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When the Data are Functions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

J. O. Ramsay
J. O. Ramsay*
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McGill University
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Abstract

A datum is often a continuous function x(t) of a variable such as time observed over some interval. One or more such functions are observed for each subject or unit of observation. The extension of classical data analytic techniques designed for p-variate observations to such data is discussed. The essential step is the expression of the classical problem in the language of functional analysis, after which the extension to functions is a straightforward matter. A schematic device called the duality diagram is a very useful tool for describing an analysis and for suggesting new possibilities. Least squares approximation, descriptive statistics, principal components analysis, and canonical correlation analysis are discussed within this broader framework.

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continuous datafunctional analysisduality diagram

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Psychometrika , Volume 47 , Issue 4 , December 1982 , pp. 379 - 396
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Copyright © 1982 The Psychometric Society

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Footnotes

Presented as the Presidential Address to the Psychometric Society’s Annual Meeting, May, 1982. I wish to express my gratitude to my colleagues in France, especially at the University of Grenoble, for their warm hospitality during my sabbatical leave. Preparation of this paper was supported by Grant APA 0320 from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.

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