2002 papers
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This paper proposes a novel mixture of directed graphical models (MDGMs) framework as a computationally efficient and theoretically principled alternative to traditional Markov random fields for modeling discrete spatial random fields, enabling valid posterior inference without the high computational costs of exact MRFs or the limitations of pseudo-likelihood approximations.
This paper proposes a penalized generalized copula mixed model that integrates mixed-effects marginal models with company-specific dependence structures to improve intercompany loss reserving stability, reduce predictive variability, and lower risk capital requirements by effectively borrowing information across insurers while accounting for heterogeneity.
This paper proposes a novel, computationally efficient clustering method for multivariate extremes based on the conditional extremes framework and a skew-geometric Jensen-Shannon divergence, which effectively groups random vectors with homogeneous tail dependence and outperforms existing approaches in both simulations and real-world meteorological applications.
This paper addresses the challenge of missing treatment data in policy learning by extending efficient estimators for average and conditional treatment effects under missing at random (MAR) and missing completely conditionally at random (MCCAR) assumptions, proving that MAR-based estimators are both valid and more efficient while demonstrating through experiments that correctly specifying the missingness mechanism is crucial for achieving near-oracle performance.
This paper proposes a novel A/B-testing protocol that leverages policy overlap and -Off-Policy Estimation to eliminate noise from agreeing actions, thereby reducing variance and accelerating the evaluation of treatment effects compared to standard methods.
This paper proposes post hoc nonparametric statistical procedures to identify which specific coordinates or blocks of coordinates are responsible for a detected change in multivariate time series, providing theoretical guarantees for Type I error control and demonstrating strong performance through simulations and real-data experiments.
This paper proposes a unified complete-data likelihood framework that integrates SEIR epidemic dynamics, status-dependent network evolution, and observation mechanisms to enable rigorous statistical inference for infectious disease transmission on partially observed dynamic networks with latent infection times, measurement errors, and external infection sources.
This paper proposes and validates deterministic predictive mean matching mass imputation estimators for integrating probability and non-probability samples, establishing their theoretical consistency and variance properties under both model specification and misspecification while demonstrating their effectiveness through simulations and an empirical application to job vacancy data.
This paper investigates the systematic biases inherent in standard A/B testing designs for multi-item, multi-period inventory systems due to temporal carryover and cannibalization, proposing and validating a pairwise experimental design that effectively mitigates these interference effects.
This paper proposes a new framework for sample size calculations in risk prediction model development that moves beyond targeting expected performance metrics to explicitly account for performance variability, thereby ensuring a high probability of achieving acceptable model calibration and robustness.