Summary of Reducing False Discoveries in Statistically-significant Regional-colocation Mining: a Summary Of Results, by Subhankar Ghosh et al.
Reducing False Discoveries in Statistically-Significant Regional-Colocation Mining: A Summary of Results
by Subhankar Ghosh, Jayant Gupta, Arun Sharma, Shuai An, Shashi Shekhar
First submitted to arxiv on: 1 Jul 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Information Retrieval (cs.IR); General Economics (econ.GN); Applications (stat.AP)
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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 proposes a novel algorithm called Multiple Comparisons Regional Colocation Miner (MultComp-RCM) to find statistically significant regional colocation patterns in spatial data. The goal is to identify pairs of regions and sets of feature types that exhibit statistically significant associations. This problem is crucial for applications in ecology, economics, and sociology. The paper builds upon a previous miner but addresses the limitations of numerous simultaneous statistical inferences, which can lead to false discoveries and high computational costs. The proposed method uses a Bonferroni correction to reduce the risk of false discoveries and improve computational efficiency. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary The paper is about finding patterns in data that shows how different regions are related. It’s like trying to find connections between different places. They want to know which regions have similar things happening, like certain types of features or characteristics. This is important for studying things like the environment, economy, and society. The problem is hard because there are many possible patterns to look at, so they need a new way to do it that avoids making mistakes. |
