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New perturbative method boosts NPIV estimation accuracy

Researchers have developed a novel perturbative approach for non-parametric instrumental variable (NPIV) estimation, drawing inspiration from physics perturbation theory. This method enhances standard kernel ridge techniques by incorporating systematic higher-order corrections, significantly boosting estimation accuracy, especially in high-dimensional scenarios. The approach effectively addresses the curse of dimensionality, with experimental results demonstrating up to a 99% reduction in prediction error in ill-defined, high-dimensional cases compared to traditional ridge regression. AI

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  1. arXiv stat.ML TIER_1 English(EN) · Wei Bu, Arthur Gretton ·

    Perturbative methods for non-parametric instrumental variable

    arXiv:2606.00322v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: We introduce a perturbative approach for nonparametric instrumental variable (NPIV) estimation. By drawing inspiration from perturbation theory in physics, we extend standard kernel ridge methods with systematic higher perturbatio…

  2. arXiv stat.ML TIER_1 English(EN) · Arthur Gretton ·

    Perturbative methods for non-parametric instrumental variable

    We introduce a perturbative approach for nonparametric instrumental variable (NPIV) estimation. By drawing inspiration from perturbation theory in physics, we extend standard kernel ridge methods with systematic higher perturbation order corrections that significantly improve est…