A fast randomized algorithm for overdetermined linear least-squares regression

We introduce a randomized algorithm for overdetermined linear least-squares regression. Given an arbitrary full-rank m x n matrix A with m >/= n, any m x 1 vector b, and any positive real number epsilon, the procedure computes an n x 1 vector x such that x minimizes the Euclidean norm ||Ax - b ||...

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Published in:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Vol. 105; no. 36; p. 13212
Main Authors: Rokhlin, Vladimir, Tygert, Mark
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States 09.09.2008
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ISSN:1091-6490, 1091-6490
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Summary:We introduce a randomized algorithm for overdetermined linear least-squares regression. Given an arbitrary full-rank m x n matrix A with m >/= n, any m x 1 vector b, and any positive real number epsilon, the procedure computes an n x 1 vector x such that x minimizes the Euclidean norm ||Ax - b || to relative precision epsilon. The algorithm typically requires ((log(n)+log(1/epsilon))mn+n(3)) floating-point operations. This cost is less than the (mn(2)) required by the classical schemes based on QR-decompositions or bidiagonalization. We present several numerical examples illustrating the performance of the algorithm.
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ISSN:1091-6490
1091-6490
DOI:10.1073/pnas.0804869105