Generalization of change-point detection in time series data based on direct density ratio estimation

摘要

The goal of the change-point detection is to discover changes of time series distribution. One of the state of the art approaches of change-point detection is based on direct density ratio estimation. In this work, we show how existing algorithms can be generalized using various binary classification and regression models. In particular, we show that the Gradient Boosting over Decision Trees and Neural Networks can be used for this purpose. The algorithms are tested on several synthetic and real-world datasets. The results show that the proposed methods outperform classical RuLSIF algorithm. Discussion of cases where the proposed algorithms have advantages over existing methods is also provided.