An essential roadmap to the application of computational statistics in contemporary data science
In Computational Statistics in Data Science, a team of distinguished mathematicians and statisticians delivers an expert compilation of concepts, theories, techniques, and practices in computational statistics for readers who seek a single, standalone sourcebook on statistics in contemporary data science. The book contains multiple sections devoted to key, specific areas in computational statistics, offering modern and accessible presentations of up-to-date techniques.
Computational Statistics in Data Science provides complimentary access to finalized entries in the Wiley StatsRef: Statistics Reference Online compendium. Readers will also find:
- A thorough introduction to computational statistics relevant and accessible to practitioners and researchers in a variety of data-intensive areas
- Comprehensive explorations of active topics in statistics, including big data, data stream processing, quantitative visualization, and deep learning
Perfect for researchers and scholars working in any field requiring intermediate and advanced computational statistics techniques, Computational Statistics in Data Science will also earn a place in the libraries of scholars researching and developing computational data-scientific technologies and statistical graphics.
Table of Contents:
List of Contributors xxiii
Preface xxix
Part I Computational Statistics and Data Science 1
1 Computational Statistics and Data Science in the Twenty-first Century 3
Andrew J. Holbrook, Akihiko Nishimura, Xiang Ji, and Marc A. Suchard
1 Introduction 3
2 Core Challenges 1–3 5
3 Model-Specific Advances 8
4 Core Challenges 4 and 5 12
5 Rise of Data Science 16
2 Statistical Software 23
Alfred G. Schissler and Alexander D. Knudson
1 User Development Environments 23
2 Popular Statistical Software 26
3 Noteworthy Statistical Software and Related Tools 30
4 Promising and Emerging Statistical Software 36
5 The Future of Statistical Computing 38
6 Concluding Remarks 39
3 An Introduction to Deep Learning Methods 43
Yao Li, Justin Wang and Thomas C.M. Lee
1 Introduction 43
2 Machine Learning: An Overview 43
3 Feedforward Neural Networks 45
4 Convolutional Neural Networks 48
5 Autoencoders 52
6 Recurrent Neural Networks 54
7 Conclusion 57
4 Streaming Data and Data Streams 59
Taiwo Kolajo, Olawande Daramola, and Ayodele Adebiyi
1 Introduction 59
2 Data Stream Computing 61
3 Issues in Data Stream Mining 61
4 Streaming Data Tools and Technologies 64
5 Streaming Data Pre-Processing: Concept and Implementation 65
6 Streaming Data Algorithms 65
7 Strategies for Processing Data Streams 68
8 Best Practices for Managing Data Streams 69
9 Conclusion and theWay Forward 70
Part II Simulation-Based Methods 79
5 Monte Carlo Simulation: Are We There Yet? 81
Dootika Vats, James M. Flegal, and Galin L. Jones
1 Introduction 81
2 Estimation 83
3 Sampling Distribution 84
4 Estimating Σ 87
5 Stopping Rules 88
6 Workflow 89
7 Examples 90
6 Sequential Monte Carlo: Particle Filters and Beyond 99
Adam M. Johansen
1 Introduction 99
2 Sequential Importance Sampling and Resampling 99
3 SMC in Statistical Contexts 106
4 Selected Recent Developments 112
7 Markov Chain Monte Carlo Methods, A Survey with Some Frequent Misunderstandings 119
Christian P. Robert and Wu Changye
1 Introduction 119
2 Monte Carlo Methods 121
3 Markov Chain Monte Carlo Methods 128
4 Approximate Bayesian Computation 141
5 Further Reading 145
8 Bayesian Inference with Adaptive Markov Chain Monte Carlo 151
Matti Vihola
1 Introduction 151
2 Random-Walk Metropolis Algorithm 151
3 Adaptation of Random-Walk Metropolis 152
4 Multimodal Targets with Parallel Tempering 156
5 Dynamic Models with Particle Filters 157
6 Discussion 159
9 Advances in Importance Sampling 165
Víctor Elvira and Luca Martino
1 Introduction and Problem Statement 165
2 Importance Sampling 167
3 Multiple Importance Sampling (MIS) 171
4 Adaptive Importance Sampling (AIS) 174
Part III Statistical Learning 183
10 Supervised Learning 185
Weibin Mo and Yufeng Liu
1 Introduction 185
2 Penalized Empirical Risk Minimization 186
3 Linear Regression 190
4 Classification 193
5 Extensions for Complex Data 200
6 Discussion 203
11 Unsupervised and Semisupervised Learning 209
Jia Li and Vincent A. Pisztora
1 Introduction 209
2 Unsupervised Learning 210
3 Semisupervised Learning 219
4 Conclusions 224
12 Random Forest 231
Peter Calhoun, Xiaogang Su, Kelly M. Spoon, Richard A. Levine, and Juanjuan Fan
1 Introduction 231
2 Random Forest (RF) 232
3 Random Forest Extensions 235
4 Random Forests of Interaction Trees (RFIT) 239
5 Random Forest of Interaction Trees for Observational Studies 243
6 Discussion 249
13 Network Analysis 253
Rong Ma and Hongzhe Li
1 Introduction 253
2 Gaussian Graphical Models for Mixed Partial Compositional Data 255
3 Theoretical Properties 257
4 Graphical Model Selection 260
5 Analysis of a Microbiome–Metabolomics Data 260
6 Discussion 261
14 Tensors in Modern Statistical Learning 269
