1. Label-wise Aleatoric and Epistemic Uncertainty Quantification
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Sale, Yusuf, Hofman, Paul, Löhr, Timo, Wimmer, Lisa, Nagler, Thomas, and Hüllermeier, Eyke
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Computer Science - Machine Learning ,Statistics - Machine Learning - Abstract
We present a novel approach to uncertainty quantification in classification tasks based on label-wise decomposition of uncertainty measures. This label-wise perspective allows uncertainty to be quantified at the individual class level, thereby improving cost-sensitive decision-making and helping understand the sources of uncertainty. Furthermore, it allows to define total, aleatoric, and epistemic uncertainty on the basis of non-categorical measures such as variance, going beyond common entropy-based measures. In particular, variance-based measures address some of the limitations associated with established methods that have recently been discussed in the literature. We show that our proposed measures adhere to a number of desirable properties. Through empirical evaluation on a variety of benchmark data sets -- including applications in the medical domain where accurate uncertainty quantification is crucial -- we establish the effectiveness of label-wise uncertainty quantification., Comment: Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence. arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:2401.00276
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- 2024