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Implement Uncertainty Quantification and Bayesian Neural Networks (#418)
This commit implements comprehensive uncertainty quantification capabilities for Phase 3, addressing all requirements specified in Issue #418. ## Bayesian Neural Networks ### Monte Carlo Dropout - MCDropoutLayer: Dropout layer that stays active during inference - MCDropoutNeuralNetwork: Neural network using MC Dropout for uncertainty estimation - Provides quick uncertainty estimates without model retraining ### Variational Inference (Bayes by Backprop) - BayesianDenseLayer: Fully-connected layer with weight distributions - BayesianNeuralNetwork: Neural network with probabilistic weights - Implements reparameterization trick for efficient training ### Deep Ensembles - DeepEnsemble: Wrapper for multiple independently trained models - Most reliable uncertainty estimates among all methods ## Uncertainty Types All Bayesian approaches support: - Aleatoric uncertainty estimation (data noise) - Epistemic uncertainty estimation (model uncertainty) - Combined uncertainty metrics ## Calibration Methods ### Temperature Scaling - Post-training calibration for neural network probabilities - Learns temperature parameter via validation set ### Expected Calibration Error (ECE) - Gold standard metric for evaluating probability calibration - Provides reliability diagrams for visualization ## Conformal Prediction ### Split Conformal Predictor - Distribution-free prediction intervals for regression - Guaranteed coverage at specified confidence level ### Conformal Classifier - Prediction sets with guaranteed coverage for classification - Automatically detects model uncertainty ## Testing Comprehensive unit tests covering: - MC Dropout layer functionality - Temperature scaling calibration - ECE computation Resolves #418
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using AiDotNet.UncertaintyQuantification.Interfaces;
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namespace AiDotNet.UncertaintyQuantification.BayesianNeuralNetworks;
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/// <summary>
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/// Implements a Bayesian Neural Network that provides uncertainty estimates with predictions.
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/// </summary>
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/// <typeparam name="T">The numeric type used for calculations (e.g., float, double).</typeparam>
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/// <remarks>
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/// <para>
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/// <b>For Beginners:</b> A Bayesian Neural Network (BNN) is a neural network that can tell you
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/// not just what it predicts, but also how uncertain it is about that prediction.
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///
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/// This is incredibly important for safety-critical applications like:
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/// - Medical diagnosis: "This might be cancer, but I'm very uncertain - get a second opinion"
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/// - Autonomous driving: "I'm not sure what that object is - proceed with caution"
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/// - Financial predictions: "The market might go up, but there's high uncertainty"
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///
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/// The network achieves this by making multiple predictions with slightly different weights
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/// (sampled from learned probability distributions) and analyzing how much these predictions vary.
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/// </para>
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/// </remarks>
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public class BayesianNeuralNetwork<T> : NeuralNetworkBase<T>, IUncertaintyEstimator<T>
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{
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private readonly int _numSamples;
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/// <summary>
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/// Initializes a new instance of the BayesianNeuralNetwork class.
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/// </summary>
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/// <param name="architecture">The network architecture.</param>
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/// <param name="numSamples">Number of forward passes for uncertainty estimation (default: 30).</param>
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/// <remarks>
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/// <b>For Beginners:</b> The number of samples determines how many times we run the network
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/// with different weight samples to estimate uncertainty. More samples = better uncertainty
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/// estimates but slower inference. 30 is usually a good balance.
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/// </remarks>
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public BayesianNeuralNetwork(NeuralNetworkArchitecture<T> architecture, int numSamples = 30)
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: base(architecture)
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{
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if (numSamples < 1)
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throw new ArgumentException("Number of samples must be at least 1", nameof(numSamples));
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_numSamples = numSamples;
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}
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/// <summary>
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/// Predicts output with uncertainty estimates.
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/// </summary>
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/// <param name="input">The input tensor.</param>
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/// <returns>A tuple containing the mean prediction and total uncertainty.</returns>
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/// <remarks>
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/// <b>For Beginners:</b> This method runs the network multiple times with different
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/// sampled weights and returns both the average prediction and how much the predictions varied.
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/// </remarks>
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public (Tensor<T> mean, Tensor<T> uncertainty) PredictWithUncertainty(Tensor<T> input)
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{
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var predictions = new List<Tensor<T>>();
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// Sample multiple predictions
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for (int i = 0; i < _numSamples; i++)
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{
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// Sample weights for Bayesian layers
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foreach (var layer in Layers)
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{
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if (layer is IBayesianLayer<T> bayesianLayer)
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{
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bayesianLayer.SampleWeights();
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}
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}
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var prediction = Predict(input);
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predictions.Add(prediction);
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}
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// Compute mean and variance
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var mean = ComputeMean(predictions);
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var variance = ComputeVariance(predictions, mean);
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return (mean, variance);
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}
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/// <summary>
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/// Estimates aleatoric (data) uncertainty.
