Local Estimators

The methods described in Sect. 4.3.1 assume that the intrinsic dimensionality of the data can be accurately estimated at a global scale, that is, using global properties. However, there are numerous algorithms for estimating the intrinsic dimensionality by examining local properties of the data. 

The nearest-neighbour algorithm [19, 20] examines the distances between points at a local scale to estimate the intrinsic dimensionality. The original definition of the nearest-neighbour estimator was given in [19] as 

The main drawback of both of the nearest-neighbour algorithms for intrinsic dimensionality estimation is that they assume the neighbours are locally uniformly distributed. As well as this, they have a drastic tendency to underestimate the intrinsic dimensionality especially when the intrinsic dimensionality is high [20]. 

Another local approach to intrinsic dimensionality estimation is to apply maximum likelihood to the distance between near neighbours [21], The central idea of the maximum likelihood estimator (MLE) is to fix a point x , and then treat the near-neighbours around that point as a homogeneous Poisson process in that neighbourhood. As shown in [21], the MLE can be reduced to 

A local intrinsic dimensionality estimator that does not explicitly require a neighbourhood size value is the incising balls method [22], The basic premise of the algorithm is to use a set of balls that incise the manifold, with each of these incising balls containing a set number of data points and a radius. The intrinsic dimensionality of the dataset can then be estimated by evaluating the polynomial relationship of the radius of a ball and the number of data points within the ball [22]. 

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A tighter and local estimate on the generalization error bound can br derived by observing locally the maximum encountered empirical error Consider a given dyadic multiresolution decomposition of the input spac( and, for simplicity, let us assume piecewise constant functions as approxi mators. In a given subregion of the input space, let p be the set o... 

Additionally, the integration of geographic information system (GIS) with analytical data is an effective procedure in addressing the problem of spatial and temporal variability of the different parameters involved in the environmental fate of chemicals. Based on accurate local estimations, GIS-based models would then also allow deriving realistic and representative spatially averaged regional PECs. Table 4 shows some studies that have used GIS-based methodologies to perform a site-specific risk assessment of PECs in different exposed ecosystems. 

As in all transported PDF codes, the numerical algorithm for mixing and chemical reactions is straightforward. If interactions between particles are restricted to the same cell (i.e., local estimation), local mass conservation is guaranteed. 

Models of the form y =f(x) or v =/(x1, x2,..., xm) can be linear or nonlinear they can be formulated as a relatively simple equation or can be implemented as a less evident algorithmic structure, for instance in artificial neural networks (ANN), tree-based methods (CART), local estimations of y by radial basis functions (RBF), k-NN like methods, or splines. This book focuses on linear models of the form... 

If there is an inherent bias in the method, usually estimated and reported in method validation studies, its uncertainty needs to be included. However, if run bias is estimated during the analysis, the method bias will be subsumed, and the local estimate of uncertainty of any bias correction should be used. This might have the effect of lowering the uncertainty because not all the laboratory biases of the participants in the study are now included. 

The above summary suggests that hydrates were generated in situ, by the decomposition of organic matter. It is interesting to note that the model of Klauda and Sandler (2005) provides local estimates that sum to a large global value of... 

To solve Eq. (4.86) we employ the Jacobi-Newton iteration technique, which proceeds iteratively in an alternating sequence of local and global minimization steps. Let p be the local density at lattice site i in the A th local and the /th global minimization step. A local estimate for the corresponding minimum value of fi is obtained via Newton s method (see Eq. (D.6)] that... 

Hence, we see that Ch is determined primarily by the quantum-statistical properties of the metal-solvent systems rather than by the distance of solvent approach. The primitive local estimate gives an example when / is, indeed, of minor importance. Take a model of a film with low dielectric constant that separates an ideal metal and the bulk solvent ... 

However, the particle motion depends on the droplet shape and the number of electrodes that the droplet overlays at any given moment. Since this is not known a priori, we use local estimation and control at each time step of our simulation to compute the pressure boundary conditions needed to realize the desired flow field. At each instant in time, the control algorithm is provided with the droplet shape and particle locations, as would be available through a vision sensing system. Any deviation of the particles from their desired trajectories that may arise from thermal fluctuatimis, external disturbances, and actuation errors is corrected using feedback of the particle positions. We now give an overview of our algorithm ... 

For some isocyanates the continuous estimation of the room air concentration is necessary together with local estimations for limited periods. These short duration measurements, in partieular, enable faults in technical safety or leaks to be demonstrated and corrected. 

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Static deflection AFM can be used to probe adhesion of polymer surfaces in air using soft cantilevers (k < 1 N/m). The measurements can be made in air under ambient conditions in the absence of plastic deformation. The calibrated pull-off force can be used in conjunction with JKR theory and an estimation of tip radius from electron microscopy to provide a local estimate of surface energy. The accuracy of the measurement depends on surface contamination, surface roughness (relative to the curvature of the tip), and tip shape uniformity. 

Hosgit, E. and Royle, A.G. Local estimation of sand and gravel reserves by geostatistical methods. Transactions of the Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Section A, 83, A53 62,1974. 

Yet between 2009 and 2013, this success story turned into rapid decline (Wangwe et al., 2014a). By 2013, just five pharmaceutical firms were operating. The rising trend of medicines exports to 2009 had reversed (Figure 3.1). By 2013, imports of pharmaceuticals had risen to US 286 million on the back of rising donor spending, while medicines exports had fallen to US 1.7 million. Informed local estimates put the local producers share of the domestic medicines market at under 20%. 

However, the expectation operator, E, is global in nature. A localized estimate is obtained by replacing the global covariance estimate by a windowed local estimate. 

The heart of this section is an approach to localization estimates that is, in a sense, orthogonal to the homogeneous localization strategy. The result is the following ... 

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