Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jeon, Yeseul, Chang, Won, Jeong, Seonghyun, Han, Sanghoon, Park, Jaewoo
Format: Preprint
Published: 2022
Subjects:
Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2210.09560
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1866910455533928448
author Jeon, Yeseul
Chang, Won
Jeong, Seonghyun
Han, Sanghoon
Park, Jaewoo
author_facet Jeon, Yeseul
Chang, Won
Jeong, Seonghyun
Han, Sanghoon
Park, Jaewoo
contents Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) provide flexible function approximations for a wide variety of applications when the input variables are in the form of images or spatial data. Although CNNs often outperform traditional statistical models in prediction accuracy, statistical inference, such as estimating the effects of covariates and quantifying the prediction uncertainty, is not trivial due to the highly complicated model structure and overparameterization. To address this challenge, we propose a new Bayesian approach by embedding CNNs within the generalized linear models (GLMs) framework. We use extracted nodes from the last hidden layer of CNN with Monte Carlo (MC) dropout as informative covariates in GLM. This improves accuracy in prediction and regression coefficient inference, allowing for the interpretation of coefficients and uncertainty quantification. By fitting ensemble GLMs across multiple realizations from MC dropout, we can account for uncertainties in extracting the features. We apply our methods to biological and epidemiological problems, which have both high-dimensional correlated inputs and vector covariates. Specifically, we consider malaria incidence data, brain tumor image data, and fMRI data. By extracting information from correlated inputs, the proposed method can provide an interpretable Bayesian analysis. The algorithm can be broadly applicable to image regressions or correlated data analysis by enabling accurate Bayesian inference quickly.
format Preprint
id arxiv_https___arxiv_org_abs_2210_09560
institution arXiv
publishDate 2022
record_format arxiv
spellingShingle A Bayesian Convolutional Neural Network-based Generalized Linear Model
Jeon, Yeseul
Chang, Won
Jeong, Seonghyun
Han, Sanghoon
Park, Jaewoo
Methodology
Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) provide flexible function approximations for a wide variety of applications when the input variables are in the form of images or spatial data. Although CNNs often outperform traditional statistical models in prediction accuracy, statistical inference, such as estimating the effects of covariates and quantifying the prediction uncertainty, is not trivial due to the highly complicated model structure and overparameterization. To address this challenge, we propose a new Bayesian approach by embedding CNNs within the generalized linear models (GLMs) framework. We use extracted nodes from the last hidden layer of CNN with Monte Carlo (MC) dropout as informative covariates in GLM. This improves accuracy in prediction and regression coefficient inference, allowing for the interpretation of coefficients and uncertainty quantification. By fitting ensemble GLMs across multiple realizations from MC dropout, we can account for uncertainties in extracting the features. We apply our methods to biological and epidemiological problems, which have both high-dimensional correlated inputs and vector covariates. Specifically, we consider malaria incidence data, brain tumor image data, and fMRI data. By extracting information from correlated inputs, the proposed method can provide an interpretable Bayesian analysis. The algorithm can be broadly applicable to image regressions or correlated data analysis by enabling accurate Bayesian inference quickly.
title A Bayesian Convolutional Neural Network-based Generalized Linear Model
topic Methodology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2210.09560