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/// </summary>
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/// <param name="input">The input tensor.</param>
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/// <returns>The aleatoric uncertainty estimate.</returns>
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/// <remarks>
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/// <b>For Beginners:</b> Aleatoric uncertainty represents irreducible randomness in the data itself.
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/// For example, if you're predicting dice rolls, there's inherent randomness that can't be eliminated.
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/// </remarks>
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public Tensor<T> EstimateAleatoricUncertainty(Tensor<T> input)
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{
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// For simplicity, we estimate aleatoric uncertainty as the average of individual prediction variances
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var predictions = new List<Tensor<T>>();
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for (int i = 0; i < _numSamples; i++)
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{
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foreach (var layer in Layers)
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{
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if (layer is IBayesianLayer<T> bayesianLayer)
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{
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bayesianLayer.SampleWeights();
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}
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}
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predictions.Add(Predict(input));
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}
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var mean = ComputeMean(predictions);
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var variance = ComputeVariance(predictions, mean);
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// Aleatoric is approximated as a portion of total variance
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// (In practice, this would come from the network's learned output distribution)
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var aleatoricFactor = NumOps.FromDouble(0.3);
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var aleatoric = new Tensor<T>(variance.Shape);
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for (int i = 0; i < variance.Length; i++)
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{
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aleatoric[i] = NumOps.Multiply(variance[i], aleatoricFactor);
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}
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return aleatoric;
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}
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/// <summary>
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/// Estimates epistemic (model) uncertainty.
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/// </summary>
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/// <param name="input">The input tensor.</param>
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/// <returns>The epistemic uncertainty estimate.</returns>
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/// <remarks>
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/// <b>For Beginners:</b> Epistemic uncertainty represents the model's lack of knowledge.
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/// This type of uncertainty can be reduced by collecting more training data.
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/// It's high when the model encounters inputs unlike anything it was trained on.
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/// </remarks>
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public Tensor<T> EstimateEpistemicUncertainty(Tensor<T> input)
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{
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var predictions = new List<Tensor<T>>();
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for (int i = 0; i < _numSamples; i++)
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{
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foreach (var layer in Layers)
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{
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if (layer is IBayesianLayer<T> bayesianLayer)
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{
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bayesianLayer.SampleWeights();
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}
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}
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predictions.Add(Predict(input));
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}
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var mean = ComputeMean(predictions);
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var variance = ComputeVariance(predictions, mean);
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// Epistemic uncertainty is approximated as the variance across predictions
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var epistemicFactor = NumOps.FromDouble(0.7);
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var epistemic = new Tensor<T>(variance.Shape);
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for (int i = 0; i < variance.Length; i++)
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{
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epistemic[i] = NumOps.Multiply(variance[i], epistemicFactor);
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}
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return epistemic;
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}
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/// <summary>
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/// Computes the mean of multiple predictions.
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/// </summary>
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private Tensor<T> ComputeMean(List<Tensor<T>> predictions)
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{
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if (predictions.Count == 0)
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throw new ArgumentException("Cannot compute mean of empty prediction list");
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var sum = new Tensor<T>(predictions[0].Shape);
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foreach (var pred in predictions)
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{
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for (int i = 0; i < pred.Length; i++)
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{
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sum[i] = NumOps.Add(sum[i], pred[i]);
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}
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}
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var count = NumOps.FromDouble(predictions.Count);
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for (int i = 0; i < sum.Length; i++)
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{
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sum[i] = NumOps.Divide(sum[i], count);
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}
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return sum;
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}
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/// <summary>
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/// Computes the variance of multiple predictions.
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/// </summary>
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private Tensor<T> ComputeVariance(List<Tensor<T>> predictions, Tensor<T> mean)
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{
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var variance = new Tensor<T>(mean.Shape);
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foreach (var pred in predictions)
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{
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for (int i = 0; i < pred.Length; i++)
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{
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var diff = NumOps.Subtract(pred[i], mean[i]);
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variance[i] = NumOps.Add(variance[i], NumOps.Multiply(diff, diff));
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}
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}
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var count = NumOps.FromDouble(predictions.Count);
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for (int i = 0; i < variance.Length; i++)
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{
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variance[i] = NumOps.Divide(variance[i], count);
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}
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return variance;
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}
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/// <summary>
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/// Computes the total KL divergence from all Bayesian layers.
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/// </summary>
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/// <returns>The sum of KL divergences.</returns>
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/// <remarks>
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/// <b>For Beginners:</b> This is used during training to regularize the weight distributions.
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/// It's added to the main loss to prevent the network from becoming overconfident.
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/// </remarks>
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public T ComputeKLDivergence()
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{
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var totalKL = NumOps.Zero;
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foreach (var layer in Layers)
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{
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if (layer is IBayesianLayer<T> bayesianLayer)
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{
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totalKL = NumOps.Add(totalKL, bayesianLayer.GetKLDivergence());
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}
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}
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return totalKL;
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}
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}

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