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Main Authors: Kawamoto, Kota, Uchida, Masato
Format: Preprint
Published: 2023
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.04539
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author Kawamoto, Kota
Uchida, Masato
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Uchida, Masato
contents Assigning labels to instances is crucial for supervised machine learning. In this paper, we proposed a novel annotation method called Q&A labeling, which involves a question generator that asks questions about the labels of the instances to be assigned, and an annotator who answers the questions and assigns the corresponding labels to the instances. We derived a generative model of labels assigned according to two different Q&A labeling procedures that differ in the way questions are asked and answered. We showed that, in both procedures, the derived model is partially consistent with that assumed in previous studies. The main distinction of this study from previous studies lies in the fact that the label generative model was not assumed, but rather derived based on the definition of a specific annotation method, Q&A labeling. We also derived a loss function to evaluate the classification risk of ordinary supervised machine learning using instances assigned Q&A labels and evaluated the upper bound of the classification error. The results indicate statistical consistency in learning with Q&A labels.
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spellingShingle Q&A Label Learning
Kawamoto, Kota
Uchida, Masato
Machine Learning
Assigning labels to instances is crucial for supervised machine learning. In this paper, we proposed a novel annotation method called Q&A labeling, which involves a question generator that asks questions about the labels of the instances to be assigned, and an annotator who answers the questions and assigns the corresponding labels to the instances. We derived a generative model of labels assigned according to two different Q&A labeling procedures that differ in the way questions are asked and answered. We showed that, in both procedures, the derived model is partially consistent with that assumed in previous studies. The main distinction of this study from previous studies lies in the fact that the label generative model was not assumed, but rather derived based on the definition of a specific annotation method, Q&A labeling. We also derived a loss function to evaluate the classification risk of ordinary supervised machine learning using instances assigned Q&A labels and evaluated the upper bound of the classification error. The results indicate statistical consistency in learning with Q&A labels.
title Q&A Label Learning
topic Machine Learning
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.04539