics 2022-10-25 Edgar Dobriban , Yue Sheng

As datasets grow larger, they are often distributed across multiple machines that compute in parallel and communicate with a central machine through short messages. In this paper, we focus on sparse regression and propose a new procedure…

Methodology · Statistics 2023-03-14 Sifan Liu , Snigdha Panigrahi

This study develops a functional Liu-type shrinkage estimator (fLiu) for scalar-on-function regression in the presence of strong multicollinearity and high-dimensional functional predictors. The approach extends the classical Liu estimator…

Other Statistics · Statistics 2026-05-05 Shaista Ashraf , Stephen Becker , Farrukh Javed , Ismail Shah

This work concerns the estimation of multidimensional nonlinear regression models using multilayer perceptrons (MLPs). The main problem with such models is that we need to know the covariance matrix of the noise to get an optimal estimator.…

Statistics Theory · Mathematics 2008-02-22 Joseph Rynkiewicz

We consider a distributed multi-task learning scheme that accounts for multiple linear model estimation tasks with heterogeneous and/or correlated data streams. We assume that nodes can be partitioned into groups corresponding to different…

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