Maximuma posterioriestimates in linear inverse problems with log-concave priors are proper Bayes estimators

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DOI10.1088/0266-5611/30/11/114004zbMATH Open1302.62010arXiv1402.5297OpenAlexW2064991026MaRDI QIDQ2936498FDOQ2936498

Felix Lucka, Martin Burger

Publication date: 17 December 2014

Published in: Inverse Problems (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: A frequent matter of debate in Bayesian inversion is the question, which of the two principle point-estimators, the maximum-a-posteriori (MAP) or the conditional mean (CM) estimate is to be preferred. As the MAP estimate corresponds to the solution given by variational regularization techniques, this is also a constant matter of debate between the two research areas. Following a theoretical argument - the Bayes cost formalism - the CM estimate is classically preferred for being the Bayes estimator for the mean squared error cost while the MAP estimate is classically discredited for being only asymptotically the Bayes estimator for the uniform cost function. In this article we present recent theoretical and computational observations that challenge this point of view, in particular for high-dimensional sparsity-promoting Bayesian inversion. Using Bregman distances, we present new, proper convex Bayes cost functions for which the MAP estimator is the Bayes estimator. We complement this finding by results that correct further common misconceptions about MAP estimates. In total, we aim to rehabilitate MAP estimates in linear inverse problems with log-concave priors as proper Bayes estimators.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1402.5297






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