The document discusses four topics: 1) the Lee-Carter model for modeling and forecasting age-specific mortality rates, 2) nonparametric smoothing of functional data, 3) functional principal component analysis (FPCA) as a dimension reduction technique, and 4) functional time series forecasting. FPCA decomposes the variability in functional data into orthogonal principal components to extract the most important patterns in the data with few dimensions.
This document presents an inventory model for deteriorating items with time-dependent linear demand under partial backlogging. The model minimizes total inventory costs over a fixed planning period. Deterioration and holding costs are constant. Shortages are allowed and partially backlogged by the next replenishment. The model is solved analytically to find the optimal point where total cost per unit time is minimized. The model can help optimize costs for businesses where deterioration and holding costs remain constant.
This document discusses dimensional analysis and its applications. It begins by defining dimensional analysis as a method to simplify physical problems by reducing variables using dimensional homogeneity. It then covers:
(1) Dimensions and units of common physical quantities
(2) Buckingham's Pi theorem for performing formal dimensional analysis to reduce variables to dimensionless parameters
(3) Examples of applying dimensional analysis to problems involving pressure gradients, drag forces, and other fluid mechanics quantities.
0053 dynamics of commodity forward curvesmridul_tandon
The document analyzes the factor structure of commodity forward curve dynamics using data from pulp and oil markets. Principal components analysis reveals that a three factor model explains 89% of the variation in oil forward curves and 84% of the variation in pulp curves. The factor structure is more complex for pulp than found in previous studies of other commodities, possibly due to the more complex dynamics of pulp prices.
This research paper is a statistical comparative study of a few average case asymptotically optimal sorting algorithms namely, Quick sort, Heap sort and K- sort. The three sorting algorithms all with the same average case complexity have been compared by obtaining the corresponding statistical bounds while subjecting these procedures over the randomly generated data from some standard discrete and continuous
probability distributions such as Binomial distribution, Uniform discrete and continuous distribution and Poisson distribution. The statistical analysis is well supplemented by the parameterized complexity analysis.
Machiwal, D. y Jha, MK (2012). Modelado estocástico de series de tiempo. En A...SandroSnchezZamora
This document provides an overview of stochastic modelling and different stochastic processes that are commonly used, including:
- Purely random (white noise) processes where data points are independent and identically distributed
- Autoregressive (AR) processes where each data point is modeled as a linear combination of previous data points plus noise
- Moving average (MA) processes where each data point is modeled as a linear combination of previous noise terms plus a constant
- Autoregressive moving average (ARMA) processes which combine AR and MA processes
- Autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) processes which explicitly include differencing to make time series stationary
Parameter Estimation for the Exponential distribution model Using Least-Squar...IJMERJOURNAL
Abstract: We find parameter estimates of the Exponential distribution models using leastsquares estimation method for the case when partial derivatives were not available, the Nelder and Meads, and Hooke and Jeeves optimization methodswere used and for the case when first partial derivatives are available, the Quasi – Newton Method (Davidon-Fletcher-Powel (DFP) and the Broyden-Fletcher-Goldfarb-Shanno (BFGS) optimization methods)were applied. The medical data sets of 21Leukemiacancer patients with time span of 35 weeks ([3],[6]) were used.
Comparative Performance Analysis & Complexity of Different Sorting Algorithmpaperpublications3
Abstract: An Algorithm is mix of guidelines without further order in offered request to take care of the predetermined issue. Sorting considered as the crucial operation for masterminding the rundown of components in a specific request either in rising or diving request in view of their key quality. Sorting system like: Insertion, Bubble, and Selection all have the quadratic time multifaceted ideal models O (N2) that breaking point their utilization as per the amount of parts. The objective of this paper audited different type of sorting algorithm like Insertion Sort, Selection, Bubble, Merge sort their execution investigation as for their time complexity nature.Keywords: Sorting Algorithm, Bubble, Selection, Insertion, Merge Sort, Complexity.
Title: Comparative Performance Analysis & Complexity of Different Sorting Algorithm
Author: Shiv Shankar Maurya, Arti Rana, Ajay Vikram Singh
ISSN 2350-1022
International Journal of Recent Research in Mathematics Computer Science and Information Technology
Paper Publications
Sequential Extraction of Local ICA Structurestopujahin
This presentation introduces a new method for sequentially extracting local independent component analysis (ICA) structures from mixed signal data containing multiple ICA clusters. The method uses beta divergence to estimate the mean and covariance matrices and assigns beta weights to separate clusters sequentially. Simulation results on both artificial and natural image datasets demonstrate the method can separate multiple sub-Gaussian, super-Gaussian, and sub-super Gaussian signal mixtures and outperforms existing local ICA methods in terms of not requiring prior knowledge of cluster numbers or source types and having faster execution time. The method may help analyze gene expression microarray data in the future.
This document presents an inventory model for deteriorating items with time-dependent linear demand under partial backlogging. The model minimizes total inventory costs over a fixed planning period. Deterioration and holding costs are constant. Shortages are allowed and partially backlogged by the next replenishment. The model is solved analytically to find the optimal point where total cost per unit time is minimized. The model can help optimize costs for businesses where deterioration and holding costs remain constant.
This document discusses dimensional analysis and its applications. It begins by defining dimensional analysis as a method to simplify physical problems by reducing variables using dimensional homogeneity. It then covers:
(1) Dimensions and units of common physical quantities
(2) Buckingham's Pi theorem for performing formal dimensional analysis to reduce variables to dimensionless parameters
(3) Examples of applying dimensional analysis to problems involving pressure gradients, drag forces, and other fluid mechanics quantities.
0053 dynamics of commodity forward curvesmridul_tandon
The document analyzes the factor structure of commodity forward curve dynamics using data from pulp and oil markets. Principal components analysis reveals that a three factor model explains 89% of the variation in oil forward curves and 84% of the variation in pulp curves. The factor structure is more complex for pulp than found in previous studies of other commodities, possibly due to the more complex dynamics of pulp prices.
This research paper is a statistical comparative study of a few average case asymptotically optimal sorting algorithms namely, Quick sort, Heap sort and K- sort. The three sorting algorithms all with the same average case complexity have been compared by obtaining the corresponding statistical bounds while subjecting these procedures over the randomly generated data from some standard discrete and continuous
probability distributions such as Binomial distribution, Uniform discrete and continuous distribution and Poisson distribution. The statistical analysis is well supplemented by the parameterized complexity analysis.
Machiwal, D. y Jha, MK (2012). Modelado estocástico de series de tiempo. En A...SandroSnchezZamora
This document provides an overview of stochastic modelling and different stochastic processes that are commonly used, including:
- Purely random (white noise) processes where data points are independent and identically distributed
- Autoregressive (AR) processes where each data point is modeled as a linear combination of previous data points plus noise
- Moving average (MA) processes where each data point is modeled as a linear combination of previous noise terms plus a constant
- Autoregressive moving average (ARMA) processes which combine AR and MA processes
- Autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) processes which explicitly include differencing to make time series stationary
Parameter Estimation for the Exponential distribution model Using Least-Squar...IJMERJOURNAL
Abstract: We find parameter estimates of the Exponential distribution models using leastsquares estimation method for the case when partial derivatives were not available, the Nelder and Meads, and Hooke and Jeeves optimization methodswere used and for the case when first partial derivatives are available, the Quasi – Newton Method (Davidon-Fletcher-Powel (DFP) and the Broyden-Fletcher-Goldfarb-Shanno (BFGS) optimization methods)were applied. The medical data sets of 21Leukemiacancer patients with time span of 35 weeks ([3],[6]) were used.
