Generalized Poisson Matrix Factorization for Overdispersed Count Data

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Autores principales: Ohashi, Ryo, Abe, Hiroyasu, Sakaori, Fumitake
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author Ohashi, Ryo
Abe, Hiroyasu
Sakaori, Fumitake
author_facet Ohashi, Ryo
Abe, Hiroyasu
Sakaori, Fumitake
contents Non-negative matrix factorization (NMF) is widely used as a feature extraction technique for matrices with non-negative entries, such as image data, purchase histories, and other types of count data. In NMF, a non-negative matrix is decomposed into the product of two non-negative matrices, and the approximation accuracy is evaluated by a loss function. If the Kullback-Leibler divergence is chosen as the loss function, the estimation coincides with maximum likelihood under the assumption that the data entries are distributed according to a Poisson distribution. To address overdispersion, negative binomial matrix factorization has recently been proposed as an extension of the Poisson-based model. However, the negative binomial distribution often generates an excessive number of zeros, which limits its expressive capacity. In this study, we propose a non-negative matrix factorization based on the generalized Poisson distribution, which can flexibly accommodate overdispersion, and we introduce a maximum likelihood approach for parameter estimation. This methodology provides a more versatile framework than existing models, thereby extending the applicability of NMF to a broader class of count data.
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spellingShingle Generalized Poisson Matrix Factorization for Overdispersed Count Data
Ohashi, Ryo
Abe, Hiroyasu
Sakaori, Fumitake
Computation
Methodology
Non-negative matrix factorization (NMF) is widely used as a feature extraction technique for matrices with non-negative entries, such as image data, purchase histories, and other types of count data. In NMF, a non-negative matrix is decomposed into the product of two non-negative matrices, and the approximation accuracy is evaluated by a loss function. If the Kullback-Leibler divergence is chosen as the loss function, the estimation coincides with maximum likelihood under the assumption that the data entries are distributed according to a Poisson distribution. To address overdispersion, negative binomial matrix factorization has recently been proposed as an extension of the Poisson-based model. However, the negative binomial distribution often generates an excessive number of zeros, which limits its expressive capacity. In this study, we propose a non-negative matrix factorization based on the generalized Poisson distribution, which can flexibly accommodate overdispersion, and we introduce a maximum likelihood approach for parameter estimation. This methodology provides a more versatile framework than existing models, thereby extending the applicability of NMF to a broader class of count data.
title Generalized Poisson Matrix Factorization for Overdispersed Count Data
topic Computation
Methodology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.24604