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ArticleJournal of big data2021

Text Data Augmentation for Deep Learning.

Connor Shorten, Taghi M Khoshgoftaar, Borko Furht

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Article in Journal of big data, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1,807 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1,807citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
185.3field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1,807 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 1,649 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Connor ShortenFlorida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL 33431 USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6253-6861
Taghi M KhoshgoftaarFlorida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL 33431 USA.
Borko FurhtFlorida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL 33431 USA.
Florida Atlantic University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Natural Language Processing (NLP) is one of the most captivating applications of Deep Learning. In this survey, we consider how the Data Augmentation training strategy can aid in its development. We begin with the major motifs of Data Augmentation summarized into strengthening local decision boundaries, brute force training, causality and counterfactual examples, and the distinction between meaning and form. We follow these motifs with a concrete list of augmentation frameworks that have been developed for text data. Deep Learning generally struggles with the measurement of generalization and characterization of overfitting. We highlight studies that cover how augmentations can construct test sets for generalization. NLP is at an early stage in applying Data Augmentation compared to Computer Vision. We highlight the key differences and promising ideas that have yet to be tested in NLP. For the sake of practical implementation, we describe tools that facilitate Data Augmentation such as the use of consistency regularization, controllers, and offline and online augmentation pipelines, to preview a few. Finally, we discuss interesting topics around Data Augmentation in NLP such as task-specific augmentations, the use of prior knowledge in self-supervised learning versus Data Augmentation, intersections with transfer and multi-task learning, and ideas for AI-GAs (AI-Generating Algorithms). We hope this paper inspires further research interest in Text Data Augmentation.

Indexed as

Big DataData AugmentationNatural Language ProcessingNLPOverfittingText Data

Identifiers

PMID34306963
PMCPMC8287113
OpenAlexW3176923149

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