%0 Journal Article %1 nguyen2020robust %A Nguyen, Viet Anh %A Si, Nian %A Blanchet, Jose %D 2020 %K bayesian readings robustness %T Robust Bayesian Classification Using an Optimistic Score Ratio %U http://arxiv.org/abs/2007.04458 %X We build a Bayesian contextual classification model using an optimistic score ratio for robust binary classification when there is limited information on the class-conditional, or contextual, distribution. The optimistic score searches for the distribution that is most plausible to explain the observed outcomes in the testing sample among all distributions belonging to the contextual ambiguity set which is prescribed using a limited structural constraint on the mean vector and the covariance matrix of the underlying contextual distribution. We show that the Bayesian classifier using the optimistic score ratio is conceptually attractive, delivers solid statistical guarantees and is computationally tractable. We showcase the power of the proposed optimistic score ratio classifier on both synthetic and empirical data.

@article{nguyen2020robust, abstract = {We build a Bayesian contextual classification model using an optimistic score ratio for robust binary classification when there is limited information on the class-conditional, or contextual, distribution. The optimistic score searches for the distribution that is most plausible to explain the observed outcomes in the testing sample among all distributions belonging to the contextual ambiguity set which is prescribed using a limited structural constraint on the mean vector and the covariance matrix of the underlying contextual distribution. We show that the Bayesian classifier using the optimistic score ratio is conceptually attractive, delivers solid statistical guarantees and is computationally tractable. We showcase the power of the proposed optimistic score ratio classifier on both synthetic and empirical data.}, added-at = {2020-07-10T14:33:24.000+0200}, author = {Nguyen, Viet Anh and Si, Nian and Blanchet, Jose}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/21526933cdb2df6bbd206885979dcefbc/kirk86}, description = {[2007.04458] Robust Bayesian Classification Using an Optimistic Score Ratio}, interhash = {2f9421a15ec202a34308bc45eb265556}, intrahash = {1526933cdb2df6bbd206885979dcefbc}, keywords = {bayesian readings robustness}, note = {cite arxiv:2007.04458}, timestamp = {2020-07-10T14:33:24.000+0200}, title = {Robust Bayesian Classification Using an Optimistic Score Ratio}, url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/2007.04458}, year = 2020 }