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arXiv Machine Learning
Sep 29

Counterfactual Online Conformal Prediction Under Adaptive Logging

The paper addresses the failure of online conformal prediction when predictions influence actions that determine which outcomes are used for calibration. It introduces Propensity-Weighted Online Conformal Prediction (PW‑OCP), an inverse‑propensity‑weighted recursion that debiases calibration, and a doubly robust variant (DR‑OCP) that further reduces bias. Experiments on synthetic decision tasks, open bandit data, and financial rebalancing demonstrate that PW‑OCP and DR‑OCP improve counterfactual coverage and downstream regret while preserving prediction‑set sharpness.

By Xinyu Qiao, Yichen Lin, Kaihong Ji, Xue Wang, Tao Yao