Summary of Node Regression on Latent Position Random Graphs Via Local Averaging, by Martin Gjorgjevski et al.
Node Regression on Latent Position Random Graphs via Local Averaging
by Martin Gjorgjevski, Nicolas Keriven, Simon Barthelmé, Yohann De Castro
First submitted to arxiv on: 29 Oct 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 investigates node regression, a type of machine learning task that predicts the value of a graph label at a given node based on observations from other nodes. The study focuses on Latent Position Models (LPMs), where each node has a latent position and edge connections depend on distance between positions. The authors examine the simplest estimator for graph regression, which averages neighboring node labels, showing that it converges to a Nadaraya-Watson estimator in the latent space. They also propose an alternative method that estimates true distances between latent positions and injects them into a classical Nadaraya-Watson estimator, allowing for averaging in regions smaller or larger than typical graph neighborhoods. This approach can achieve standard nonparametric rates even when the graph neighborhood is too large or small. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper explores how to predict the value of something (called a label) at a certain point on a network, based on what’s happening at other points. The researchers look at special kinds of networks called Latent Position Models. They want to know which method is best for making this prediction. One simple way is to average the values from nearby points. But sometimes this averages too much or too little information. So they came up with a new approach that helps them focus on just the right amount of information. This new method can be very accurate even when the network is unusually big or small. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Latent space » Machine learning » Regression
