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Adaptive Estimator Selection For Off-Policy Evaluation
Adaptive Estimator Selection For Off-Policy Evaluation
Authors
Yi Su, Pavithra Srinath, Akshay Krishnamurthy
Abstract
We develop a generic data-driven method for estimator selection in off-policy policy evaluation settings. We establish a strong
performance guarantee for the method, showing that it is competitive with the oracle estimator, up to a constant factor. Via in-depth
case studies in contextual bandits and reinforcement learning, we demonstrate the generality and applicability of the method. We also
perform comprehensive experiments, demonstrating the empirical efficacy of our approach and comparing with related approaches. In
both case studies, our method compares favorably with existing methods.