Comparative Performance Analysis & Complexity of Different Sorting Algorithmpaperpublications3
Abstract: An Algorithm is mix of guidelines without further order in offered request to take care of the predetermined issue. Sorting considered as the crucial operation for masterminding the rundown of components in a specific request either in rising or diving request in view of their key quality. Sorting system like: Insertion, Bubble, and Selection all have the quadratic time multifaceted ideal models O (N2) that breaking point their utilization as per the amount of parts. The objective of this paper audited different type of sorting algorithm like Insertion Sort, Selection, Bubble, Merge sort their execution investigation as for their time complexity nature.Keywords: Sorting Algorithm, Bubble, Selection, Insertion, Merge Sort, Complexity.
Title: Comparative Performance Analysis & Complexity of Different Sorting Algorithm
Author: Shiv Shankar Maurya, Arti Rana, Ajay Vikram Singh
ISSN 2350-1022
International Journal of Recent Research in Mathematics Computer Science and Information Technology
Paper Publications
Sequential Extraction of Local ICA Structurestopujahin
This presentation introduces a new method for sequentially extracting local independent component analysis (ICA) structures from mixed signal data containing multiple ICA clusters. The method uses beta divergence to estimate the mean and covariance matrices and assigns beta weights to separate clusters sequentially. Simulation results on both artificial and natural image datasets demonstrate the method can separate multiple sub-Gaussian, super-Gaussian, and sub-super Gaussian signal mixtures and outperforms existing local ICA methods in terms of not requiring prior knowledge of cluster numbers or source types and having faster execution time. The method may help analyze gene expression microarray data in the future.
These slides introduce the lifecontingencies R package functionalities. Pricing, reserving and simulating life contingent insurance will be shown. Similarly, joining Lee Carter mortality projections with demography R package and annuities evaluation with lifecontingencies R package is shown. The work has been all done with R markdown.
Living Longer At What Price- Mortality ModellingRedington
The document discusses stochastic mortality models for modelling longevity risk. It compares deterministic versus stochastic models and describes various stochastic mortality models, including Lee-Carter and CBD models. It then discusses how to apply stochastic models by calibrating models with historical data to generate simulated mortality rates and cash flows, and compares the two-factor CBD model to the Lee-Carter model based on statistical tests. The two-factor CBD model predicts a smoother distribution of pension liabilities and is identified as the most appropriate model.
This document discusses demographic forecasting using functional data analysis. It presents a functional linear model to model and forecast age-specific demographic rates like mortality and fertility over time. The model represents rates as curves that vary annually based on common age patterns, principal components of variation, and residuals. The document outlines how the model can be used to analyze outliers, produce functional forecasts, forecast groups of populations, and generate population forecasts.
Coherent mortality forecasting using functional time series modelsRob Hyndman
The document discusses coherent mortality forecasting using functional time series models. It describes modeling mortality rates over time as functional time series, where the rates are modeled as the sum of mean and deviation functions plus error. Mortality rates for different groups like males and females are expected to behave similarly over time. The model decomposes the rates into principal components to obtain scores that can be forecast individually with univariate time series models. This allows forecasting future mortality rates coherently across groups so the forecasts do not diverge over time. Existing functional models do not impose coherence across groups.
This document proposes a Mahalanobis kernel for hyperspectral image classification based on probabilistic principal component analysis (PPCA). The PPCA model captures the cluster structure of each class in a lower-dimensional subspace. This model is used to define the hyperparameters for the Mahalanobis kernel. Experimental results on simulated and real hyperspectral images show the PPCA-based Mahalanobis kernel achieves better classification accuracy than Gaussian and PCA-based kernels. Future work includes optimizing the hyperparameters and estimating the number of principal components.
Nonlinear component analysis as a kernel eigenvalue problemMichele Filannino
This presentation summarizes paper #7 titled "Nonlinear component analysis as a kernel eigenvalue problem" by Scholkopf, Smola, and Muller. It introduces Kernel Principal Component Analysis (KPCA) as an extension of PCA that maps data into a higher dimensional feature space. The presentation discusses how KPCA frames PCA as a kernel eigenvalue problem and computes principal components in this new feature space. It provides the mathematical formulation and algorithm for KPCA. The presentation also discusses applications, advantages, disadvantages, and experiments comparing KPCA to other dimensionality reduction techniques.
Kernel Entropy Component Analysis in Remote Sensing Data Clustering.pdfgrssieee
This document presents Kernel Entropy Component Analysis (KECA) for nonlinear dimensionality reduction and spectral clustering in remote sensing data. KECA extends Entropy Component Analysis (ECA) to kernel spaces to capture nonlinear feature relations. It works by maximizing the entropy of data projections while preserving between-cluster divergence. The paper describes KECA methodology, including kernel entropy estimation, nonlinear transformation to feature space, and spectral clustering based on Cauchy-Schwarz divergence between cluster means. Experimental results on cloud screening from MERIS satellite images show KECA outperforms k-means clustering, KPCA dimensionality reduction followed by k-means, and kernel k-means.
Principal component analysis and matrix factorizations for learning (part 2) ...zukun
1) Spectral clustering is a technique for clustering data based on the eigenvectors of the similarity matrix of the data. 2) It works by computing the generalized eigenvectors of the normalized graph Laplacian matrix, which leads to a low-dimensional embedding of the data that can then be clustered using k-means. 3) Spectral clustering is related to other graph clustering techniques like normalized cut that aim to minimize similarities between clusters while balancing cluster sizes.
Different kind of distance and Statistical DistanceKhulna University
A short brief of distance and statistical distance which is core of multivariate analysis.................you will get here some more simple conception about distances and statistical distance.
The survey found that most Kings Park residents have lived in the community for over 15 years. Residents were split on whether quality of life was improving, staying the same, or getting worse. While residents appreciated the location and amenities, they were concerned about issues like unkept homes, parking problems, and speeding traffic. The survey aimed to understand resident opinions to help the civic association address challenges and build a stronger sense of community.
Principal Component Analysis For Novelty DetectionJordan McBain
This document summarizes a journal article that proposes using principal component analysis (PCA) for novelty detection in condition monitoring applications. It describes how PCA can be used to reduce the dimensionality of feature spaces while retaining most of the variation in the data. The authors modify the standard PCA technique to maximize the difference between the spread of normal data and the spread of outlier data from the mean of the normal data. They validate the approach on artificial and machinery vibration data and show it can effectively distinguish outliers. Future work could involve extending the technique to non-linear data using kernel methods.
