| """ |
| Core library for reproducing the linear-regression theory of |
| "Why Self-Training Helps and Hurts: Denoising vs. Signal Forgetting" (arXiv 2602.14029). |
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| Implements: |
| * Algorithm 1 (iterative self-training / self-distillation, ridgeless & ridge) |
| * Theorem 3.2 single-spike deterministic risk recursion (B*_t, V*_t) |
| * Theorem 3.6 multi-spike deterministic risk recursion |
| * iGCV estimator (eq. 11-12) and the survival / suppression factors |
| |
| Notation matches the paper: |
| y = x'beta + eps, x ~ N(0, Sigma), eps ~ N(0, sigma^2) [noise only at t=0] |
| rho = p / n, tau = rho - 1 (ridgeless effective regularization) |
| Prediction risk R(bhat) = (bhat - beta)' Sigma (bhat - beta) |
| """ |
| import numpy as np |
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| def ridgeless_fit(X, Y): |
| """Minimum-norm least squares (X'X)^+ X'Y. |
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| In the overparameterized regime (n < p, which is our entire setting) the |
| min-norm interpolator has the closed form X'(XX')^-1 Y, requiring only an |
| n x n solve -- far faster than SVD-based lstsq. Falls back to lstsq if the |
| Gram matrix is singular or n >= p. |
| """ |
| n, p = X.shape |
| if n < p: |
| G = X @ X.T |
| try: |
| z = np.linalg.solve(G, Y) |
| return X.T @ z |
| except np.linalg.LinAlgError: |
| pass |
| beta, *_ = np.linalg.lstsq(X, Y, rcond=None) |
| return beta |
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| def project_rowspace(X, V): |
| """Apply P = X^+ X (orthogonal projection onto row space of X) to columns of V. |
| P V = X'(XX')^-1 X V when n < p. V may be 1-D or 2-D.""" |
| n, p = X.shape |
| if n < p: |
| G = X @ X.T |
| return X.T @ np.linalg.solve(G, X @ V) |
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| return V |
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| def ridge_fit(X, Y, lam): |
| """Ridge: (X'X + n*lam I)^-1 X'Y.""" |
| n, p = X.shape |
| if lam == 0.0: |
| return ridgeless_fit(X, Y) |
| A = X.T @ X + n * lam * np.eye(p) |
| return np.linalg.solve(A, X.T @ Y) |
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|
| class SpikedCov: |
| """Structured spiked covariance Sigma = sum_j (s_j-1) u_j u_j' + I. |
| Provides O(n p) sampling and O(p) quadratic forms (no dense p x p matmul). |
| U columns are the orthonormal spike directions; `spikes` their strengths.""" |
| def __init__(self, p, spikes, U): |
| self.p = p |
| self.spikes = np.asarray(spikes, float) |
| self.U = U |
| self.a = np.sqrt(self.spikes) - 1.0 |
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| def sample(self, m, rng): |
| Z = rng.standard_normal((m, self.p)) |
| return Z + (Z @ self.U) * self.a @ self.U.T |
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| def quad(self, d): |
| Ud = self.U.T @ d |
| return float(d @ d + ((self.spikes - 1.0) * Ud) @ Ud) |
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| class DiagCov: |
| """Diagonal covariance Sigma = diag(v). O(n p) sampling.""" |
| def __init__(self, v): |
| self.v = np.asarray(v, float) |
| self.sq = np.sqrt(self.v) |
| self.p = len(self.v) |
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| def sample(self, m, rng): |
| return rng.standard_normal((m, self.p)) * self.sq |
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| def quad(self, d): |
| return float((d * self.v) @ d) |
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| def iterative_self_train(Sigma_sqrt, beta, n, sigma, T, lam=0.0, rng=None, |
| return_betas=False, cov=None): |
| """ |
| Run Algorithm 1 for T iterations (t = 0 .. T). |
| |
| t=0 : fit on noisy data (Y0 = X0 beta + eps). |
| t>=1: fresh X_t, noiseless pseudo-labels Y_t = X_t bhat_{t-1}, refit. |
| |
| Sigma_sqrt : (p,p) symmetric square-root of the feature covariance Sigma. |
| Returns array of prediction risks R_t, shape (T+1,). Optionally the betas. |
| """ |
| if rng is None: |
| rng = np.random.default_rng() |
| p = beta.shape[0] |
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| if cov is not None: |
