@article{JSSv105i02, title={deepregression: A Flexible Neural Network Framework for Semi-Structured Deep Distributional Regression}, volume={105}, url={https://www.jstatsoft.org/index.php/jss/article/view/v105i02}, doi={10.18637/jss.v105.i02}, abstract={<p>In this paper we describe the implementation of semi-structured deep distributional regression, a flexible framework to learn conditional distributions based on the combination of additive regression models and deep networks. Our implementation encompasses (1) a modular neural network building system based on the deep learning library TensorFlow for the fusion of various statistical and deep learning approaches, (2) an orthogonalization cell to allow for an interpretable combination of different subnetworks, as well as (3) pre-processing steps necessary to set up such models. The software package allows to define models in a user-friendly manner via a formula interface that is inspired by classical statistical model frameworks such as mgcv. The package’s modular design and functionality provides a unique resource for both scalable estimation of complex statistical models and the combination of approaches from deep learning and statistics. This allows for state-of-the-art predictive performance while simultaneously retaining the indispensable interpretability of classical statistical models.</p>}, number={2}, journal={Journal of Statistical Software}, author={Rügamer, David and Kolb, Chris and Fritz, Cornelius and Pfisterer, Florian and Kopper, Philipp and Bischl, Bernd and Shen, Ruolin and Bukas, Christina and Barros de Andrade e Sousa, Lisa and Thalmeier, Dominik and Baumann, Philipp F. M. and Kook, Lucas and Klein, Nadja and Müller, Christian L.}, year={2023}, pages={1–31} }