Differentiability and Approximation of Probability Functions under Gaussian Mixture Models: A Bayesian Approach

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Main Authors: Contador, Gonzalo, Pérez-Aros, Pedro, Vilches, Emilio
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author Contador, Gonzalo
Pérez-Aros, Pedro
Vilches, Emilio
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Pérez-Aros, Pedro
Vilches, Emilio
contents In this work, we study probability functions associated with Gaussian mixture models. Our primary focus is on extending the use of spherical radial decomposition for multivariate Gaussian random vectors to the context of Gaussian mixture models, which are not inherently spherical but only conditionally so. Specifically, the conditional probability distribution, given a random parameter of the random vector, follows a Gaussian distribution, allowing us to apply Bayesian analysis tools to the probability function. This assumption, together with spherical radial decomposition for Gaussian random vectors, enables us to represent the probability function as an integral over the Euclidean sphere. Using this representation, we establish sufficient conditions to ensure the differentiability of the probability function and provide and integral representation of its gradient. Furthermore, leveraging the Bayesian decomposition, we approximate the probability function using random sampling over the parameter space and the Euclidean sphere. Finally, we present numerical examples that illustrate the advantages of this approach over classical approximations based on random vector sampling.
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spellingShingle Differentiability and Approximation of Probability Functions under Gaussian Mixture Models: A Bayesian Approach
Contador, Gonzalo
Pérez-Aros, Pedro
Vilches, Emilio
Optimization and Control
Probability
Machine Learning
90C15, 65K10
In this work, we study probability functions associated with Gaussian mixture models. Our primary focus is on extending the use of spherical radial decomposition for multivariate Gaussian random vectors to the context of Gaussian mixture models, which are not inherently spherical but only conditionally so. Specifically, the conditional probability distribution, given a random parameter of the random vector, follows a Gaussian distribution, allowing us to apply Bayesian analysis tools to the probability function. This assumption, together with spherical radial decomposition for Gaussian random vectors, enables us to represent the probability function as an integral over the Euclidean sphere. Using this representation, we establish sufficient conditions to ensure the differentiability of the probability function and provide and integral representation of its gradient. Furthermore, leveraging the Bayesian decomposition, we approximate the probability function using random sampling over the parameter space and the Euclidean sphere. Finally, we present numerical examples that illustrate the advantages of this approach over classical approximations based on random vector sampling.
title Differentiability and Approximation of Probability Functions under Gaussian Mixture Models: A Bayesian Approach
topic Optimization and Control
Probability
Machine Learning
90C15, 65K10
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.02721