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Main Authors: Marrelec, G., Giron, A.
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Published: 2023
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.12984
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author Marrelec, G.
Giron, A.
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Giron, A.
contents For a random variable $X$, we are interested in the blind extraction of its finest mutual independence pattern $μ( X )$. We introduce a specific kind of independence that we call dichotomic. If $Δ( X )$ stands for the set of all patterns of dichotomic independence that hold for $X$, we show that $μ( X )$ can be obtained as the intersection of all elements of $Δ( X )$. We then propose a method to estimate $Δ( X )$ when the data are independent and identically (i.i.d.) realizations of a multivariate normal distribution. If $\hatΔ ( X )$ is the estimated set of valid patterns of dichotomic independence, we estimate $μ( X )$ as the intersection of all patterns of $\hatΔ ( X )$. The method is tested on simulated data, showing its advantages and limits. We also consider an application to a toy example as well as to experimental data.
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spellingShingle Inferring the finest pattern of mutual independence from data
Marrelec, G.
Giron, A.
Machine Learning
Statistics Theory
Methodology
For a random variable $X$, we are interested in the blind extraction of its finest mutual independence pattern $μ( X )$. We introduce a specific kind of independence that we call dichotomic. If $Δ( X )$ stands for the set of all patterns of dichotomic independence that hold for $X$, we show that $μ( X )$ can be obtained as the intersection of all elements of $Δ( X )$. We then propose a method to estimate $Δ( X )$ when the data are independent and identically (i.i.d.) realizations of a multivariate normal distribution. If $\hatΔ ( X )$ is the estimated set of valid patterns of dichotomic independence, we estimate $μ( X )$ as the intersection of all patterns of $\hatΔ ( X )$. The method is tested on simulated data, showing its advantages and limits. We also consider an application to a toy example as well as to experimental data.
title Inferring the finest pattern of mutual independence from data
topic Machine Learning
Statistics Theory
Methodology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.12984