Summary of Theory-inspired Label Shift Adaptation Via Aligned Distribution Mixture, by Ruidong Fan et al.
Theory-inspired Label Shift Adaptation via Aligned Distribution Mixture
by Ruidong Fan, Xiao Ouyang, Hong Tao, Yuhua Qian, Chenping Hou
First submitted to arxiv on: 4 Nov 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Machine Learning (stat.ML)
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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 tackles label shift, a crucial challenge in machine learning where the source and target label distributions do not match. Existing methods only use unlabeled target samples to estimate the target label distribution, leaving available information unused. The authors illustrate the limitations of direct distribution mixture and introduce aligned distribution mixture (ADM), showcasing its theoretical optimality and generalization error bounds. ADM is an innovative framework that enhances four typical label shift methods by modifying the classifier training process. Additionally, the paper proposes a one-step approach with a coupling weight estimation strategy and develops an efficient bi-level optimization strategy. Experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of these approaches in COVID-19 diagnosis applications. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary The paper explores how to address real-world issues when the labels don’t match. Currently, methods only use extra information to guess what labels should be used, leaving a lot unused. The authors show that this approach is not perfect and introduce a new way called Aligned Distribution Mixture (ADM). ADM is a framework that helps four common label shift methods work better by changing how they’re trained. It also proposes a one-step method with a special weight estimation strategy. To make this one-step method work, the authors developed a special optimization strategy. The results show that these new approaches can be very helpful in diagnosing COVID-19. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Generalization » Machine learning » Optimization
