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A Short Note on Resolving Singularity Problems in Covariance Matrices | Ayyildiz | International Journal of Statistics and Probability

A Short Note on Resolving Singularity Problems in Covariance Matrices

Ezgi Ayyildiz, Vilda Purutcuoglu Gazi, Ernst Wit

Abstract


In problems where a distribution is concentrated in a lower-dimensional subspace, the covariance matrix faces a singularity problem. In downstream statistical analyzes this can cause a problem as the inverse of the covariance matrix is often required in the likelihood. There are several methods to overcome this challenge. The most well-known ones are the eigenvalue, singular value, and Cholesky decompositions. In this short note, we develop a new method to deal with the singularity problem while preserving the covariance structure of the original matrix. We compare our alternative with other methods. In a simulation study, we generate various covariance matrices that have different dimensions and dependency structures, and compare the CPU times of each approach.

Full Text: PDF DOI: 10.5539/ijsp.v1n2p113

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International Journal of Statistics and Probability   ISSN 1927-7032(Print)   ISSN 1927-7040(Online)

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