Summary of Testing Calibration in Nearly-linear Time, by Lunjia Hu and Arun Jambulapati and Kevin Tian and Chutong Yang
Testing Calibration in Nearly-Linear Time
by Lunjia Hu, Arun Jambulapati, Kevin Tian, Chutong Yang
First submitted to arxiv on: 20 Feb 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Data Structures and Algorithms (cs.DS); Computation (stat.CO); Machine Learning (stat.ML)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary A machine learning framework for measuring model calibration in binary prediction models is presented. The proposed approach builds upon previous work by [BGHN23] and utilizes property testing to study calibration. Specifically, the problem of calibration testing involves distinguishing between perfectly calibrated and ε-far-from-calibration distributions based on n samples from a joint distribution of predictions and binary outcomes. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary In this paper, researchers develop a new way to measure how well machine learning models are calibrated. Calibration is important because it ensures that the model’s predictions match the true labels. The proposed method uses an idea called property testing to study calibration. This involves looking at samples from a joint distribution of predictions and outcomes to determine if the model is perfectly calibrated or not. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Machine learning
