Nonnegative-definite independence distribution-preserving covariance structures for the sample covariance matrix : theory and methods
Dean M. Young, Laura A. Thompson, Danny W. Turner
Abstract
Dean M. Young, Laura A. Thompson, Danny W. Turner
Abstract
We explicitly characterize the general mean matrix and the general nonnegative-definite covariance structure of a matrix-normal random matrix such that the multivariate sample covariance matrix is distributed as a central Wishart random matrix. We also characterize the general mean matrix and the general nonnegative-definite covariance structure of a matrix-normal random matrix such that the sample covariance matrix is distributed as a central Wishart random matrix and is independent of the sample mean vector.
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We explicitly characterize the general mean matrix and the general nonnegative-definite covariance structure of a matrix-normal random matrix such that the multivariate sample covariance matrix is distributed as a central Wishart random matrix. We also characterize the general mean matrix and the general nonnegative-definite covariance structure of a matrix-normal random matrix such that the sample covariance matrix is distributed as a central Wishart random matrix and is independent of the sample mean vector.
Key concepts: Wishart distribution, Estimation of covariance matrices, Scatter matrix, Mathematics, Law of total covariance, Covariance matrix, Multivariate normal distribution, Covariance function