Analyzing Kernel Security and Approaches for Improving itMilan Rajpara
The document discusses analyzing and improving kernel security. It describes how kernels work and why kernel security is important. Methods for analyzing kernel security like DIGGER are presented, which can identify critical kernel objects like pointers without prior knowledge. The document also discusses approaches for improving kernel security, such as protecting generic pointers with techniques like Sentry that control access to kernel data structures through object partitioning. Future work areas include automatically detecting all kernel data structures and expanding Sentry's protections.
Explicit Signal to Noise Ratio in Reproducing Kernel Hilbert Spaces.pdfgrssieee
This document presents a new nonlinear kernel feature extraction method called Kernel Minimum Noise Fraction (KMNF) for remote sensing data. KMNF is based on the Minimum Noise Fraction transformation but estimates noise explicitly in a reproducing kernel Hilbert space, allowing it to handle nonlinear relationships between signal and noise features. The authors introduce KMNF and compare it to other feature extraction methods like PCA, MNF, and KPCA on a hyperspectral image classification task.
Regularized Principal Component Analysis for Spatial DataWen-Ting Wang
This document presents a method for regularized principal component analysis (PCA) of spatial data. Standard PCA can produce unstable and noisy patterns when applied to spatial data due to high estimation variability from small sample sizes or large numbers of locations. The proposed regularized PCA incorporates spatial structure, sparsity, and orthogonality of the eigenvectors to enhance interpretability. It formulates a rank-K spatial model for the data and aims to estimate the dominant spatial patterns represented by orthogonal functions through regularized PCA.
This document summarizes a study that used principal component analysis (PCA) and kernel principal component analysis (KPCA) to extract features from electrocardiogram (ECG) signals, which were then classified using a binary support vector machine (SVM) model. The study tested PCA, KPCA, and no feature extraction on ECG data from the MIT-BIH Arrhythmia Database to classify normal signals and three types of abnormalities. Results showed that combining SVM with KPCA feature extraction achieved the best classification performance compared to using SVM alone or with PCA. Automatic ECG classification is important for diagnosing cardiac irregularities.
DataEngConf: Feature Extraction: Modern Questions and Challenges at GoogleHakka Labs
By Dmitry Storcheus (Engineer, Google Research)
Feature extraction, as usually understood, seeks an optimal transformation from raw data into features that can be used as an input for a learning algorithm. In recent times this problem has been attacked using a growing number of diverse techniques that originated in separate research communities: from PCA and LDA to manifold and metric learning. The goal of this talk is to contrast and compare feature extraction techniques coming from different machine learning areas as well as discuss the modern challenges and open problems in feature extraction. Moreover, this talk will suggest novel solutions to some of the challenges discussed, particularly to coupled feature extraction.
This is a presentation that I gave to my research group. It is about probabilistic extensions to Principal Components Analysis, as proposed by Tipping and Bishop.
Principal component analysis and matrix factorizations for learning (part 1) ...zukun
This document discusses principal component analysis (PCA) and matrix factorizations for learning. It provides an overview of PCA and singular value decomposition (SVD), their history and applications. PCA and SVD are widely used techniques for dimensionality reduction and data transformation. The document also discusses how PCA relates to other methods like spectral clustering and correspondence analysis.
Lee Barnes - Path to Becoming an Effective Test Automation Engineer.pdfleebarnesutopia
So… you want to become a Test Automation Engineer (or hire and develop one)? While there’s quite a bit of information available about important technical and tool skills to master, there’s not enough discussion around the path to becoming an effective Test Automation Engineer that knows how to add VALUE. In my experience this had led to a proliferation of engineers who are proficient with tools and building frameworks but have skill and knowledge gaps, especially in software testing, that reduce the value they deliver with test automation.
In this talk, Lee will share his lessons learned from over 30 years of working with, and mentoring, hundreds of Test Automation Engineers. Whether you’re looking to get started in test automation or just want to improve your trade, this talk will give you a solid foundation and roadmap for ensuring your test automation efforts continuously add value. This talk is equally valuable for both aspiring Test Automation Engineers and those managing them! All attendees will take away a set of key foundational knowledge and a high-level learning path for leveling up test automation skills and ensuring they add value to their organizations.
These slides introduce the lifecontingencies R package functionalities. Pricing, reserving and simulating life contingent insurance will be shown. Similarly, joining Lee Carter mortality projections with demography R package and annuities evaluation with lifecontingencies R package is shown. The work has been all done with R markdown.
Living Longer At What Price- Mortality ModellingRedington
The document discusses stochastic mortality models for modelling longevity risk. It compares deterministic versus stochastic models and describes various stochastic mortality models, including Lee-Carter and CBD models. It then discusses how to apply stochastic models by calibrating models with historical data to generate simulated mortality rates and cash flows, and compares the two-factor CBD model to the Lee-Carter model based on statistical tests. The two-factor CBD model predicts a smoother distribution of pension liabilities and is identified as the most appropriate model.
This document discusses demographic forecasting using functional data analysis. It presents a functional linear model to model and forecast age-specific demographic rates like mortality and fertility over time. The model represents rates as curves that vary annually based on common age patterns, principal components of variation, and residuals. The document outlines how the model can be used to analyze outliers, produce functional forecasts, forecast groups of populations, and generate population forecasts.
Coherent mortality forecasting using functional time series modelsRob Hyndman
The document discusses coherent mortality forecasting using functional time series models. It describes modeling mortality rates over time as functional time series, where the rates are modeled as the sum of mean and deviation functions plus error. Mortality rates for different groups like males and females are expected to behave similarly over time. The model decomposes the rates into principal components to obtain scores that can be forecast individually with univariate time series models. This allows forecasting future mortality rates coherently across groups so the forecasts do not diverge over time. Existing functional models do not impose coherence across groups.
This document proposes a Mahalanobis kernel for hyperspectral image classification based on probabilistic principal component analysis (PPCA). The PPCA model captures the cluster structure of each class in a lower-dimensional subspace. This model is used to define the hyperparameters for the Mahalanobis kernel. Experimental results on simulated and real hyperspectral images show the PPCA-based Mahalanobis kernel achieves better classification accuracy than Gaussian and PCA-based kernels. Future work includes optimizing the hyperparameters and estimating the number of principal components.
Nonlinear component analysis as a kernel eigenvalue problemMichele Filannino
This presentation summarizes paper #7 titled "Nonlinear component analysis as a kernel eigenvalue problem" by Scholkopf, Smola, and Muller. It introduces Kernel Principal Component Analysis (KPCA) as an extension of PCA that maps data into a higher dimensional feature space. The presentation discusses how KPCA frames PCA as a kernel eigenvalue problem and computes principal components in this new feature space. It provides the mathematical formulation and algorithm for KPCA. The presentation also discusses applications, advantages, disadvantages, and experiments comparing KPCA to other dimensionality reduction techniques.
Kernel Entropy Component Analysis in Remote Sensing Data Clustering.pdfgrssieee
This document presents Kernel Entropy Component Analysis (KECA) for nonlinear dimensionality reduction and spectral clustering in remote sensing data. KECA extends Entropy Component Analysis (ECA) to kernel spaces to capture nonlinear feature relations. It works by maximizing the entropy of data projections while preserving between-cluster divergence. The paper describes KECA methodology, including kernel entropy estimation, nonlinear transformation to feature space, and spectral clustering based on Cauchy-Schwarz divergence between cluster means. Experimental results on cloud screening from MERIS satellite images show KECA outperforms k-means clustering, KPCA dimensionality reduction followed by k-means, and kernel k-means.
