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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions crates/fast-mlsirm-py/Cargo.lock

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77 changes: 52 additions & 25 deletions python/fast_mlsirm/estimators/mmle.py
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Expand Up @@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ def fit_mmle_2pl(

loglik_trace: list[float] = []
status = "max_iter_reached"
nodes_sq = nodes * nodes

for iteration in range(max_iter):
# ---- E-step: posterior over quadrature nodes per person ----
Expand All @@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ def fit_mmle_2pl(
stab = np.exp(log_joint - max_lj)
denom = stab.sum(axis=1, keepdims=True)
posterior = stab / denom # (n_persons, Q)
person_loglik = (max_lj[:, 0] + np.log(denom[:, 0]))
person_loglik = max_lj[:, 0] + np.log(denom[:, 0])
total_loglik = float(person_loglik.sum())
loglik_trace.append(total_loglik)

Expand All @@ -119,32 +120,58 @@ def fit_mmle_2pl(
n_iq = obs_f.T @ posterior # (n_items, Q)
r_iq = (obs_f * y_filled).T @ posterior # (n_items, Q)

# Vectorized Newton steps for all items using an active mask to track convergence
# This optimization avoids Python loops over the items dimension and bypasses intermediate array memory allocations where applicable
a_new = a.copy()
b_new = b.copy()
for i in range(n_items):
ai, bi = a[i], b[i]
# Newton steps on the item's expected log-likelihood over nodes.
for _ in range(25):
eta = ai * nodes + bi
p = _sigmoid(eta)
w = n_iq[i] * p * (1.0 - p)
resid = r_iq[i] - n_iq[i] * p
g_a = float((resid * nodes).sum()) - ridge_a * ai
g_b = float(resid.sum()) - ridge_b * bi
h_aa = -float((w * nodes * nodes).sum()) - ridge_a
h_bb = -float(w.sum()) - ridge_b
h_ab = -float((w * nodes).sum())
det = h_aa * h_bb - h_ab * h_ab
if abs(det) < 1e-12:
break
da = (h_bb * g_a - h_ab * g_b) / det
db = (h_aa * g_b - h_ab * g_a) / det
ai -= da
bi -= db
ai = float(np.clip(ai, 1e-3, 10.0))
if abs(da) + abs(db) < 1e-8:
break
a_new[i], b_new[i] = ai, bi
active_mask = np.ones(n_items, dtype=bool)

for _ in range(25):
if not active_mask.any():
break

ai = a_new[active_mask]
bi = b_new[active_mask]
niq_active = n_iq[active_mask]
riq_active = r_iq[active_mask]

eta = ai[:, None] * nodes[None, :] + bi[:, None]
p = _sigmoid(eta)

w = niq_active * p * (1.0 - p)
resid = riq_active - niq_active * p

g_a = resid @ nodes - ridge_a * ai
g_b = resid.sum(axis=1) - ridge_b * bi

h_aa = -(w @ nodes_sq) - ridge_a
h_bb = -w.sum(axis=1) - ridge_b
h_ab = -(w @ nodes)

det = h_aa * h_bb - h_ab * h_ab

valid_det = np.abs(det) >= 1e-12

da = np.zeros_like(ai)
db = np.zeros_like(bi)

da[valid_det] = (
h_bb[valid_det] * g_a[valid_det] - h_ab[valid_det] * g_b[valid_det]
) / det[valid_det]
db[valid_det] = (
h_aa[valid_det] * g_b[valid_det] - h_ab[valid_det] * g_a[valid_det]
) / det[valid_det]

ai -= da
bi -= db
ai = np.clip(ai, 1e-3, 10.0)

a_new[active_mask] = ai
b_new[active_mask] = bi

converged = (np.abs(da) + np.abs(db)) < 1e-8
still_active = valid_det & ~converged
active_mask[active_mask] = still_active

a, b = a_new, b_new

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