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Counterfactual Explanations for Deep Two-Sample Testing
TL;DR
Classical two-sample tests struggle with high-dimensional data, limiting their effectiveness in identifying distributional differences. A counterfactual explanation framework was developed, combining a diffusion autoencoder with a deep two-sample test model to generate sample-level edits that reduce distributional discrepancies.
✦ Why It Matters
Engineers can leverage this framework to improve the interpretability of deep learning models in statistical testing.
Key Takeaways
- Utilize counterfactuals to understand feature contributions in hypothesis testing.
- Apply diffusion autoencoders for generating plausible sample edits.
- Leverage maximum mean discrepancy for optimizing sample transformations.
- Evaluate model performance on high-dimensional datasets like MRI.
How It Works
The proposed framework generates counterfactuals by modifying samples from a source group to resemble a target group. It employs a diffusion autoencoder to create realistic edits while minimizing the maximum mean discrepancy (MMD) in the representation space of a pretrained deep two-sample test model.
This allows for a clear understanding of which features are responsible for the statistical differences observed.