Principal component analysis and matrix factorizations for learning (part 2) ...zukun
1) Spectral clustering is a technique for clustering data based on the eigenvectors of the similarity matrix of the data. 2) It works by computing the generalized eigenvectors of the normalized graph Laplacian matrix, which leads to a low-dimensional embedding of the data that can then be clustered using k-means. 3) Spectral clustering is related to other graph clustering techniques like normalized cut that aim to minimize similarities between clusters while balancing cluster sizes.
Different kind of distance and Statistical DistanceKhulna University
A short brief of distance and statistical distance which is core of multivariate analysis.................you will get here some more simple conception about distances and statistical distance.
The survey found that most Kings Park residents have lived in the community for over 15 years. Residents were split on whether quality of life was improving, staying the same, or getting worse. While residents appreciated the location and amenities, they were concerned about issues like unkept homes, parking problems, and speeding traffic. The survey aimed to understand resident opinions to help the civic association address challenges and build a stronger sense of community.
Principal Component Analysis For Novelty DetectionJordan McBain
This document summarizes a journal article that proposes using principal component analysis (PCA) for novelty detection in condition monitoring applications. It describes how PCA can be used to reduce the dimensionality of feature spaces while retaining most of the variation in the data. The authors modify the standard PCA technique to maximize the difference between the spread of normal data and the spread of outlier data from the mean of the normal data. They validate the approach on artificial and machinery vibration data and show it can effectively distinguish outliers. Future work could involve extending the technique to non-linear data using kernel methods.
Analyzing Kernel Security and Approaches for Improving itMilan Rajpara
The document discusses analyzing and improving kernel security. It describes how kernels work and why kernel security is important. Methods for analyzing kernel security like DIGGER are presented, which can identify critical kernel objects like pointers without prior knowledge. The document also discusses approaches for improving kernel security, such as protecting generic pointers with techniques like Sentry that control access to kernel data structures through object partitioning. Future work areas include automatically detecting all kernel data structures and expanding Sentry's protections.
Explicit Signal to Noise Ratio in Reproducing Kernel Hilbert Spaces.pdfgrssieee
This document presents a new nonlinear kernel feature extraction method called Kernel Minimum Noise Fraction (KMNF) for remote sensing data. KMNF is based on the Minimum Noise Fraction transformation but estimates noise explicitly in a reproducing kernel Hilbert space, allowing it to handle nonlinear relationships between signal and noise features. The authors introduce KMNF and compare it to other feature extraction methods like PCA, MNF, and KPCA on a hyperspectral image classification task.
Regularized Principal Component Analysis for Spatial DataWen-Ting Wang
This document presents a method for regularized principal component analysis (PCA) of spatial data. Standard PCA can produce unstable and noisy patterns when applied to spatial data due to high estimation variability from small sample sizes or large numbers of locations. The proposed regularized PCA incorporates spatial structure, sparsity, and orthogonality of the eigenvectors to enhance interpretability. It formulates a rank-K spatial model for the data and aims to estimate the dominant spatial patterns represented by orthogonal functions through regularized PCA.
This document summarizes a study that used principal component analysis (PCA) and kernel principal component analysis (KPCA) to extract features from electrocardiogram (ECG) signals, which were then classified using a binary support vector machine (SVM) model. The study tested PCA, KPCA, and no feature extraction on ECG data from the MIT-BIH Arrhythmia Database to classify normal signals and three types of abnormalities. Results showed that combining SVM with KPCA feature extraction achieved the best classification performance compared to using SVM alone or with PCA. Automatic ECG classification is important for diagnosing cardiac irregularities.
DataEngConf: Feature Extraction: Modern Questions and Challenges at GoogleHakka Labs
By Dmitry Storcheus (Engineer, Google Research)
Feature extraction, as usually understood, seeks an optimal transformation from raw data into features that can be used as an input for a learning algorithm. In recent times this problem has been attacked using a growing number of diverse techniques that originated in separate research communities: from PCA and LDA to manifold and metric learning. The goal of this talk is to contrast and compare feature extraction techniques coming from different machine learning areas as well as discuss the modern challenges and open problems in feature extraction. Moreover, this talk will suggest novel solutions to some of the challenges discussed, particularly to coupled feature extraction.
This is a presentation that I gave to my research group. It is about probabilistic extensions to Principal Components Analysis, as proposed by Tipping and Bishop.
Principal component analysis and matrix factorizations for learning (part 1) ...zukun
This document discusses principal component analysis (PCA) and matrix factorizations for learning. It provides an overview of PCA and singular value decomposition (SVD), their history and applications. PCA and SVD are widely used techniques for dimensionality reduction and data transformation. The document also discusses how PCA relates to other methods like spectral clustering and correspondence analysis.
Lee Barnes - Path to Becoming an Effective Test Automation Engineer.pdfleebarnesutopia
So… you want to become a Test Automation Engineer (or hire and develop one)? While there’s quite a bit of information available about important technical and tool skills to master, there’s not enough discussion around the path to becoming an effective Test Automation Engineer that knows how to add VALUE. In my experience this had led to a proliferation of engineers who are proficient with tools and building frameworks but have skill and knowledge gaps, especially in software testing, that reduce the value they deliver with test automation.
In this talk, Lee will share his lessons learned from over 30 years of working with, and mentoring, hundreds of Test Automation Engineers. Whether you’re looking to get started in test automation or just want to improve your trade, this talk will give you a solid foundation and roadmap for ensuring your test automation efforts continuously add value. This talk is equally valuable for both aspiring Test Automation Engineers and those managing them! All attendees will take away a set of key foundational knowledge and a high-level learning path for leveling up test automation skills and ensuring they add value to their organizations.
Leveraging AI for Software Developer Productivity.pptxpetabridge
Supercharge your software development productivity with our latest webinar! Discover the powerful capabilities of AI tools like GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT 4.X. We'll show you how these tools can automate tedious tasks, generate complete syntax, and enhance code documentation and debugging.
In this talk, you'll learn how to:
- Efficiently create GitHub Actions scripts
- Convert shell scripts
- Develop Roslyn Analyzers
- Visualize code with Mermaid diagrams
And these are just a few examples from a vast universe of possibilities!
Packed with practical examples and demos, this presentation offers invaluable insights into optimizing your development process. Don't miss the opportunity to improve your coding efficiency and productivity with AI-driven solutions.
Enterprise Knowledge’s Joe Hilger, COO, and Sara Nash, Principal Consultant, presented “Building a Semantic Layer of your Data Platform” at Data Summit Workshop on May 7th, 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts.
This presentation delved into the importance of the semantic layer and detailed four real-world applications. Hilger and Nash explored how a robust semantic layer architecture optimizes user journeys across diverse organizational needs, including data consistency and usability, search and discovery, reporting and insights, and data modernization. Practical use cases explore a variety of industries such as biotechnology, financial services, and global retail.
