arXiv:2603.19713cs.LG2026-03被引 1

用成对比较替代概率标签,提升弱监督分类的稳定性

Learning from Similarity/Dissimilarity and Pairwise Comparison

  • 仅依赖实例对的类别一致性和偏好判断进行学习
  • 在多个数据集上优于单一弱标签方法,噪声下表现更稳健
  • 适合缺乏精确标注、但可提供相对判断的场景

本文针对难以获取个体样本标签的二分类场景,提出基于成对比较的弱监督学习框架SD-Pcomp。该方法不依赖主观的概率不确定性量化,仅使用实例对之间的类别一致性(相似性/差异性)和正类偏好(成对比较)作为弱标签。通过构建两种无偏风险估计器:(i) SD与Pcomp的凸组合,(ii) 融合两者关系的统一估计器,实现更稳定的训练。理论分析与实验表明,所提方法在多个数据集上优于仅使用单一弱标签的方法,且对标签噪声和先验类别比例估计误差具有鲁棒性。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

This paper addresses binary classification in scenarios where obtaining explicit instance level labels is impractical, by exploiting multiple weak labels defined on instance pairs. The existing SconfConfDiff classification framework relies on continuous valued probabilistic supervision, including similarity-confidence, the probability of class agreement, and confidence-difference, the difference in positive class probabilities. However, probabilistic labeling requires subjective uncertainty quantification, often leading to unstable supervision. We propose SD-Pcomp classification, a binary judgment based weakly supervised learning framework that relies only on relative judgments, namely class agreement between two instances and pairwise preference toward the positive class. The method employs Similarity/Dissimilarity (SD) labels and Pairwise Comparison (Pcomp) labels, and develops two unbiased risk estimators, (i) a convex combination of SD and Pcomp and (ii) a unified estimator that integrates both labels by modeling their relationship. Theoretical analysis and experimental results show that the proposed approach improves classification performance over methods using a single weak label, and is robust to label noise and uncertainty in class prior estimation.

弱监督成对比较二分类鲁棒学习

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