Contrastive Dimension Reduction: A Systematic Review

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.11847v1
• Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2025 18:58:46 GMT
• Title: Contrastive Dimension Reduction: A Systematic Review
• Authors: Sam Hawke, Eric Zhang, Jiawen Chen, Didong Li,
• Abstract summary: Contrastive dimension reduction (CDR) methods aim to extract signal unique to or enriched in a treatment (foreground) group relative to a control (background) group.<n>In this review, we provide a systematic overview of existing CDR methods.<n>We highlight key applications and challenges in existing CDR methods, and identify open questions and future directions.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Contrastive dimension reduction (CDR) methods aim to extract signal unique to or enriched in a treatment (foreground) group relative to a control (background) group. This setting arises in many scientific domains, such as genomics, imaging, and time series analysis, where traditional dimension reduction techniques such as Principal Component Analysis (PCA) may fail to isolate the signal of interest. In this review, we provide a systematic overview of existing CDR methods. We propose a pipeline for analyzing case-control studies together with a taxonomy of CDR methods based on their assumptions, objectives, and mathematical formulations, unifying disparate approaches under a shared conceptual framework. We highlight key applications and challenges in existing CDR methods, and identify open questions and future directions. By providing a clear framework for CDR and its applications, we aim to facilitate broader adoption and motivate further developments in this emerging field.

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