Detecting positive correlations in a multivariate sample
Abstract
We consider the problem of testing whether a correlation matrix of a multivariate normal population is the identity matrix. We focus on sparse classes of alternatives where only a few entries are nonzero and, in fact, positive. We derive a general lower bound applicable to various classes and study the performance of some near-optimal tests. We pay special attention to computational feasibility and construct near-optimal tests that can be computed efficiently. Finally, we apply our results to prove new lower bounds for the clique number of high-dimensional random geometric graphs.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1202.5536,
title = {Detecting positive correlations in a multivariate sample},
author = {Ery Arias-Castro and Sébastien Bubeck and Gábor Lugosi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1202.5536},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
Published at http://dx.doi.org/10.3150/13-BEJ565 in the Bernoulli (http://isi.cbs.nl/bernoulli/) by the International Statistical Institute/Bernoulli Society (http://isi.cbs.nl/BS/bshome.htm)