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Onur Dikmen, Zhirong Yang, Erkki Oja

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    This study introduces a novel framework for automatically selecting the optimal information divergence in machine learning tasks. The method uses maximum likelihood estimation to identify the best divergence, improving model performance across various applications.

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    • Information Theory
    • Statistical Modeling

    Background:

    • Information divergence measures differences between nonnegative matrices/tensors, crucial for machine learning algorithms like Nonnegative Matrix Factorization and topic models.
    • The choice of divergence significantly impacts the success of learning tasks, yet objective methods for selecting the optimal divergence are scarce.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop a framework for the automatic selection of the best information divergence from a given family.
    • To enable objective and efficient selection of divergences for diverse machine learning applications.

    Main Methods:

    • Proposed an approximated Tweedie distribution for the beta-divergence family, enabling selection via maximum likelihood estimation.
    • Reformulated alpha-divergence in terms of beta-divergence for automatic alpha selection using maximum likelihood.
    • Extended the framework to non-separable divergences by establishing connections between gamma- and beta-divergences, and Renyi- and alpha-divergences.

    Main Results:

    • Demonstrated that maximum likelihood estimation can effectively solve the problem of selecting the optimal beta parameter for beta-divergences.
    • Showcased the ability to automatically select alpha-divergences by leveraging the established link with beta-divergences.
    • Validated the framework's accuracy in selecting information divergences across various learning problems and families using synthetic and real-world data.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed framework facilitates automatic and objective selection of information divergences, enhancing machine learning task performance.
    • The method's adaptability across different divergence families and applications signifies a significant advancement in optimizing machine learning algorithms.