Brightwell ILC Futures workshop David Sinclair presentationILC- UK
As part of our futures focused project with Brightwell we organised a workshop involving thought leaders and experts which was held in April 2024. Introducing the session David Sinclair gave the attached presentation.
For the project we want to:
- explore how technology and innovation will drive the way we live
- look at how we ourselves will change e.g families; digital exclusion
What we then want to do is use this to highlight how services in the future may need to adapt.
e.g. If we are all online in 20 years, will we need to offer telephone-based services. And if we aren’t offering telephone services what will the alternative be?
Corporate Open Source Anti-Patterns: A Decade LaterScyllaDB
A little over a decade ago, I gave a talk on corporate open source anti-patterns, vowing that I would return in ten years to give an update. Much has changed in the last decade: open source is pervasive in infrastructure software, with many companies (like our hosts!) having significant open source components from their inception. But just as open source has changed, the corporate anti-patterns around open source have changed too: where the challenges of the previous decade were all around how to open source existing products (and how to engage with existing communities), the challenges now seem to revolve around how to thrive as a business without betraying the community that made it one in the first place. Open source remains one of humanity's most important collective achievements and one that all companies should seek to engage with at some level; in this talk, we will describe the changes that open source has seen in the last decade, and provide updated guidance for corporations for ways not to do it!
MongoDB vs ScyllaDB: Tractian’s Experience with Real-Time MLScyllaDB
Tractian, an AI-driven industrial monitoring company, recently discovered that their real-time ML environment needed to handle a tenfold increase in data throughput. In this session, JP Voltani (Head of Engineering at Tractian), details why and how they moved to ScyllaDB to scale their data pipeline for this challenge. JP compares ScyllaDB, MongoDB, and PostgreSQL, evaluating their data models, query languages, sharding and replication, and benchmark results. Attendees will gain practical insights into the MongoDB to ScyllaDB migration process, including challenges, lessons learned, and the impact on product performance.
In ScyllaDB 6.0, we complete the transition to strong consistency for all of the cluster metadata. In this session, Konstantin Osipov covers the improvements we introduce along the way for such features as CDC, authentication, service levels, Gossip, and others.
DynamoDB to ScyllaDB: Technical Comparison and the Path to SuccessScyllaDB
What can you expect when migrating from DynamoDB to ScyllaDB? This session provides a jumpstart based on what we’ve learned from working with your peers across hundreds of use cases. Discover how ScyllaDB’s architecture, capabilities, and performance compares to DynamoDB’s. Then, hear about your DynamoDB to ScyllaDB migration options and practical strategies for success, including our top do’s and don’ts.
QR Secure: A Hybrid Approach Using Machine Learning and Security Validation F...AlexanderRichford
QR Secure: A Hybrid Approach Using Machine Learning and Security Validation Functions to Prevent Interaction with Malicious QR Codes.
Aim of the Study: The goal of this research was to develop a robust hybrid approach for identifying malicious and insecure URLs derived from QR codes, ensuring safe interactions.
This is achieved through:
Machine Learning Model: Predicts the likelihood of a URL being malicious.
Security Validation Functions: Ensures the derived URL has a valid certificate and proper URL format.
This innovative blend of technology aims to enhance cybersecurity measures and protect users from potential threats hidden within QR codes 🖥 🔒
This study was my first introduction to using ML which has shown me the immense potential of ML in creating more secure digital environments!
Tool Support for Testing as Chapter 6 of ISTQB Foundation 2018. Topics covered are Tool Benefits, Test Tool Classification, Benefits of Test Automation and Risk of Test Automation
Automation Student Developers Session 3: Introduction to UI AutomationUiPathCommunity
👉 Check out our full 'Africa Series - Automation Student Developers (EN)' page to register for the full program: http://bit.ly/Africa_Automation_Student_Developers
After our third session, you will find it easy to use UiPath Studio to create stable and functional bots that interact with user interfaces.
📕 Detailed agenda:
About UI automation and UI Activities
The Recording Tool: basic, desktop, and web recording
About Selectors and Types of Selectors
The UI Explorer
Using Wildcard Characters
💻 Extra training through UiPath Academy:
User Interface (UI) Automation
Selectors in Studio Deep Dive
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Modeling and forecasting age-specific mortality: Lee-Carter method vs. Functional time series
1. Lee-Carter model Nonparametric smoothing Functional principal component analysis Functional time series forecasting
Modeling and forecasting age-specific mortality:
Lee-Carter method vs. Functional time series
Han Lin Shang
Econometrics & Business Statistics
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2. Lee-Carter model Nonparametric smoothing Functional principal component analysis Functional time series forecasting
Outline
1 Lee-Carter model
2 Nonparametric smoothing
3 Functional principal component analysis
4 Functional time series forecasting
3. Lee-Carter model Nonparametric smoothing Functional principal component analysis Functional time series forecasting
Lee-Carter model
1 Lee and Carter (1992) proposed one-factor principal
component method to model and forecast demographic data,
such as age-specific mortality rates.
4. Lee-Carter model Nonparametric smoothing Functional principal component analysis Functional time series forecasting
Lee-Carter model
1 Lee and Carter (1992) proposed one-factor principal
component method to model and forecast demographic data,
such as age-specific mortality rates.
2 The Lee-Carter model can be written as
ln mx,t = ax + bx × kt + ex,t , (1)
where
5. Lee-Carter model Nonparametric smoothing Functional principal component analysis Functional time series forecasting
Lee-Carter model
1 Lee and Carter (1992) proposed one-factor principal
component method to model and forecast demographic data,
such as age-specific mortality rates.
2 The Lee-Carter model can be written as
ln mx,t = ax + bx × kt + ex,t , (1)
where
ln mx,t is the observed log mortality rate at age x in year t,
6. Lee-Carter model Nonparametric smoothing Functional principal component analysis Functional time series forecasting
Lee-Carter model
1 Lee and Carter (1992) proposed one-factor principal
component method to model and forecast demographic data,
such as age-specific mortality rates.
2 The Lee-Carter model can be written as
ln mx,t = ax + bx × kt + ex,t , (1)
where
ln mx,t is the observed log mortality rate at age x in year t,
ax is the sample mean vector,
7. Lee-Carter model Nonparametric smoothing Functional principal component analysis Functional time series forecasting
Lee-Carter model
1 Lee and Carter (1992) proposed one-factor principal
component method to model and forecast demographic data,
such as age-specific mortality rates.
2 The Lee-Carter model can be written as
ln mx,t = ax + bx × kt + ex,t , (1)
where
ln mx,t is the observed log mortality rate at age x in year t,
ax is the sample mean vector,
bx is the first set of sample principal component,
8. Lee-Carter model Nonparametric smoothing Functional principal component analysis Functional time series forecasting
Lee-Carter model
1 Lee and Carter (1992) proposed one-factor principal
component method to model and forecast demographic data,
such as age-specific mortality rates.
2 The Lee-Carter model can be written as
ln mx,t = ax + bx × kt + ex,t , (1)
where
ln mx,t is the observed log mortality rate at age x in year t,
ax is the sample mean vector,
bx is the first set of sample principal component,
kt is the first set of sample principal component scores,
9. Lee-Carter model Nonparametric smoothing Functional principal component analysis Functional time series forecasting
Lee-Carter model
1 Lee and Carter (1992) proposed one-factor principal
component method to model and forecast demographic data,
such as age-specific mortality rates.
