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Data compression and regression through local principal curves and surfaces

Einbeck, Jochen; Evers, Ludger; Powell, Benedict

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Authors

Ludger Evers

Benedict Powell



Abstract

We consider principal curves and surfaces in the context of multivariate regression modelling. For predictor spaces featuring complex dependency patterns between the involved variables, the intrinsic dimensionality of the data tends to be very small due to the high redundancy induced by the dependencies. In situations of this type, it is useful to approximate the high-dimensional predictor space through a low-dimensional manifold (i.e., a curve or a surface), and use the projections onto the manifold as compressed predictors in the regression problem. In the case that the intrinsic dimensionality of the predictor space equals one, we use the local principal curve algorithm for the the compression step. We provide a novel algorithm which extends this idea to local principal surfaces, thus covering cases of an intrinsic dimensionality equal to two, which is in principle extendible to manifolds of arbitrary dimension. We motivate and apply the novel techniques using astrophysical and oceanographic data examples.

Citation

Einbeck, J., Evers, L., & Powell, B. (2010). Data compression and regression through local principal curves and surfaces. International Journal of Neural Systems, 20(3), 177-192. https://doi.org/10.1142/s0129065710002346

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Jun 1, 2010
Deposit Date Jan 13, 2011
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal International Journal of Neural Systems
Print ISSN 0129-0657
Electronic ISSN 1793-6462
Publisher World Scientific Publishing
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 20
Issue 3
Pages 177-192
DOI https://doi.org/10.1142/s0129065710002346
Keywords Dimension reduction, Smoothing, Iocalized PCA, Mean shift.
Publisher URL http://www.worldscinet.com/ijns/20/2003/S0129065710002346.html

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