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Optimal rates for estimating the covariance kernel from synchronously sampled functional data (2407.13641v1)

Published 18 Jul 2024 in math.ST, stat.ME, and stat.TH

Abstract: We obtain minimax-optimal convergence rates in the supremum norm, including infor-mation-theoretic lower bounds, for estimating the covariance kernel of a stochastic process which is repeatedly observed at discrete, synchronous design points. In particular, for dense design we obtain the $\sqrt n$-rate of convergence in the supremum norm without additional logarithmic factors which typically occur in the results in the literature. Surprisingly, in the transition from dense to sparse design the rates do not reflect the two-dimensional nature of the covariance kernel but correspond to those for univariate mean function estimation. Our estimation method can make use of higher-order smoothness of the covariance kernel away from the diagonal, and does not require the same smoothness on the diagonal itself. Hence, as in Mohammadi and Panaretos (2024) we can cover covariance kernels of processes with rough sample paths. Moreover, the estimator does not use mean function estimation to form residuals, and no smoothness assumptions on the mean have to be imposed. In the dense case we also obtain a central limit theorem in the supremum norm, which can be used as the basis for the construction of uniform confidence sets. Simulations and real-data applications illustrate the practical usefulness of the methods.

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