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Stein's method for marginals on large graphical models
AI InsightThis paper proposes a dimension-independent uniform error bound for low-dimensional marginals of approximate distributions on large graphical models by leveraging locality structures, and introduces a δ-locality condition. Compared with prior methods that focus only on joint distributions without marginal precision control, it extends Stein's method to marginal accuracy control, providing theoretical guarantees for efficient sampling and inference in high-dimensional spatial models.Key TakeawayFrom joint distribution approximation to provable marginal error bounds.Why It MattersProvides a general theoretical tool with controlled marginal accuracy for high-dimensional spatial models, directly impacting reliable design of Bayesian inference and sampling algorithms.Who's Affected- AI ResearchersGain a new theoretical framework to improve error analysis in variational inference and sampling.
- ResearchersCan directly apply the δ-locality condition to verify algorithm accuracy in spatial statistics and probabilistic graphical models.
What's NextWatch whether the method leads to practical algorithms and extends to non-sparse graphs or non-local structures.Importance 68/100