Title
A Kernel Independence Test for Random Processes.
Abstract
A new non parametric approach to the problem of testing the independence of two random process is developed. The test statistic is the Hilbert Schmidt Independence Criterion (HSIC), which was used previously in testing independence for i.i.d pairs of variables. The asymptotic behaviour of HSIC is established when computed from samples drawn from random processes. It is shown that earlier bootstrap procedures which worked in the i.i.d. case will fail for random processes, and an alternative consistent estimate of the p-values is proposed. Tests on artificial data and real-world Forex data indicate that the new test procedure discovers dependence which is missed by linear approaches, while the earlier bootstrap procedure returns an elevated number of false positives. The code is available online: https://github.com/kacperChwialkowski/HSIC .
Year
Venue
Field
2014
ICML
Kernel (linear algebra),Test statistic,Computer science,Stochastic process,Artificial intelligence,Statistics,Machine learning,Bootstrapping (electronics),False positive paradox,Test procedures
DocType
Citations 
PageRank 
Conference
3
0.49
References 
Authors
7
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Kacper Chwialkowski1503.68
Arthur Gretton23638226.18