| gen_X = lambda m: cov.sample(m, rng) |
| def risk(bhat): |
| return cov.quad(bhat - beta) |
| else: |
| Sigma = Sigma_sqrt @ Sigma_sqrt |
| gen_X = lambda m: rng.standard_normal((m, p)) @ Sigma_sqrt |
| def risk(bhat): |
| d = bhat - beta |
| return float(d @ (Sigma @ d)) |
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| X0 = gen_X(n) |
| eps = sigma * rng.standard_normal(n) |
| Y0 = X0 @ beta + eps |
| bhat = ridge_fit(X0, Y0, lam) if lam > 0 else ridgeless_fit(X0, Y0) |
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| risks = [risk(bhat)] |
| betas = [bhat.copy()] |
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| for t in range(1, T + 1): |
| Xt = gen_X(n) |
| Yt = Xt @ bhat |
| bhat = ridge_fit(Xt, Yt, lam) if lam > 0 else ridgeless_fit(Xt, Yt) |
| risks.append(risk(bhat)) |
| betas.append(bhat.copy()) |
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| risks = np.array(risks) |
| return (risks, betas) if return_betas else risks |
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| def simulate_risk(Sigma_sqrt, beta, n, sigma, T, lam=0.0, trials=10, seed=0, cov=None): |
| """Monte-Carlo prediction risk R_t averaged over `trials`.""" |
| rng = np.random.default_rng(seed) |
| acc = np.zeros(T + 1) |
| sq = np.zeros(T + 1) |
| for _ in range(trials): |
| r = iterative_self_train(Sigma_sqrt, beta, n, sigma, T, lam=lam, rng=rng, cov=cov) |
| acc += r |
| sq += r ** 2 |
| mean = acc / trials |
| std = np.sqrt(np.maximum(sq / trials - mean ** 2, 0.0)) |
| return mean, std |
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| def spiked_theory(s, rho, r2, sigma2, T): |
| """ |
| Deterministic risk R*_t = B*_t + V*_t for the single-spike model (Thm 3.2). |
| |
| Sigma = (s-1) u1 u1' + I, beta = r u1 with r^2 = r2. |
| tau = rho - 1. |
| Returns dict with arrays B, V, R (length T+1) and 'survival' factor. |
| """ |
| tau = rho - 1.0 |
| kappa = s / (s + tau) |
| survival = kappa ** (np.arange(T + 1) + 1) |
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| B = r2 * s * (1.0 - survival) ** 2 |
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| V = np.zeros(T + 1) |
| V[0] = sigma2 / tau + (tau * s / (s + tau) ** 2) * r2 |
| for t in range(1, T + 1): |
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| V[t] = V[t - 1] / (1.0 + tau) + tau * r2 * s ** (2 * t + 1) / (s + tau) ** (2 * (t + 1)) |
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| return {"B": B, "V": V, "R": B + V, "tau": tau, "kappa": kappa, |
| "survival": survival} |
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| def multi_spike_theory(spikes, r2s, rho, sigma2, T): |
| """ |
| Multi-spike deterministic recursion (Thm 3.6). |
| spikes : list of spike strengths s_1..s_k (each > 1) |
| r2s : list of signal powers r_j^2 along each spike direction. |
| Returns dict with B, V, R arrays and per-direction survival factors. |
| """ |
| spikes = np.asarray(spikes, float) |
| r2s = np.asarray(r2s, float) |
| tau = rho - 1.0 |
| tt = np.arange(T + 1) |
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| B = np.zeros(T + 1) |
| survivals = {} |
| for j, (s, rj2) in enumerate(zip(spikes, r2s)): |
| surv = (s / (s + tau)) ** (tt + 1) |
| survivals[j] = surv |
| B += rj2 * s * (1.0 - surv) ** 2 |
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| V = np.zeros(T + 1) |
| V[0] = sigma2 / tau + np.sum(tau * r2s * spikes / (spikes + tau) ** 2) |
| for t in range(1, T + 1): |
| inject = np.sum(tau * r2s * spikes ** (2 * t + 1) / (spikes + tau) ** (2 * (t + 1))) |
| V[t] = V[t - 1] / (1.0 + tau) + inject |
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| return {"B": B, "V": V, "R": B + V, "tau": tau, "survivals": survivals, |
| "kappas": spikes / (spikes + tau)} |
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| def general_diag_theory(eigs, beta, rho, sigma2, T, lam=0.0): |
| """ |
| General deterministic-equivalent recursion (Section 4, Thm 4.2 / eq 10) for a |
| diagonal feature covariance Sigma = diag(eigs), identical across iterations, |
| with aspect ratio rho = p/n_t fixed (so tau_t = tau constant). Returns the |
