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Tests for equality of several covariance matrix functions for multivariate functional data

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  • Qiu, Zhiping
  • Fan, Jiangyuan
  • Zhang, Jin-Ting
  • Chen, Jianwei

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Multivariate functional data are often observed in many scientific fields. This paper considers a multi-sample equal-covariance matrix function testing problem for multivariate functional data. Two new tests are proposed and studied. The asymptotic properties of the two tests under the null hypothesis and a local alternative are investigated. Two methods for approximating the null distributions of the test statistics are described. It is shown that the two tests are root-n consistent. Two simulation studies are conducted to evaluate the finite sample performance of the proposed tests. Finally, the two tests are illustrated via applications to three real multivariate functional data sets.

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  • Qiu, Zhiping & Fan, Jiangyuan & Zhang, Jin-Ting & Chen, Jianwei, 2024. "Tests for equality of several covariance matrix functions for multivariate functional data," Journal of Multivariate Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 199(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jmvana:v:199:y:2024:i:c:s0047259x23000891
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jmva.2023.105243
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