A method for inferring label sampling mechanisms in semi-supervised learning

Saharon Rosset, Ji Zhu, Hui Zou, Trevor Hastie

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Abstract

We consider the situation in semi-supervised learning, where the "label sampling" mechanism stochastically depends on the true response (as well as potentially on the features). We suggest a method of moments for estimating this stochastic dependence using the unlabeled data. This is potentially useful for two distinct purposes: A. As an input to a supervised learning procedure which can be used to "de-bias" its results using labeled data only and b. As a potentially interesting learning task in itself. We present several examples to illustrate the practical usefulness of our method.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Neural Information Processing Systems 17 - Proceedings of the 2004 Conference, NIPS 2004
PublisherNeural information processing systems foundation
ISBN (Print)0262195348, 9780262195348
StatePublished - 2005
Externally publishedYes
Event18th Annual Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems, NIPS 2004 - Vancouver, BC, Canada
Duration: 13 Dec 200416 Dec 2004

Publication series

NameAdvances in Neural Information Processing Systems
ISSN (Print)1049-5258

Conference

Conference18th Annual Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems, NIPS 2004
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityVancouver, BC
Period13/12/0416/12/04

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