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Dataset Characteristics and Their Impact on Offline Policy Learning of Contextual Multi-Armed Bandits

Abstract

The Contextual Multi-Armed Bandits (CMAB) framework is pivotal for learning to make decisions. However, due to challenges in deploying online algorithms, there is a shift towards offline policy learning, which relies on pre-existing datasets. This study examines the relationship between the quality of these datasets and the performance of offline policy learning algorithms, specifically, Neural Greedy and NeuraLCB. Our results demonstrate that NeuraLCB can learn from various datasets, while Neural Greedy necessitates extensive coverage of the action-space for effective learning. Moreover, the way data is collected significantly affects offline methods’ efficiency. This underscores the critical role of dataset quality in offline policy learning.

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Category:
Conference activity
Type:
publikacja w wydawnictwie zbiorowym recenzowanym (także w materiałach konferencyjnych)
Language:
English
Publication year:
2024
Bibliographic description:
Januszewski P., Grzegorzek D., Czarnul P.: Dataset Characteristics and Their Impact on Offline Policy Learning of Contextual Multi-Armed Bandits// / : , 2024,
DOI:
Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.5220/0012311000003636
Sources of funding:
  • Statutory activity/subsidy
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Gdańsk University of Technology

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