This is a failed attempt to simplify the process to generate multivariate
Gaussian distribution by utilizing the
copula function.
However, it has the merit of figuring out what information a copula function
failed to provide.
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Agrawal et al (2018) A rewriting system for convex optimization problems
I learn about this paper when I am studying the python package cvxpy. This is an interface to other solvers such as glpk and Boyd who authored the book of Boyd & Vandenberghe is one of the creator. This package, however, requires some special formulation of the problem called “disciplined...
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Wang, Youssef, & Elhakeem (2006) On some feature selection strategies for spam filter design
A short paper on comparing different algorithms to do feature selection in spam
filtering problems.
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Lin, Tegmark, & Rolnick (2017) Why does deep and cheap learning work so well?
The paper points out in sec 1 that, in contrast to the good old-fashioned AI
(GOFAI) algorithms, artificial neural networks are understood only at a
heuristic level. The authors try to provide analytic insights on why deep
learning and general ANN works.
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Das & Stein (2011) Differences in Tranching Methods
There are two methods the rating agencies used to evaluate credit worthiness.
S&P and Moody’s in particular, uses the probability of default (PD) and the
expected loss (EL) respectively. This paper compares these two methods in the
context of CDO.
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