A weighted localization of halfspace depth and its properties

Lukáš Kotík and Daniel Hlubinka

Journal of Multivariate Analysis, 2017, vol. 157, issue C, 53-69

Abstract: Statistical depth functions are well-known nonparametric tools for analysing multivariate data. Halfspace depth is most frequently used, and while it has many desirable properties, it is dependent on global characteristics of the underlying distribution. In some circumstances, however, it may be desirable to take into account more local and intrinsic characteristics of the data. To this end, we introduce weighted halfspace depths in which the indicator function of closed halfspace is replaced by a more general weight function. Our approach, which calls in part on functions associated with conic sections, encompasses as special cases the notions of sample halfspace depth and kernel density estimation. We give several illustrations and prove the strong uniform consistency of weighted halfspace depth incorporating mild conditions on the weight function.

Keywords: Data depth; Local depth; Nonconvex depth contours; Strong uniform consistency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jmva.2017.02.008

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