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Manifold Learning: The Price of Normalization

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Manifold Learning: The Price of Normalization
We analyze the performance of a class of manifold-learning algorithms that find their output by minimizing a quadratic form under some normalization constraints. This class consists of Locally Linear Embedding (LLE), Laplacian Eigenmap, Local Tangent Space Alignment (LTSA), Hessian Eigenmaps (HLLE), and Diffusion maps. We present and prove conditions on the manifold that are necessary for the success of the algorithms. Both the finite sample case and the limit case are analyzed. We show that there are simple manifolds in which the necessary conditions are violated, and hence the algorithms cannot recover the underlying manifolds. Finally, we present numerical results that demonstrate our claims.
Yair Goldberg, Alon Zakai, Dan Kushnir, Yaacov Rit
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Type Journal
Year 2008
Where JMLR
Authors Yair Goldberg, Alon Zakai, Dan Kushnir, Yaacov Ritov
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