Summary of Automatic Debiasing Of Neural Networks Via Moment-constrained Learning, by Christian L. Hines et al.
Automatic debiasing of neural networks via moment-constrained learning
by Christian L. Hines, Oliver J. Hines
First submitted to arxiv on: 29 Sep 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (stat.ML)
- Secondary: Machine Learning (cs.LG); Methodology (stat.ME)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary This paper proposes a novel approach to learning the Riesz representer (RR) in targeted learning, which is essential for debiasing causal and nonparametric estimands in economics and biostatistics. The RR is typically learned via its derived functional form, but this can be challenging due to issues with extreme inverse probability weights or conditional density functions. To address these challenges, the authors introduce moment-constrained learning as a new RR learning approach that constrains predicted moments and improves robustness to optimization hyperparameters. The proposed method is demonstrated using neural networks and evaluated on semi-synthetic data for average treatment/derivative effect estimation, achieving improved performance compared to state-of-the-art benchmarks. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This research paper is about a new way to learn something called the Riesz representer in statistics. This is important because it helps us get accurate results when trying to figure out how things are connected. The usual method for learning this representer can be tricky, so the authors came up with a new approach that makes it easier and more reliable. They tested their method using special computer models called neural networks and found that it worked better than other methods they tried. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Optimization » Probability » Synthetic data
