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Pointwise uncertainty quantification for sparse variational Gaussian process regression with a Brownian motion prior

Luke Travis · Kolyan Ray

Great Hall & Hall B1+B2 (level 1) #1210

Abstract:

We study pointwise estimation and uncertainty quantification for a sparse variational Gaussian process method with eigenvector inducing variables. For a rescaled Brownian motion prior, we derive theoretical guarantees and limitations for the frequentist size and coverage of pointwise credible sets. For sufficiently many inducing variables, we precisely characterize the asymptotic frequentist coverage, deducing when credible sets from this variational method are conservative and when overconfident/misleading. We numerically illustrate the applicability of our results and discuss connections with other common Gaussian process priors.

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