Adaptive Bi-Level Variable Selection of Conditional Main Effects for Generalized Linear Models

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Autori principali: Xie, Kexin, Deng, Xinwei
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author Xie, Kexin
Deng, Xinwei
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Deng, Xinwei
contents Understanding interaction effects among variables is important for regression modeling in various applications. The conventional approach of quantifying interactions as the product of variables often lacks clear interpretability, especially in complex systems. The concept of conditional main effects (CME) provides a more intuitive and interpretable framework for capturing interaction effects by quantifying the effect of one variable conditional on the level of another. A recent method called cmenet further considered the bi-level selection of CMEs by leveraging their natural grouping structure (e.g., sibling and cousin groups) through penalization. However, there are several limitations in the cmenet method, including the coupling ability of penalties for within-group CMEs, lack of adaptiveness for between-group penalties, and restriction to linear models with continuous responses. To overcome these limitations, we propose an adaptive cmenet method for CME selection under the generalized linear model (GLM) framework. The proposed method considers a penalized likelihood approach with adaptive weights to enable effective bi-level variable selection, improving both between-group and within-group selection. An efficient algorithm for parameter estimation is also developed by employing an iteratively reweighted least squares procedure. The performance of the proposed method is evaluated by both simulation studies and real-data studies in gene association analysis.
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spellingShingle Adaptive Bi-Level Variable Selection of Conditional Main Effects for Generalized Linear Models
Xie, Kexin
Deng, Xinwei
Methodology
Applications
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Understanding interaction effects among variables is important for regression modeling in various applications. The conventional approach of quantifying interactions as the product of variables often lacks clear interpretability, especially in complex systems. The concept of conditional main effects (CME) provides a more intuitive and interpretable framework for capturing interaction effects by quantifying the effect of one variable conditional on the level of another. A recent method called cmenet further considered the bi-level selection of CMEs by leveraging their natural grouping structure (e.g., sibling and cousin groups) through penalization. However, there are several limitations in the cmenet method, including the coupling ability of penalties for within-group CMEs, lack of adaptiveness for between-group penalties, and restriction to linear models with continuous responses. To overcome these limitations, we propose an adaptive cmenet method for CME selection under the generalized linear model (GLM) framework. The proposed method considers a penalized likelihood approach with adaptive weights to enable effective bi-level variable selection, improving both between-group and within-group selection. An efficient algorithm for parameter estimation is also developed by employing an iteratively reweighted least squares procedure. The performance of the proposed method is evaluated by both simulation studies and real-data studies in gene association analysis.
title Adaptive Bi-Level Variable Selection of Conditional Main Effects for Generalized Linear Models
topic Methodology
Applications
Computation
Other Statistics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.06871