
arXiv: 2305.18488
In this paper, we propose a new Bayesian inference method for a high-dimensional sparse factor model that allows both the factor dimensionality and the sparse structure of the loading matrix to be inferred. The novelty is to introduce a certain dependence between the sparsity level and the factor dimensionality, which leads to adaptive posterior concentration while keeping computational tractability. We show that the posterior distribution asymptotically concentrates on the true factor dimensionality, and more importantly, this posterior consistency is adaptive to the sparsity level of the true loading matrix and the noise variance. We also prove that the proposed Bayesian model attains the optimal detection rate of the factor dimensionality in a more general situation than those found in the literature. Moreover, we obtain a near-optimal posterior concentration rate of the covariance matrix. Numerical studies are conducted and show the superiority of the proposed method compared with other competitors.
FOS: Computer and information sciences, Computer Science - Machine Learning, Statistics, Bayesian inference, Machine Learning (stat.ML), covariance matrix estimation, factor dimensionality, Machine Learning (cs.LG), Methodology (stat.ME), Statistics - Machine Learning, Asymptotic properties of nonparametric inference, sparse factor models, adaptive inference, optimal posterior concentration rate, Statistics - Methodology
FOS: Computer and information sciences, Computer Science - Machine Learning, Statistics, Bayesian inference, Machine Learning (stat.ML), covariance matrix estimation, factor dimensionality, Machine Learning (cs.LG), Methodology (stat.ME), Statistics - Machine Learning, Asymptotic properties of nonparametric inference, sparse factor models, adaptive inference, optimal posterior concentration rate, Statistics - Methodology
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