2 The Lee-Carter model can be written as
ln mx,t = ax + bx × kt + ex,t , (1)
where
ln mx,t is the observed log mortality rate at age x in year t,
ax is the sample mean vector,
bx is the first set of sample principal component,
kt is the first set of sample principal component scores,
ex,t is the residual term.
10. Lee-Carter model Nonparametric smoothing Functional principal component analysis Functional time series forecasting
Lee-Carter model forecasts
1 There are a number of ways to adjust kt , which led to
extensions and modification of original Lee-Carter method.
11. Lee-Carter model Nonparametric smoothing Functional principal component analysis Functional time series forecasting
Lee-Carter model forecasts
1 There are a number of ways to adjust kt , which led to
extensions and modification of original Lee-Carter method.
2 Lee and Carter (1992) advocated to use a random walk with
drift model to forecast principal component scores, expressed
as
kt = kt−1 + d + et , (2)
where
12. Lee-Carter model Nonparametric smoothing Functional principal component analysis Functional time series forecasting
Lee-Carter model forecasts
1 There are a number of ways to adjust kt , which led to
extensions and modification of original Lee-Carter method.
2 Lee and Carter (1992) advocated to use a random walk with
drift model to forecast principal component scores, expressed
as
kt = kt−1 + d + et , (2)
where
d is known as the drift parameter, measures the average
annual change in the series,
13. Lee-Carter model Nonparametric smoothing Functional principal component analysis Functional time series forecasting
Lee-Carter model forecasts
1 There are a number of ways to adjust kt , which led to
extensions and modification of original Lee-Carter method.
2 Lee and Carter (1992) advocated to use a random walk with
drift model to forecast principal component scores, expressed
as
kt = kt−1 + d + et , (2)
where
d is known as the drift parameter, measures the average
annual change in the series,
et is an uncorrelated error.
14. Lee-Carter model Nonparametric smoothing Functional principal component analysis Functional time series forecasting
Lee-Carter model forecasts
1 There are a number of ways to adjust kt , which led to
extensions and modification of original Lee-Carter method.
2 Lee and Carter (1992) advocated to use a random walk with
drift model to forecast principal component scores, expressed
as
kt = kt−1 + d + et , (2)
where
d is known as the drift parameter, measures the average
annual change in the series,
et is an uncorrelated error.
3 From the forecast of principal component scores, the forecast
age-specific log mortality rates are obtained using the
estimated age effects ax and estimated first set of principal
component bx .
15. Lee-Carter model Nonparametric smoothing Functional principal component analysis Functional time series forecasting
Construction of functional data
1 Functional data are a collection of functions, represented in
the form of curves, images or shapes.
France: male log mortality rate (1899−2005)
0
−2
Log mortality rate
−4
−6
−8
−10
0 20 40 60 80 100
Age
16. Lee-Carter model Nonparametric smoothing Functional principal component analysis Functional time series forecasting
Construction of functional data
1 Functional data are a collection of functions, represented in
the form of curves, images or shapes.
2 Let’s consider annual French male log mortality rates from
1816 to 2006 for ages between 0 and 100.
France: male log mortality rate (1899−2005)
0
−2
Log mortality rate
−4
−6
−8
−10
0 20 40 60 80 100
Age
17. Lee-Carter model Nonparametric smoothing Functional principal component analysis Functional time series forecasting
Construction of functional data
1 Functional data are a collection of functions, represented in
the form of curves, images or shapes.
2 Let’s consider annual French male log mortality rates from
1816 to 2006 for ages between 0 and 100.
3 By interpolating 101 data points in one year, functional curves
can be constructed below.
France: male log mortality rate (1899−2005)
0
−2
Log mortality rate
−4
−6
−8
−10
0 20 40 60 80 100
Age
18. Lee-Carter model Nonparametric smoothing Functional principal component analysis Functional time series forecasting
Smoothed functional data
1 Age-specific mortality rates are first smoothed using penalized
regression spline with monotonic constraint.
19. Lee-Carter model Nonparametric smoothing Functional principal component analysis Functional time series forecasting
Smoothed functional data
1 Age-specific mortality rates are first smoothed using penalized
regression spline with monotonic constraint.
2 Assuming there is an underlying continuous and smooth
function {ft (x); x ∈ [x1 , xp ]} that is observed with errors at
discrete ages in year t, we can express it as
mt (xi ) = ft (xi ) + σt (xi )εt,i , t = 1, 2, . . . , n, (3)
where
20. Lee-Carter model Nonparametric smoothing Functional principal component analysis Functional time series forecasting
Smoothed functional data
1 Age-specific mortality rates are first smoothed using penalized
regression spline with monotonic constraint.
2 Assuming there is an underlying continuous and smooth
function {ft (x); x ∈ [x1 , xp ]} that is observed with errors at
discrete ages in year t, we can express it as
mt (xi ) = ft (xi ) + σt (xi )εt,i , t = 1, 2, . . . , n, (3)
where
mt (xi ) is the log mortality rates,
21. Lee-Carter model Nonparametric smoothing Functional principal component analysis Functional time series forecasting
Smoothed functional data
1 Age-specific mortality rates are first smoothed using penalized
regression spline with monotonic constraint.
2 Assuming there is an underlying continuous and smooth
function {ft (x); x ∈ [x1 , xp ]} that is observed with errors at
discrete ages in year t, we can express it as
mt (xi ) = ft (xi ) + σt (xi )εt,i , t = 1, 2, . . . , n, (3)
where
mt (xi ) is the log mortality rates,
ft (xi ) is the smoothed log mortality rates,
22. Lee-Carter model Nonparametric smoothing Functional principal component analysis Functional time series forecasting
Smoothed functional data
1 Age-specific mortality rates are first smoothed using penalized
regression spline with monotonic constraint.
2 Assuming there is an underlying continuous and smooth
function {ft (x); x ∈ [x1 , xp ]} that is observed with errors at
discrete ages in year t, we can express it as
mt (xi ) = ft (xi ) + σt (xi )εt,i , t = 1, 2, . . . , n, (3)
where
mt (xi ) is the log mortality rates,
ft (xi ) is the smoothed log mortality rates,
σt (xi ) allows the possible presence of heteroscedastic error,
23. Lee-Carter model Nonparametric smoothing Functional principal component analysis Functional time series forecasting
Smoothed functional data
1 Age-specific mortality rates are first smoothed using penalized
regression spline with monotonic constraint.
2 Assuming there is an underlying continuous and smooth
function {ft (x); x ∈ [x1 , xp ]} that is observed with errors at
discrete ages in year t, we can express it as
mt (xi ) = ft (xi ) + σt (xi )εt,i , t = 1, 2, . . . , n, (3)
where
mt (xi ) is the log mortality rates,
ft (xi ) is the smoothed log mortality rates,
σt (xi ) allows the possible presence of heteroscedastic error,
εt,i is iid standard normal random variable.
