Summary of Statistical Agnostic Regression: a Machine Learning Method to Validate Regression Models, by Juan M Gorriz et al.
Statistical Agnostic Regression: a machine learning method to validate regression models
by Juan M Gorriz, J. Ramirez, F. Segovia, F. J. Martinez-Murcia, C. Jiménez-Mesa, J. Suckling
First submitted to arxiv on: 23 Feb 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (stat.ML)
- Secondary: Machine Learning (cs.LG); Statistics Theory (math.ST); Computation (stat.CO)
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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 Statistical Agnostic Regression (SAR), a novel approach to evaluating the statistical significance of machine learning-based linear regression models. By analyzing concentration inequalities of the actual risk, SAR defines a threshold that ensures sufficient evidence to conclude the existence of a linear relationship between explanatory and response variables with a probability of at least 1-η. This method is demonstrated through simulations, showing its ability to provide an analysis of variance similar to the classical multivariate F-test for the slope parameter without relying on underlying assumptions. Additionally, SAR’s residuals represent a trade-off between those obtained from machine learning approaches and classical Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) methods. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper is about finding relationships between things using math and computers. It wants to know if there really is a connection between some factors and the thing we’re trying to predict. Right now, people use machines to find these connections without actually checking if they’re real or not. This new method, called Statistical Agnostic Regression (SAR), helps figure out if those connections are truly important. It does this by looking at how well the machine is doing and making sure it’s not just luck. The paper shows that SAR works well and can even help with some problems where we’re not sure what’s going on. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Linear regression * Machine learning * Probability * Regression
