Summary of Spatial Conformal Inference Through Localized Quantile Regression, by Hanyang Jiang et al.
Spatial Conformal Inference through Localized Quantile Regression
by Hanyang Jiang, Yao Xie
First submitted to arxiv on: 2 Dec 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (stat.ML)
- Secondary: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
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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 a long-standing challenge in spatial statistics: reliably quantifying uncertainty at unobserved locations. Traditional approaches like Kriging rely on assumptions that often break down in complex datasets, leading to unreliable predictions. Machine learning methods can provide powerful point predictions but lack robust mechanisms for uncertainty quantification. Conformal prediction offers valid prediction intervals without parametric assumptions, but existing spatial conformal prediction methods rely on restrictive i.i.d. assumptions. This paper proposes Localized Spatial Conformal Prediction (LSCP), a method designed specifically for spatial data that leverages localized quantile regression to construct prediction intervals. LSCP builds on stationarity and spatial mixing conditions, providing finite-sample bounds and asymptotic guarantees for conditional coverage. Experiments demonstrate that LSCP achieves accurate coverage with tighter and more consistent prediction intervals compared to existing methods. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper helps us better understand how to predict things we haven’t measured yet in a particular area or location. Right now, our best tools can only give us an estimate of what something might be like at that spot, but they’re not very good at telling us how sure we are about that estimate. The problem is that these tools make assumptions that don’t always hold true when dealing with real-world data. This paper proposes a new way to do this kind of prediction that’s more accurate and reliable than what we have now. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Machine learning » Regression
