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Learning Deep Kernels for Non-Parametric Two-Sample Tests
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Measured effects reported in the paper
| What was changed | Where | Measured | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| use a learned deep kernel instead of an optimized Gaussian kernel | MMD two-sample test · Higgs | test power: 0.376 -> 0.403 | Helped |
| use a learned deep kernel instead of an optimized Gaussian kernel | MMD two-sample test · MNIST vs DCGAN | test power: 0.572 -> 0.910 | Helped |
| use a learned deep kernel instead of an optimized Gaussian kernel | MMD two-sample test · CIFAR-10 vs CIFAR-10.1 | mean rejection rate: 0.316 -> 0.744 | Helped |
| replace the sign-based kernel with a linear classifier kernel (ablation) | classifier two-sample test · Blob, HDGM, Higgs, and MNIST | test power | Mixed |
| replace the linear classifier kernel with a Gaussian feature kernel (ablation) | classifier two-sample test · Blob, HDGM, Higgs, and MNIST | test power | Mixed |
| replace the Gaussian feature kernel with the full deep kernel (ablation) | MMD two-sample test · Blob | test power: 0.966 -> 0.985 | Helped |
| replace the Gaussian feature kernel with the full deep kernel (ablation) | MMD two-sample test · HDGM | test power: 0.604 -> 0.659 | Helped |
| replace the Gaussian feature kernel with the full deep kernel (ablation) | MMD two-sample test · Higgs | test power: 0.364 -> 0.403 | Helped |
| replace the Gaussian feature kernel with the full deep kernel (ablation) | MMD two-sample test · MNIST | test power: 0.976 -> 0.996 | Helped |
| optimize approximate test power instead of cross-entropy (ablation) | deep-kernel and classifier-kernel variants · Blob, HDGM, Higgs, and MNIST | test power | Mixed |
| maximize empirical MMD instead of approximate test power (ablation) | MMD two-sample test · Blob, HDGM, Higgs, and MNIST | test power | Mixed |
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