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Sharp Frequency Bounds for Sample-Based Queries
Eric Bax, John Donald
A data sketch algorithm scans a big data set, collecting a small amount of data -- the sketch, which can be used to statistically infer properties of the big data set. Some data sk…
Bounding Means of Discrete Distributions
Eric Bax, Frédéric Ouimet
We introduce methods to bound the mean of a discrete distribution (or finite population) based on sample data, for random variables with a known set of possible values. In particul…
Selecting a number of voters for a voting ensemble
Eric Bax
For a voting ensemble that selects an odd-sized subset of the ensemble classifiers at random for each example, applies them to the example, and returns the majority vote, we show t…
Heavy Tails Make Happy Buyers
Eric Bax
In a second-price auction with i.i.d. (independent identically distributed) bidder valuations, adding bidders increases expected buyer surplus if the distribution of valuations has…
Collecting Charges for Ad Impact on User Experience for Different Price Types
Eric Bax
This note describes how to collect charges for ad impact on user experience. The charge may be per-view, to account for impact on user experience from viewing an ad, or per-click,…
Data Consortia
Eric Bax, John Donald, Melissa Gerber +4
Today, web-based companies use user data to provide and enhance services to users, both individually and collectively. Some also analyze user data for other purposes, for example t…