Abstract
Using a novel reformulation, we develop a framework to compute approximate resampling data averages analytically. The method avoids multiple retraining of statistical models on the samples. Our approach uses a combination of the replica "trick" of statistical physics and the TAP approach for approximate Bayesian inference. We demonstrate our approach on regression with Gaussian processes. A comparison with averages obtained by Monte-Carlo sampling shows that our method achieves good accuracy.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Journal of Machine Learning Research |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 6 |
Pages (from-to) | 1151-1173 |
ISSN | 1532-4435 |
Publication status | Published - 2004 |
Keywords
- bootstrap
- approximate inference
- kernel machines
- statistical physics
- Gaussian processes