Publication Date:
2018-02-08
Description:
Entropy, Vol. 20, Pages 108: Sequential Change-Point Detection via Online Convex Optimization Entropy doi: 10.3390/e20020108 Authors: Yang Cao Liyan Xie Yao Xie Huan Xu Sequential change-point detection when the distribution parameters are unknown is a fundamental problem in statistics and machine learning. When the post-change parameters are unknown, we consider a set of detection procedures based on sequential likelihood ratios with non-anticipating estimators constructed using online convex optimization algorithms such as online mirror descent, which provides a more versatile approach to tackling complex situations where recursive maximum likelihood estimators cannot be found. When the underlying distributions belong to a exponential family and the estimators satisfy the logarithm regret property, we show that this approach is nearly second-order asymptotically optimal. This means that the upper bound for the false alarm rate of the algorithm (measured by the average-run-length) meets the lower bound asymptotically up to a log-log factor when the threshold tends to infinity. Our proof is achieved by making a connection between sequential change-point and online convex optimization and leveraging the logarithmic regret bound property of online mirror descent algorithm. Numerical and real data examples validate our theory.
Electronic ISSN:
1099-4300
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Physics
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