%0 Journal Article %1 steininger2021densitybased %A Steininger, Michael %A Kobs, Konstantin %A Davidson, Padraig %A Krause, Anna %A Hotho, Andreas %D 2021 %E Appice, Annalisa %E Escalera, Sergio %E Gamez, Jose A. %E Trautmann, Heike %J Machine Learning %K density imbalanced myown regression %R 10.1007/s10994-021-06023-5 %T Density-based weighting for imbalanced regression %U https://doi.org/10.1007/s10994-021-06023-5 %X In many real world settings,imbalanced data impedes model performance of learning algorithms, like neural networks, mostly for rare cases. This is especially problematic for tasks focusing on these rare occurrences. For example, when estimating precipitation, extreme rainfall events are scarce but important considering their potential consequences. While there are numerous well studied solutions for classification settings, most of them cannot be applied to regression easily. Of the few solutions for regression tasks, barely any have explored cost-sensitive learning which is known to have advantages compared to sampling-based methods in classification tasks. In this work, we propose a sample weighting approach for imbalanced regression datasets called DenseWeight and a cost-sensitive learning approach for neural network regression with imbalanced data called DenseLoss based on our weighting scheme. DenseWeight weights data points according to their target value rarities through kernel density estimation (KDE). DenseLoss adjusts each data point’s influence on the loss according to DenseWeight, giving rare data points more influence on modeltraining compared to common data points. We show on multiple differently distributed datasets that DenseLoss significantly improves model performance for rare data points through its density-based weighting scheme. Additionally, we compare DenseLoss to the state-of-the-art method SMOGN, finding that our method mostly yields better performance. Our approach provides more control over model training as it enables us to actively decide on the trade-off between focusing on common or rare cases through a single hyperparameter, allowing the training of better models for rare data points.

@article{steininger2021densitybased, abstract = {In many real world settings,imbalanced data impedes model performance of learning algorithms, like neural networks, mostly for rare cases. This is especially problematic for tasks focusing on these rare occurrences. For example, when estimating precipitation, extreme rainfall events are scarce but important considering their potential consequences. While there are numerous well studied solutions for classification settings, most of them cannot be applied to regression easily. Of the few solutions for regression tasks, barely any have explored cost-sensitive learning which is known to have advantages compared to sampling-based methods in classification tasks. In this work, we propose a sample weighting approach for imbalanced regression datasets called DenseWeight and a cost-sensitive learning approach for neural network regression with imbalanced data called DenseLoss based on our weighting scheme. DenseWeight weights data points according to their target value rarities through kernel density estimation (KDE). DenseLoss adjusts each data point’s influence on the loss according to DenseWeight, giving rare data points more influence on modeltraining compared to common data points. We show on multiple differently distributed datasets that DenseLoss significantly improves model performance for rare data points through its density-based weighting scheme. Additionally, we compare DenseLoss to the state-of-the-art method SMOGN, finding that our method mostly yields better performance. Our approach provides more control over model training as it enables us to actively decide on the trade-off between focusing on common or rare cases through a single hyperparameter, allowing the training of better models for rare data points.}, added-at = {2021-09-22T15:08:20.000+0200}, author = {Steininger, Michael and Kobs, Konstantin and Davidson, Padraig and Krause, Anna and Hotho, Andreas}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2a465795f9b3ed3940e83f332d7deb2bd/pdavidson}, description = {ECML/PKDD 2021 Journal Track}, doi = {10.1007/s10994-021-06023-5}, editor = {Appice, Annalisa and Escalera, Sergio and Gamez, Jose A. and Trautmann, Heike}, interhash = {f17569ff6288eb3f06cd3c319a1ffd60}, intrahash = {a465795f9b3ed3940e83f332d7deb2bd}, issn = {15730565}, journal = {Machine Learning}, keywords = {density imbalanced myown regression}, refid = {Steininger2021}, timestamp = {2021-09-22T15:08:20.000+0200}, title = {Density-based weighting for imbalanced regression}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s10994-021-06023-5}, year = 2021 }