2020/06/17 by Nicolò Pagliana, Alessandro Rudi, Pagliana, Nicolò +5 · 3 citations
Computer Science · Mathematics · #Bayesian Methods and Mixture Models #FOS: Computer and information sciences #FOS: Mathematics #Machine Learning (cs.LG) #Machine Learning (stat.ML) #Numerical Analysis (math.NA) #Statistical Methods and Inference #Stochastic Gradient Optimization Techniques
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2006.09984
openalex publication_date 2020/06/17 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We study the learning properties of nonparametric ridge-less least squares. In particular, we consider the common case of estimators defined by scale dependent kernels, and focus on the role of the scale. These estimators interpolate the data and the scale can be shown to control their stability through the condition number. Our analysis shows that are different regimes depending on the interplay between the sample size, its dimensions, and the smoothness of the problem. Indeed, when the sample size is less than exponential in the data dimension, then the scale can be chosen so that the learning error decreases. As the sample size becomes larger, the overall error stop decreasing but interestingly the scale can be chosen in such a way that the variance due to noise remains bounded. Our analysis combines, probabilistic results with a number of analytic techniques from interpolation theory.