24. Lee-Carter model Nonparametric smoothing Functional principal component analysis Functional time series forecasting
Smoothed functional data
1 Smoothness (also known filtering) allows us to analyse
derivative information of curves.
France: male log mortality rate (1899−2005)
0
−2
Log mortality rate
−4
−6
−8
−10
0 20 40 60 80 100
Age
25. Lee-Carter model Nonparametric smoothing Functional principal component analysis Functional time series forecasting
Smoothed functional data
1 Smoothness (also known filtering) allows us to analyse
derivative information of curves.
2 We transform n × p data matrix to n vector of functions.
France: male log mortality rate (1899−2005)
0
−2
Log mortality rate
−4
−6
−8
−10
0 20 40 60 80 100
Age
26. Lee-Carter model Nonparametric smoothing Functional principal component analysis Functional time series forecasting
Functional principal component analysis (FPCA)
1 FPCA can be viewed from both covariance kernel function
and linear operator perspectives.
27. Lee-Carter model Nonparametric smoothing Functional principal component analysis Functional time series forecasting
Functional principal component analysis (FPCA)
1 FPCA can be viewed from both covariance kernel function
and linear operator perspectives.
2 It is a dimension-reduction technique, with nice properties:
28. Lee-Carter model Nonparametric smoothing Functional principal component analysis Functional time series forecasting
Functional principal component analysis (FPCA)
1 FPCA can be viewed from both covariance kernel function
and linear operator perspectives.
2 It is a dimension-reduction technique, with nice properties:
FPCA minimizes the mean integrated squared error,
K 2
E f c (x) − βk φk (x) dx, K < ∞, (4)
I k=1
where f c (x) = f (x) − µ(x) represents the decentralized
functional curves, and x ∈ [x1 , xp ].
29. Lee-Carter model Nonparametric smoothing Functional principal component analysis Functional time series forecasting
Functional principal component analysis (FPCA)
1 FPCA can be viewed from both covariance kernel function
and linear operator perspectives.
2 It is a dimension-reduction technique, with nice properties:
FPCA minimizes the mean integrated squared error,
K 2
E f c (x) − βk φk (x) dx, K < ∞, (4)
I k=1
where f c (x) = f (x) − µ(x) represents the decentralized
functional curves, and x ∈ [x1 , xp ].
FPCA provides a way of extracting a large amount of variance,
∞ ∞ ∞
Var[f c (x)] = Var(βk )φ2 (x) =
k λk φ2 (x) =
k λk , (5)
k=1 k=1 k=1
where λ1 ≥ λ2 , . . . , ≥ 0 is a decreasing sequence of
eigenvalues and φk (x) is orthonormal.
30. Lee-Carter model Nonparametric smoothing Functional principal component analysis Functional time series forecasting
Functional principal component analysis (FPCA)
1 FPCA can be viewed from both covariance kernel function
and linear operator perspectives.
2 It is a dimension-reduction technique, with nice properties:
FPCA minimizes the mean integrated squared error,
K 2
E f c (x) − βk φk (x) dx, K < ∞, (4)
I k=1
where f c (x) = f (x) − µ(x) represents the decentralized
functional curves, and x ∈ [x1 , xp ].
FPCA provides a way of extracting a large amount of variance,
∞ ∞ ∞
Var[f c (x)] = Var(βk )φ2 (x) =
k λk φ2 (x) =
k λk , (5)
k=1 k=1 k=1
where λ1 ≥ λ2 , . . . , ≥ 0 is a decreasing sequence of
eigenvalues and φk (x) is orthonormal.
The principal component scores are uncorrelated, that is
cov(βi , βj ) = E(βi βj ) = 0, for i = j.
31. Lee-Carter model Nonparametric smoothing Functional principal component analysis Functional time series forecasting
Karhunen-Lo`ve (KL) expansion
e
By KL expansion, a stochastic process f (x), x ∈ [x1 , xp ] can be
expressed as
∞
f (x) = µ(x) + βk φk (x), (6)
k=1
K
= µ(x) + βk φk (x) + e(x), (7)
k=1
where
1 µ(x) is the population mean,
32. Lee-Carter model Nonparametric smoothing Functional principal component analysis Functional time series forecasting
Karhunen-Lo`ve (KL) expansion
e
By KL expansion, a stochastic process f (x), x ∈ [x1 , xp ] can be
expressed as
∞
f (x) = µ(x) + βk φk (x), (6)
k=1
K
= µ(x) + βk φk (x) + e(x), (7)
k=1
where
1 µ(x) is the population mean,
2 βk is the k th principal component scores,
33. Lee-Carter model Nonparametric smoothing Functional principal component analysis Functional time series forecasting
Karhunen-Lo`ve (KL) expansion
e
By KL expansion, a stochastic process f (x), x ∈ [x1 , xp ] can be
expressed as
∞
f (x) = µ(x) + βk φk (x), (6)
k=1
K
= µ(x) + βk φk (x) + e(x), (7)
k=1
where
1 µ(x) is the population mean,
2 βk is the k th principal component scores,
3 φk (x) is the k th functional principal components,
34. Lee-Carter model Nonparametric smoothing Functional principal component analysis Functional time series forecasting
Karhunen-Lo`ve (KL) expansion
e
By KL expansion, a stochastic process f (x), x ∈ [x1 , xp ] can be
expressed as
∞
f (x) = µ(x) + βk φk (x), (6)
k=1
K
= µ(x) + βk φk (x) + e(x), (7)
k=1
where
1 µ(x) is the population mean,
2 βk is the k th principal component scores,
3 φk (x) is the k th functional principal components,
4 e(x) is the error function, and
35. Lee-Carter model Nonparametric smoothing Functional principal component analysis Functional time series forecasting
Karhunen-Lo`ve (KL) expansion
e
By KL expansion, a stochastic process f (x), x ∈ [x1 , xp ] can be
expressed as
∞
f (x) = µ(x) + βk φk (x), (6)
k=1
K
= µ(x) + βk φk (x) + e(x), (7)
k=1
where
1 µ(x) is the population mean,
2 βk is the k th principal component scores,
3 φk (x) is the k th functional principal components,
4 e(x) is the error function, and
5 K is the number of retained principal components.
36. Lee-Carter model Nonparametric smoothing Functional principal component analysis Functional time series forecasting
Empirical FPCA
1 Because the stochastic process f is unknown in practice, the
population mean and eigenfunctions can only be approximated
through realizations of {f1 (x), f2 (x), . . . , fn (x)}.
37. Lee-Carter model Nonparametric smoothing Functional principal component analysis Functional time series forecasting
Empirical FPCA
1 Because the stochastic process f is unknown in practice, the
population mean and eigenfunctions can only be approximated
through realizations of {f1 (x), f2 (x), . . . , fn (x)}.
2 A function ft (x) can be approximated by
K
¯
ft (x) = f (x) + βt,k φk (x) + e(x), (8)
k=1
where
38. Lee-Carter model Nonparametric smoothing Functional principal component analysis Functional time series forecasting
Empirical FPCA
1 Because the stochastic process f is unknown in practice, the
population mean and eigenfunctions can only be approximated
through realizations of {f1 (x), f2 (x), . . . , fn (x)}.
