Cases for the nugget in modeling computer experiments

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DOI10.1007/S11222-010-9224-XzbMATH Open1252.62098arXiv1007.4580OpenAlexW2135348862MaRDI QIDQ693296FDOQ693296

Herbert K. H. Lee, Robert B. Gramacy

Publication date: 7 December 2012

Published in: Statistics and Computing (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Most surrogate models for computer experiments are interpolators, and the most common interpolator is a Gaussian process (GP) that deliberately omits a small-scale (measurement) error term called the nugget. The explanation is that computer experiments are, by definition, "deterministic", and so there is no measurement error. We think this is too narrow a focus for a computer experiment and a statistically inefficient way to model them. We show that estimating a (non-zero) nugget can lead to surrogate models with better statistical properties, such as predictive accuracy and coverage, in a variety of common situations.


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