Incorporating covariates in skewed functional data models.

TitleIncorporating covariates in skewed functional data models.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2015
AuthorsLi, Meng, Ana-Maria Staicu, and Howard D. Bondell
JournalBiostatistics
Volume16
Issue3
Pagination413-26
Date Published2015 Jul
ISSN1468-4357
KeywordsBiostatistics, Case-Control Studies, Computer Simulation, Diffusion Tensor Imaging, Humans, Models, Statistical, Multiple Sclerosis, Multivariate Analysis, Normal Distribution, Principal Component Analysis, Software
Abstract

We introduce a class of covariate-adjusted skewed functional models (cSFM) designed for functional data exhibiting location-dependent marginal distributions. We propose a semi-parametric copula model for the pointwise marginal distributions, which are allowed to depend on covariates, and the functional dependence, which is assumed covariate invariant. The proposed cSFM framework provides a unifying platform for pointwise quantile estimation and trajectory prediction. We consider a computationally feasible procedure that handles densely as well as sparsely observed functional data. The methods are examined numerically using simulations and is applied to a new tractography study of multiple sclerosis. Furthermore, the methodology is implemented in the R package cSFM, which is publicly available on CRAN.

DOI10.1093/biostatistics/kxu055
Alternate JournalBiostatistics
Original PublicationIncorporating covariates in skewed functional data models.
PubMed ID25527820
PubMed Central IDPMC5963469
Grant ListP01 CA142538 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States
1R01NS085211-01 / NS / NINDS NIH HHS / United States
P01-CA-142538 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States