Bayesian Analysis

Bayesian Registration of Functions and Curves

Wen Cheng, Ian L. Dryden, and Xianzheng Huang

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Abstract

Bayesian analysis of functions and curves is considered, where warping and other geometrical transformations are often required for meaningful comparisons. The functions and curves of interest are represented using the recently introduced square root velocity function, which enables a warping invariant elastic distance to be calculated in a straightforward manner. We distinguish between various spaces of interest: the original space, the ambient space after standardizing, and the quotient space after removing a group of transformations. Using Gaussian process models in the ambient space and Dirichlet priors for the warping functions, we explore Bayesian inference for curves and functions. Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithms are introduced for simulating from the posterior. We also compare ambient and quotient space estimators for mean shape, and explain their frequent similarity in many practical problems using a Laplace approximation. Simulation studies are carried out, as well as practical alignment of growth rate functions and shape classification of mouse vertebra outlines in evolutionary biology. We also compare the performance of our Bayesian method with some alternative approaches.

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Bayesian Anal., Volume 11, Number 2 (2016), 447-475.

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First available in Project Euclid: 1 June 2015

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https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.ba/1433162661

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doi:10.1214/15-BA957

Mathematical Reviews number (MathSciNet)
MR3471998

Zentralblatt MATH identifier
1357.62151

Keywords
ambient space Dirichlet Gaussian process Quotient space shape warp

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Cheng, Wen; Dryden, Ian L.; Huang, Xianzheng. Bayesian Registration of Functions and Curves. Bayesian Anal. 11 (2016), no. 2, 447--475. doi:10.1214/15-BA957. https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.ba/1433162661


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