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identifiability

identifiability

8.6
A model feature that lets you find only one set of values from data
  • noun
  • /ˌaɪdɛntɪfɪˈaɪbɪlɪti/
  • Specialized
translation icon : identificabilidad
  • It is well known that two GMMs whose components differ cannot have identical probability densities (see Teicher, 14 for example); this is commonly referred to as identifiability.
  • robust identifiability

Examples

  • Demonstrating identifiability in a context of infinite data, clean measurements, etc. tells us nothing of relevance to the (finite, messy) problem at hand.

    Blog text (6)
  • For the purposes of learning with limited data, however, we require a significantly more robust form of identifiability.

    Academic text (2012)
  • We also note that the degree tests are essential for producing unique identifiability of H at such a small value of k.

    Academic text (2011)
  • This can similarly be related to the steep drop in transmitted information for height, and hence the identifiability of the height feature.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The potential problem with this approach, which Pearson acknowledged, was the issue of robust identifiability.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The data for the identifiability manipulation indicated that social loafing occurred in this study.

    Academic text (1993)
  • A two-way ANOVA performed on the number of ideas generated by the subjects revealed two main effects for output identifiability and task involvement.

    Academic text (1993)
  • To assess the identifiability manipulation, we asked the subjects whether they thought the experimenter had been able to distinguish between individual responses.

    Academic text (1993)
  • We also examined the effect of identifiability of output and task involvement, two factors that have been shown to mediate social loafing in the United States.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Researchers emphasized that identifiability is crucial for accurately interpreting the results of their statistical models.

Synonyms

observability
vsidentifiability
  • Specialized
7.9

How well you can tell what is happening inside a system from its outputs like logs

is about uniquely determining model parameters or structure from observed data
ascertainability
vsidentifiability
8.9

How easy it is to find out or know something

is specific to uniquely recovering model parameters or structure from data
recognizability
vsidentifiability
  • Specialized
7.9

How easily a computer program can identify a pattern or information

is about unique parameter or structure determination rather than mere detection
deducibility
vsidentifiability
  • Specialized
8.2

How well a claim or idea can be proved from facts

is about unique empirical recovery from data not logical inference

Surface Forms

Morphology

identifiability = identifiable (transparent) = identify + able + ity

The noun is formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ity' to the adjective 'identifiable', which itself is transparently formed from 'identify' + '-able'.

Etymology

The word identifiability comes from identify and identity, which trace back to Latin parts meaning 'same' (idem) and 'make' (facere), with -able meaning 'able to' and -ity meaning 'a quality'. So in statistics identifiability is the quality that lets you find each model parameter exactly from the data and not confuse them.