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Phase transition frequency predicts ResNet accuracy in training

Researchers have identified a new metric, "phase transition frequency," that can predict the test accuracy of ResNet models during training. This metric, which counts discrete class-separability jumps, showed a strong negative correlation with accuracy on standard benchmarks like CIFAR-10 and CIFAR-100. However, this predictive power diminishes under distributional stress, as seen with TinyImageNet and CIFAR-10-C benchmarks. Further analysis indicated that while phase transition frequency is a strong predictor among training-curve signals, other methods are more effective for stressed datasets. AI

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Phase transition frequency predicts ResNet accuracy in training

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Arunan J ·

    Phase Transition Frequency as a Training Time Predictor of Test Accuracy in ResNets

    arXiv:2609.05194v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: The number of discrete class-separability jumps observed during ResNet finetuning is examined empirically as a predictor of final test accuracy. Across 75 experiments spanning four benchmarks (CIFAR-10, CIFAR-100, TinyImageNet, an…