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Covariance‐based soft clustering of functional data based on the Wasserstein–Procrustes metric

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  • Valentina Masarotto
  • Guido Masarotto

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We consider the problem of clustering functional data according to their covariance structure. We contribute a soft clustering methodology based on the Wasserstein–Procrustes distance, where the in‐between cluster variability is penalized by a term proportional to the entropy of the partition matrix. In this way, each covariance operator can be partially classified into more than one group. Such soft classification allows for clusters to overlap, and arises naturally in situations where the separation between all or some of the clusters is not well‐defined. We also discuss how to estimate the number of groups and to test for the presence of any cluster structure. The algorithm is illustrated using simulated and real data. An R implementation is available in the Appendix S1.

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  • Valentina Masarotto & Guido Masarotto, 2024. "Covariance‐based soft clustering of functional data based on the Wasserstein–Procrustes metric," Scandinavian Journal of Statistics, Danish Society for Theoretical Statistics;Finnish Statistical Society;Norwegian Statistical Association;Swedish Statistical Association, vol. 51(2), pages 485-512, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:scjsta:v:51:y:2024:i:2:p:485-512
    DOI: 10.1111/sjos.12692
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