Summary of Diffimpute: Tabular Data Imputation with Denoising Diffusion Probabilistic Model, by Yizhu Wen et al.
DiffImpute: Tabular Data Imputation With Denoising Diffusion Probabilistic Model
by Yizhu Wen, Kai Yi, Jing Ke, Yiqing Shen
First submitted to arxiv on: 20 Mar 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Databases (cs.DB)
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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 DiffImpute model is a novel Denoising Diffusion Probabilistic Model (DDPM) designed to address the issue of missing values in tabular data. The model is trained on complete datasets, allowing it to produce credible imputations for missing entries without compromising the authenticity of existing data. DiffImpute can be applied to both Missing Completely At Random (MCAR) and Missing At Random (MAR) settings. To handle tabular features, four tailored denoising networks are used: MLP, ResNet, Transformer, and U-Net. Harmonization is proposed to enhance coherence between observed and imputed data by iteratively infusing the data back and denoising it during sampling. A refined non-Markovian sampling process is also introduced for efficient inference while maintaining imputation performance. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary DiffImpute is a new way to fill in missing pieces of data, like a puzzle. Imagine you have a big table with lots of information, but some of the cells are empty. This can make it hard to use the data for important tasks, like making predictions or identifying patterns. The DiffImpute model uses special networks to learn how to fill in those missing pieces without changing the original data. It works well on different types of data and even beats other methods that try to do the same thing. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Diffusion * Inference * Probabilistic model * Resnet * Transformer