2 A function ft (x) can be approximated by
K
¯
ft (x) = f (x) + βt,k φk (x) + e(x), (8)
k=1
where
¯ 1 n
f (x) = n t=1 ft (x) is the sample mean function,
39. Lee-Carter model Nonparametric smoothing Functional principal component analysis Functional time series forecasting
Empirical FPCA
1 Because the stochastic process f is unknown in practice, the
population mean and eigenfunctions can only be approximated
through realizations of {f1 (x), f2 (x), . . . , fn (x)}.
2 A function ft (x) can be approximated by
K
¯
ft (x) = f (x) + βt,k φk (x) + e(x), (8)
k=1
where
¯ 1 n
f (x) = n t=1 ft (x) is the sample mean function,
βk is the k th empirical principal component scores,
40. Lee-Carter model Nonparametric smoothing Functional principal component analysis Functional time series forecasting
Empirical FPCA
1 Because the stochastic process f is unknown in practice, the
population mean and eigenfunctions can only be approximated
through realizations of {f1 (x), f2 (x), . . . , fn (x)}.
2 A function ft (x) can be approximated by
K
¯
ft (x) = f (x) + βt,k φk (x) + e(x), (8)
k=1
where
¯ 1 n
f (x) = n t=1 ft (x) is the sample mean function,
βk is the k th empirical principal component scores,
φk (x) is the k th empirical functional principal components,
41. Lee-Carter model Nonparametric smoothing Functional principal component analysis Functional time series forecasting
Empirical FPCA
1 Because the stochastic process f is unknown in practice, the
population mean and eigenfunctions can only be approximated
through realizations of {f1 (x), f2 (x), . . . , fn (x)}.
2 A function ft (x) can be approximated by
K
¯
ft (x) = f (x) + βt,k φk (x) + e(x), (8)
k=1
where
¯ 1 n
f (x) = n t=1 ft (x) is the sample mean function,
βk is the k th empirical principal component scores,
φk (x) is the k th empirical functional principal components,
e(x) is the residual function.
42. Lee-Carter model Nonparametric smoothing Functional principal component analysis Functional time series forecasting
Decomposition
0.2
0.2
−1
0.2
0.20
0.1
0.1
−2
Basis function 1
Basis function 2
Basis function 3
Basis function 4
Mean function
0.15
0.0
0.1
−3
0.0
−0.1
0.10
−4
0.0
−0.1
−0.2
−5
0.05
−0.3
−0.1
−6
−0.2
0.00
0 20 40 60 80 100 0 20 40 60 80 100 0 20 40 60 80 100 0 20 40 60 80 100 0 20 40 60 80 100
Age Age Age Age Age
8
10
0.5
6
1
5
Coefficient 1
Coefficient 2
Coefficient 3
Coefficient 4
0
4
0.0
0
−5
2
−0.5
−1
−10
0
−15
−1.0
−2
−2
1850 1900 1950 2000 1850 1900 1950 2000 1850 1900 1950 2000 1850 1900 1950 2000
Year Year Year Year
1 The principal components reveal underlying characteristics
across age direction.
43. Lee-Carter model Nonparametric smoothing Functional principal component analysis Functional time series forecasting
Decomposition
0.2
0.2
−1
0.2
0.20
0.1
0.1
−2
Basis function 1
Basis function 2
Basis function 3
Basis function 4
Mean function
0.15
0.0
0.1
−3
0.0
−0.1
0.10
−4
0.0
−0.1
−0.2
−5
0.05
−0.3
−0.1
−6
−0.2
0.00
0 20 40 60 80 100 0 20 40 60 80 100 0 20 40 60 80 100 0 20 40 60 80 100 0 20 40 60 80 100
Age Age Age Age Age
8
10
0.5
6
1
5
Coefficient 1
Coefficient 2
Coefficient 3
Coefficient 4
0
4
0.0
0
−5
2
−0.5
−1
−10
0
−15
−1.0
−2
−2
1850 1900 1950 2000 1850 1900 1950 2000 1850 1900 1950 2000 1850 1900 1950 2000
Year Year Year Year
1 The principal components reveal underlying characteristics
across age direction.
2 The principal component scores reveal possible outlying years
across time direction.
44. Lee-Carter model Nonparametric smoothing Functional principal component analysis Functional time series forecasting
Point forecast
Because orthogonality of the estimated functional principal
components and uncorrelated principal component scores, point
forecasts are obtained by
K
¯
fn+h|n (x) = E[fn+h (x)|I, Φ] = f (x) + βn+h|n,k φk (x), (9)
k=1
where
1 fn+h|n (x) is the h-step-ahead point forecast,
45. Lee-Carter model Nonparametric smoothing Functional principal component analysis Functional time series forecasting
Point forecast
Because orthogonality of the estimated functional principal
components and uncorrelated principal component scores, point
forecasts are obtained by
K
¯
fn+h|n (x) = E[fn+h (x)|I, Φ] = f (x) + βn+h|n,k φk (x), (9)
k=1
where
1 fn+h|n (x) is the h-step-ahead point forecast,
2 I represents the past data,
46. Lee-Carter model Nonparametric smoothing Functional principal component analysis Functional time series forecasting
Point forecast
Because orthogonality of the estimated functional principal
components and uncorrelated principal component scores, point
forecasts are obtained by
K
¯
fn+h|n (x) = E[fn+h (x)|I, Φ] = f (x) + βn+h|n,k φk (x), (9)
k=1
where
1 fn+h|n (x) is the h-step-ahead point forecast,
2 I represents the past data,
3 Φ = (φ1 (x), . . . , φK (x)) is a set of fixed estimated functional
principal components,
47. Lee-Carter model Nonparametric smoothing Functional principal component analysis Functional time series forecasting
Point forecast
Because orthogonality of the estimated functional principal
components and uncorrelated principal component scores, point
forecasts are obtained by
K
¯
fn+h|n (x) = E[fn+h (x)|I, Φ] = f (x) + βn+h|n,k φk (x), (9)
k=1
where
1 fn+h|n (x) is the h-step-ahead point forecast,
2 I represents the past data,
3 Φ = (φ1 (x), . . . , φK (x)) is a set of fixed estimated functional
principal components,
4 βn+h|n,k is the forecast of principal component scores by a
univariate time series method, such as exponential smoothing.
48. Lee-Carter model Nonparametric smoothing Functional principal component analysis Functional time series forecasting
Point forecast
Point forecasts (2007−2026)
0
−2
Log mortality rate
−4
−6
−8
Past data
−10
Forecasts
0 20 40 60 80 100
Age
Figure: 20-step-ahead point forecasts. Past data are shown in gray,
whereas the recent data are shown in color.
49. Lee-Carter model Nonparametric smoothing Functional principal component analysis Functional time series forecasting
Conclusion
1 We revisit the Lee-Carter model and functional time series
model for modeling age-specific mortality rates,
50. Lee-Carter model Nonparametric smoothing Functional principal component analysis Functional time series forecasting
Conclusion
1 We revisit the Lee-Carter model and functional time series
model for modeling age-specific mortality rates,
2 We show how to compute point forecasts for both models.