Summary of Conformal Prediction For Multi-dimensional Time Series by Ellipsoidal Sets, By Chen Xu et al.
Conformal prediction for multi-dimensional time series by ellipsoidal sets
by Chen Xu, Hanyang Jiang, Yao Xie
First submitted to arxiv on: 6 Mar 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 The proposed sequential conformal prediction method, called MultiDimSPCI, extends the conventional univariate response approach to forecasting problems in multivariate time series. By building prediction regions for multivariate responses, this model-agnostic and distribution-free technique addresses a long-standing limitation in conformal prediction. Theoretical analysis provides finite-sample high-probability bounds on the conditional coverage gap, ensuring the method’s validity. Empirical evaluation demonstrates that MultiDimSPCI maintains valid coverage while producing smaller prediction regions compared to CP and non-CP baselines. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Conformal prediction is a way to measure how likely predictions are to be correct. Usually, it’s used for single numbers or values, but what if we want to predict multiple things at once? This paper introduces a new method called MultiDimSPCI that can handle predicting many things together, like stock prices or weather patterns. It’s a special kind of prediction that is not tied to any specific model and works well even when the data doesn’t follow a certain pattern. The authors tested this method on different types of data and showed that it can predict with high accuracy while also being more precise than other methods. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Probability * Time series
