NeurIPS Best Paper: A Linear-Time Kernel Goodness-of-Fit Test

EPISODE 100
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JANUARY 24, 2018
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In this episode, I speak with Arthur Gretton, Wittawat Jitkrittum, Zoltan Szabo and Kenji Fukumizu, who, alongside Wenkai Xu authored the 2017 NIPS Best Paper Award winner "A Linear-Time Kernel Goodness-of-Fit Test." In our discussion, we cover what exactly a "goodness of fit" test is, and how it can be used to determine how well a statistical model applies to a given real-world scenario. The group and I then discuss this particular test, the applications of this work, as well as how this work fits in with other research the group has recently published. Enjoy! In our discussion, we cover what exactly a "goodness of fit" test is, and how it can be used to determine how well a statistical model applies to a given real-world scenario. The group and I the discuss this particular test, the applications of this work, as well as how this work fits in with other research the group has recently published. Enjoy! This is your last chance to register for the RE•WORK Deep Learning and AI Assistant Summits in San Francisco, which are this Thursday and Friday, January 25th and 26th. These events feature leading researchers and technologists like the ones you heard in our Deep Learning Summit series last week. The San Francisco will event is headlined by Ian Goodfellow of Google Brain, Daphne Koller of Calico Labs, and more! Definitely check it out and use the code TWIMLAI for 20% off of registration.

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Arthur Gretton

University College London

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Kenji Fukumizu

The Institute of Statistical Mathematics

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Zoltan Szabo

École Polytechnique

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