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IPAD: Stable Interpretable Forecasting with Knockoffs Inference.

Yingying Fan1, Jinchi Lv1, Mahrad Sharifvaghefi1

  • 1University of Southern California.

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|March 15, 2021
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Summary
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This study introduces a new method for stable and interpretable forecasting in big data using model-X knockoffs. The approach enhances feature selection stability, crucial for reliable insights in statistics, economics, and finance.

Keywords:
Large-scale inference and FDRLatent factorsModel-X knockoffsPowerReproducibilityStability

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Area of Science:

  • Statistics
  • Economics
  • Finance
  • Machine Learning

Background:

  • Interpretability and stability are key in big data applications.
  • Existing forecasting methods often lack stability in feature selection.
  • Controlling wrongly discovered features enhances interpretability but is underdeveloped.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel method for stable and interpretable forecasting.
  • To address the underdevelopment of feature selection stability in high-dimensional models.
  • To leverage the model-X knockoffs framework for reproducible inference.

Main Methods:

  • Exploiting the model-X knockoffs framework.
  • Introducing the intertwined probabilistic factors decoupling (IPAD) method.
  • Constructing knockoff variables using a latent factor model for covariate association.
  • Estimating covariate distribution from data, avoiding sample splitting.

Main Results:

  • Provided theoretical justifications for asymptotic false discovery rate control.
  • Established theory for power analysis.
  • Demonstrated appealing finite-sample performance in simulations and real data analysis.
  • Achieved desired interpretability and stability compared to existing methods.

Conclusions:

  • The IPAD method offers a robust approach to stable and interpretable forecasting.
  • The method effectively controls the false discovery rate in high-dimensional settings.
  • This work advances reproducible large-scale inference in statistics, economics, and finance.