Summary of Bayesian Additive Regression Networks, by Danielle Van Boxel
Bayesian Additive Regression Networks
by Danielle Van Boxel
First submitted to arxiv on: 5 Apr 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 paper applies Bayesian Additive Regression Tree (BART) principles to train an ensemble of small neural networks for regression tasks. The method uses Markov Chain Monte Carlo to sample from the posterior distribution of single-hidden-layer neural networks, and then applies Gibbs sampling to create an ensemble by updating each network against the residual target value. This approach, called Bayesian Additive Regression Networks (BARN), is compared to shallow neural networks, BART, and ordinary least squares on several benchmark regression problems. The results show that BARN provides more consistent and often more accurate predictions, with a median root mean square error reduction of 10-15% compared to the other methods. However, this comes at the cost of increased computation time, which can be up to one minute for some models. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary The paper uses a special type of artificial intelligence called neural networks to do a task called regression. Regression is when you try to predict what will happen in the future based on past data. The researchers used an old technique called Bayesian Additive Regression Tree (BART) to make these predictions better. They did this by using two types of sampling: Markov Chain Monte Carlo and Gibbs sampling. This helped them create a group of small neural networks that worked together to make predictions. The new approach, called BARN, was tested on several problems and showed that it was more accurate than other methods. However, it took longer to do the calculations. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Regression
