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48 results for multivariate principal components

New simulations advise caution in choosing principal components for multivariate functional data.

problem Inaccurate selection of principal components in multivariate functional data.
method Extensive simulations investigating the reliability of percentage of variance explained thresholds.
result Conventional threshold methods may fail to accurately explain overall variance in multivariate functional data.

Regularized MFPCA smooths multivariate functional data for clearer patterns.

problem Challenges in controlling roughness of multivariate functional PCs.
method ReMFPCA incorporates a roughness penalty in a penalized framework to smooth PCs.
result Smoothed multivariate functional PCs reveal clearer patterns.

This study improves estimation of the first principal component in multivariate functional data.

problem Estimating the first principal component of multivariate random processes.
method Defined covariance functions and operators, introduced LASSO optimization, and established minimax lower bounds.
result The method provides an optimal variance in the minimax sense for estimating eigenelements.

A new method uses Gram matrix for efficient multivariate functional principal components.

problem Efficiently estimating eigencomponents of multidimensional functional datasets.
method Proposes using inner-product matrix to estimate eigenelements of multivariate and multidimensional functional datasets.
result Established relationship between eigenelements of covariance operator and inner-product matrix.

The paper introduces a method for interpretable principal component analysis of high-dimensional time series.

problem Inconsistent and difficult-to-interpret principal component estimates in high-dimensional regimes.
method Localized sparse principal component analysis of spectral density matrices in frequency domain.
result Efficient algorithm for sparse-localized estimates of principal subspaces.

A method for representing and comparing categorical trajectories using multivariate functional principal components.

problem Statistical description and comparison of categorical trajectories.
method Transforming categorical trajectories into binary indicator functions and applying multivariate functional principal components analysis.
result Consistent estimators of mean trajectories and covariance functions are obtained under weak regularity assumptions.

Two new models forecast multiple subpopulations' mortality, outperforming existing methods.

problem Modeling mortality patterns and trajectories in related populations.
method Adapted multivariate functional principal component analysis techniques.
result The second proposed model outperforms existing methods in forecast accuracy.

The paper introduces a new method for detecting financial data outliers.

problem Detecting outliers in multivariate financial data.
method The approach uses the Cumulant Generating Function (CGF) to maximize projections on directions.
result The CGF maximization approach can be interpreted as an extension of principal component analysis.

Principal Components Analysis is a widely used technique for dimension reduction and characterization of variability in multivariate populations. Our interest lies in studying when and why the rotation to principal components can be used effectively within a response-predictor set relationship in the context of mode hu…

2014-09-30abs ↗pdf ↗

New sampling strategy preserves relationships in multivariate scientific data.

problem Reducing storage and enabling efficient multivariate analyses on large scientific data.
method Uses principal component analysis for multivariate data and combines with existing univariate sampling algorithms.
result Efficacy demonstrated on real-world data sets, showing data reduction and multivariate analysis ease.

A new method for sparse PCA using orthogonal rotations and soft-thresholding.

problem Sparse PCA with a new basis using orthogonal rotations.
method Initialize with leading principal components, apply kimeskk imes k orthogonal rotation, and soft-threshold the rotated components.
result The proposed method is more stable and explains more variance compared to alternatives.

FCPCA fuzzy clusters high-dimensional time series data efficiently.

problem Ambiguous clustering of multivariate time series data with overlapping distributions.
method FCPCA based on common principal component analysis.
result FCPCA outperforms existing methods in fuzzy clustering of multivariate time series.

We present a technique to perform dimensionality reduction on data that is subject to uncertainty. Our method is a generalization of traditional principal component analysis (PCA) to multivariate probability distributions. In comparison to non-linear methods, linear dimensionality reduction techniques have the advantag…

2019-05-03abs ↗pdf ↗

Study explores K-means clustering of variables and its relation to PCA.

problem Exploring the relationship between K-means clustering of variables and PCA.
method Apply PCA to original data and K-means to transposed data, quantify variable contributions to principal components.
result Identifies how variable clusters contribute to principal components identified by PCA.

Principal component analysis (PCA) is a statistical technique commonly used in multivariate data analysis. However, PCA can be difficult to interpret and explain since the principal components (PCs) are linear combinations of the original variables. Sparse PCA (SPCA) aims to balance statistical fidelity and interpretab…

2013-12-21abs ↗pdf ↗

We propose a penalized orthogonal-components regression (POCRE) for large p small n data. Orthogonal components are sequentially constructed to maximize, upon standardization, their correlation to the response residuals. A new penalization framework, implemented via empirical Bayes thresholding, is presented to effecti…

2008-11-25abs ↗pdf ↗

In this paper, we provide explicit formulas, in terms of the covariances of sample covariances or sample correlations, for the asymptotic covariances of unrotated factor loading estimates and unique variance estimates. These estimates are extracted from least square, principal, iterative principal component, alpha or i…

2018-11-12abs ↗pdf ↗

The first order behavior of multivariate heavy-tailed random vectors above large radial thresholds is ruled by a limit measure in a regular variation framework. For a high dimensional vector, a reasonable assumption is that the support of this measure is concentrated on a lower dimensional subspace, meaning that certai…

2019-06-26abs ↗pdf ↗

Two strategies for embedding new data points from proximity data are explored.

problem Embedding new data points using proximity data.
method Two competing strategies: projection and restricted reconstruction.
result Projection and restricted reconstruction can be derived from kernel methods.

Study uses VIX for zero-coupon Treasury rates, proving long-term stability and returns.

problem Modeling zero-coupon Treasury rates with VIX for volatility.
method Multivariate autoregressive stochastic volatility model, proving stability and Law of Large Numbers.
result VIX accurately models zero-coupon Treasury rates and returns.

HPPCA improves imputation of longitudinal data with missing values.

problem Handling incomplete, high-dimensional longitudinal data with nested sources of variation and temporal dependency.
method Hierarchical probabilistic principal component analysis (HPPCA) with a two-level latent factor model and Gaussian process.
result HPPCA outperforms standard PPCA and multivariate functional PCA in imputation accuracy, even under heavy missingness and model misspecification.

New algorithm balances spatial data approximation and prediction accuracy.

problem Lack of methods considering spatial correlation and downstream modeling in dimension reduction.
method Formalizes approximation and modeling utility as metrics, proposes a balanced algorithm.
result Optimal trade-off between approximation accuracy and downstream modeling utility.

This paper critiques flawed MVTS anomaly detection evaluation methods and proposes a simple baseline.

problem Flawed evaluation methods in MVTS anomaly detection research.
method Robust evaluation protocols, including PCA-based baseline.
result Simple PCA-based baseline outperforms many DL approaches.

Generative neural networks model multivariate time series data.

problem Modeling cross-sectional dependence in multivariate time series data.
method ARMA-GARCH for serial dependence, PCA for dimensionality reduction, GMMN for cross-sectional dependence.
result GMMN-GARCH approach produces better predictive distributions and probabilistic forecasts.

Principal component regression (PCR) is a two-stage procedure that selects some principal components and then constructs a regression model regarding them as new explanatory variables. Note that the principal components are obtained from only explanatory variables and not considered with the response variable. To addre…

2014-02-26abs ↗pdf ↗

Conventional principal component analysis (PCA) finds a principal vector that maximizes the sum of second powers of principal components. We consider a generalized PCA that aims at maximizing the sum of an arbitrary convex function of principal components. We present a gradient ascent algorithm to solve the problem. Fo…

2019-10-29abs ↗pdf ↗