| deterministic prediction risk R*_t decomposed into systematic + stochastic. |
| |
| Because Sigma is diagonal and constant, Q_t = Q = diag(q_i), q_i=lam_i/(lam_i+tau), |
| and every trace reduces to a 1-D sum over eigenvalues. |
| """ |
| eigs = np.asarray(eigs, float) |
| beta = np.asarray(beta, float) |
| p = len(eigs) |
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| def fp(tau): |
| return (np.mean(eigs / (eigs + tau)) + lam / tau) - 1.0 / rho |
| lo, hi = 1e-8, 1e8 |
| for _ in range(200): |
| mid = np.sqrt(lo * hi) |
| if fp(mid) > 0: |
| lo = mid |
| else: |
| hi = mid |
| tau = np.sqrt(lo * hi) |
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| q = eigs / (eigs + tau) |
| L = lam / tau + (tau / p) * np.sum(eigs / (eigs + tau) ** 2) |
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| D = np.zeros(T + 1) |
| D[0] = (sigma2 + tau ** 2 * np.sum(beta ** 2 * eigs / (eigs + tau) ** 2)) / L |
| for t in range(1, T + 1): |
| term1 = tau ** 2 * np.sum(beta ** 2 * q ** (2 * t + 1) / (eigs + tau)) |
| term2 = 0.0 |
| for h in range(t): |
| trace = np.sum(q ** (2 * (t - h)) / (eigs + tau) ** 2) |
| term2 += (D[h] / p) * trace |
| D[t] = (term1 + tau ** 2 * term2) / L |
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| B = np.zeros(T + 1) |
| V = np.zeros(T + 1) |
| for t in range(T + 1): |
| B[t] = np.sum(eigs * (q ** (t + 1) - 1.0) ** 2 * beta ** 2) |
| acc = 0.0 |
| for h in range(t + 1): |
| trace = np.sum(q ** (2 * (t - h)) * eigs ** 2 / (eigs + tau) ** 2) |
| acc += (D[h] / p) * trace |
| V[t] = acc |
| return {"B": B, "V": V, "R": B + V, "tau": tau, "D": D} |
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| def build_spiked_covariance(p, spikes, dirs=None): |
| """ |
| Sigma = sum_j (s_j - 1) u_j u_j' + I_p. Returns (Sigma_sqrt, U) with U the |
| spike eigenvectors (columns). dirs: optional (p,k) orthonormal directions; |
| default = first k canonical basis vectors. |
| """ |
| spikes = np.asarray(spikes, float) |
| k = len(spikes) |
| if dirs is None: |
| U = np.zeros((p, k)) |
| for j in range(k): |
| U[j, j] = 1.0 |
| else: |
| U = dirs |
| |
| Sigma_sqrt = np.eye(p) |
| for j in range(k): |
| uj = U[:, j] |
| Sigma_sqrt += (np.sqrt(spikes[j]) - 1.0) * np.outer(uj, uj) |
| return Sigma_sqrt, U |
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| def igcv_trajectory(Sigma_sqrt, beta, n, sigma, T, lam=0.0, rng=None, cov=None): |
| """ |
| One trial: returns (true_risk[t], igcv_est[t]) for t=0..T. |
| |
| iGCV (eq 12) estimates R(bhat_t) + sigma^2 using ONLY the initial noisy |
| dataset D0 and the cumulative projection A_t = P_t...P_1. |
| We report igcv_est - sigma^2 as the estimate of R(bhat_t). |
| """ |
| if rng is None: |
| rng = np.random.default_rng() |
| p = beta.shape[0] |
| if cov is not None: |
| gen_X = lambda m: cov.sample(m, rng) |
| risk = lambda bhat: cov.quad(bhat - beta) |
| else: |
| Sigma = Sigma_sqrt @ Sigma_sqrt |
| gen_X = lambda m: rng.standard_normal((m, p)) @ Sigma_sqrt |
| def risk(bhat): |
| d = bhat - beta |
| return float(d @ (Sigma @ d)) |
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| lam0 = lam if lam > 0 else 1e-3 |
| X0 = gen_X(n) |
| eps = sigma * rng.standard_normal(n) |
| Y0 = X0 @ beta + eps |
| bhat0 = ridge_fit(X0, Y0, lam0) |
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| G = X0.T @ X0 / n |
| Ginv = np.linalg.inv(G + lam0 * np.eye(p)) |
| C = Ginv @ X0.T / n |
| H = X0 @ C |
| denom = 1.0 - np.trace(H) / n |
| resid0 = Y0 - X0 @ bhat0 |
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| A_bhat0 = bhat0.copy() |
| A_C = C.copy() |
| true_risk, igcv = [], [] |
| for t in range(0, T + 1): |
| if t >= 1: |
| Xt = gen_X(n) |
| A_C = project_rowspace(Xt, A_C) |
| A_bhat0 = project_rowspace(Xt, A_bhat0) |
| true_risk.append(risk(A_bhat0)) |
| |
| Mt = (np.trace(X0 @ A_C) / n) / denom |
| corr = (Y0 - X0 @ A_bhat0) + resid0 * Mt |
| igcv.append(float(np.mean(corr ** 2)) - sigma ** 2) |
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| return np.array(true_risk), np.array(igcv) |
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