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This paper proposes a new method of probabilistic prediction, which is based on conformal prediction. The method is applied to the standard USPS data set and gives encouraging results.
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Vovk, V., Petej, I., Fedorova, V. (2014). From Conformal to Probabilistic Prediction. In: Iliadis, L., Maglogiannis, I., Papadopoulos, H., Sioutas, S., Makris, C. (eds) Artificial Intelligence Applications and Innovations. AIAI 2014. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, vol 437. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44722-2_24
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