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New Posterior Averaging Method Enhances Source Distribution Estimation

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Researchers have developed a new method for Source Distribution Estimation (SDE) called Posterior Averaging. This technique addresses limitations of existing methods that rely on a single, fixed likelihood surrogate. The new approach uses an expectation-maximization framework, iteratively training an amortized posterior on simulations and then refitting the source distribution. Evaluations on benchmark tasks, including Lotka-Volterra, show significant improvements over previous methods, particularly when starting with broad or misspecified initial priors. AI

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New Posterior Averaging Method Enhances Source Distribution Estimation

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  1. arXiv cs.LG TIER_1 English(EN) · Trung-Dung Hoang, Lisa M. Koch ·

    Source Distribution Estimation by Posterior Averaging

    arXiv:2609.02622v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Simulation-based science often requires a distribution over simulator parameters whose push-forward reproduces a set of real observations: this is the source distribution estimation (SDE) problem. Existing methods fit the source aga…

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