Conformal Inference
A distribution-free statistical inference framework that transforms arbitrary scoring functions into valid test statistics (p-values or e-values) via an exchangeability assumption, without requiring parametric assumptions about the data distribution.
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Weighted conformal p-values are used to correct the distribution shift from the behavior policy to the target policy, making conformal inference applicable to counterfactual evaluation.
SLICE (Sequential Likelihood-Free Inference via Conformal E-Values) combines conformal inference with e-values to construct exact and anytime-valid confidence sequences for parameters of models with intractable likelihoods.
The validity of conformal inference does not depend on any parametric assumptions about the data distribution, requiring only the exchangeability condition.
Conformal prediction is a framework originating from statistical learning theory that constructs confidence intervals with finite-sample coverage guarantees for predictions using the residual distribution of historical calibration sets, without requiring strong parametric assumptions.
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Conformal prediction is a framework originating from statistical learning theory that constructs confidence intervals with finite-sample coverage guarantees for predictions using the residual distribution of historical calibration sets, without requiring strong parametric assumptions.
75%UnverifiedWeighted conformal p-values are used to correct the distribution shift from the behavior policy to the target policy, making conformal inference applicable to counterfactual evaluation.
50%UnverifiedSLICE (Sequential Likelihood-Free Inference via Conformal E-Values) combines conformal inference with e-values to construct exact and anytime-valid confidence sequences for parameters of models with intractable likelihoods.
50%UnverifiedThe validity of conformal inference does not depend on any parametric assumptions about the data distribution, requiring only the exchangeability condition.
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