Will Wei Sun, Botao Hao, and Lexin Li
1 Introduction 269
2 Background270
3 Tensor Supervised Learning 272
4 Tensor Unsupervised Learning 276
5 Tensor Reinforcement Learning 282
6 Tensor Deep Learning 286
15 Computational Approaches to Bayesian Additive Regression Trees 297
Hugh Chipman, Edward George, Richard Hahn, Robert McCulloch, Matthew Pratola, and Rodney Sparapani
1 Introduction 297
2 Bayesian CART 298
3 TreeMCMC302
4 The BART Model 308
5 BART Example: Boston Housing Values and Air Pollution 310
6 BARTMCMC311
7 BART Extentions 313
8 Conclusion 320
Part IV High-Dimensional Data Analysis 323
16 Penalized Regression 325
Seung Jun Shin and Yichao Wu
1 Introduction 325
2 Penalization for Smoothness 326
3 Penalization for Sparsity 328
4 Tuning Parameter Selection 330
17 Model Selection in High-Dimensional Regression 333
Hao H. Zhang
1 Model Selection Problem 333
2 Model Selection in High-Dimensional Linear Regression 335
3 Interaction-Effect Selection for High-Dimensional Data 339
4 Model Selection in High-Dimensional Nonparametric Models 342
5 Concluding Remarks 349
18 Sampling Local Scale Parameters in High-Dimensional Regression Models 355
Anirban Bhattacharya and James E. Johndrow
1 Introduction 355
2 A Blocked Gibbs Sampler for the Horseshoe 356
3 Sampling (𝜉, 𝜎2, 𝛽) 359
4 Sampling 𝜂 360
5 Appendix: A. Newton–Raphson Steps for the Inverse-cdf Sampler for 𝜂 367
19 Factor Modeling for High-Dimensional Time Series 371
Chun Yip Yau
1 Introduction 371
2 Identifiability 372
3 Estimation of High-Dimensional Factor Model 373
4 Determining the Number of Factors 383
Part V Quantitative Visualization 387
20 Visual Communication of Data: It Is Not a Programming Problem, It Is Viewer Perception 389
Edward Mulrow and Nola du Toit
1 Introduction 389
2 Case Studies Part 1 391
3 Let StAR Be Your Guide 393
4 Case Studies Part 2: Using StAR Principles to Develop Better Graphics 394
5 Ask Colleagues Their Opinion 397
6 Case Studies: Part 3 398
7 Iterate 401
8 Final Thoughts 402
21 Uncertainty Visualization 405
Lace Padilla, Matthew Kay, and Jessica Hullman
1 Introduction 405
2 Uncertainty Visualization Theories 408
3 General Discussion 420
22 Big Data Visualization 427
Leland Wilkinson
1 Introduction 427
2 Architecture for Big Data Analytics 428
3 Filtering430
4 Aggregating 430
5 Analyzing 436
6 Big Data Graphics 436
7 Conclusion 440
23 Visualization-Assisted Statistical Learning 443
Catherine B. Hurley and Katarina Domijan
1 Introduction 443
2 Better Visualizations with Seriation 444
3 Visualizing Machine Learning Fits 445
4 Condvis2 Case Studies 447
5 Discussion 453
24 Functional Data Visualization 457
Marc G. Genton and Ying Sun
1 Introduction 457
2 Univariate Functional Data Visualization 458
3 Multivariate Functional Data Visualization 461
4 Conclusions 465
Part VI Numerical Approximation and Optimization 469
25 Gradient-Based Optimizers for Statistics and Machine Learning 471
Cho-Jui Hsieh
1 Introduction 471
2 Convex Versus Nonconvex Optimization 472
3 Gradient Descent 473
4 Proximal Gradient Descent: Handling Nondifferentiable Regularization 475
5 Stochastic Gradient Descent 476
26 Alternating Minimization Algorithms 481
David R. Hunter
1 Introduction 481
2 Coordinate Descent 482
3 EM as Alternating Minimization 484
3.1 Finite Mixture Models 485
4 Matrix Approximation Algorithms 486
5 Conclusion 489
27 A Gentle Introduction to Alternating Direction Method of Multipliers (ADMM) for Statistical Problems 493
Shiqian Ma and Mingyi Hong
1 Introduction 493
2 Two Perfect Examples of ADMM 494
3 Variable Splitting and Linearized ADMM 496
4 Multiblock ADMM 499
5 Nonconvex Problems 501
6 Stopping Criteria 502
7 Convergence Results of ADMM 502
28 Nonconvex Optimization via MM Algorithms: Convergence Theory 509
Kenneth Lange, Joong-Ho Won, Alfonso Landeros, and Hua Zhou
1 Background509
2 Convergence Theorems 510
3 Paracontraction 521
4 Bregman Majorization 523
Part VII High-Performance Computing 535
29 Massive Parallelization 537
Robert B. Gramacy
1 Introduction 537
2 Gaussian Process Regression and Surrogate Modeling 539
3 Divide-and-Conquer GP Regression 542
4 Empirical Results 548
5 Conclusion 552
30 Divide-and-Conquer Methods for Big Data Analysis 559
Xueying Chen, Jerry Q. Cheng, and Min-ge Xie
1 Introduction 559
2 Linear Regression Model 560
3 Parametric Models 561
4 Nonparametric and Semiparametric Models 567
5 Online Sequential Updating 568
6 Splitting the Number of Covariates 569
7 Bayesian Divide-and-Conquer and Median-Based Combining 570
8 Real-World Applications 571
9 Discussion 572
31 Bayesian Aggregation 577
Yuling Yao
1 From Model Selection to Model Combination 577
2 From Bayesian Model Averaging to Bayesian Stacking 580
3 Asymptotic Theories of Stacking 584
4 Stacking in Practice 586
5 Discussion 588
32 Asynchronous Parallel Computing 593
Ming Yan
1 Introduction 593
2 Asynchronous Parallel Coordinate Update 597
3 Asynchronous Parallel Stochastic Approaches 602
4 Doubly Stochastic Coordinate Optimization with Variance Reduction 604
5 Concluding Remarks 605
