Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1064577 | Spatial Statistics | 2012 | 15 Pages |
Abstract
The issue of a “mean shape” of a random set X often arises, in particular in image analysis and pattern detection. There is no canonical definition but one possible approach is the so-called Vorob'ev expectation EV(X), which is closely linked to level or quantile sets. In this paper, we propose a consistent and ready to use estimator of EV(X) built from independent copies of X with spatial discretisation. The control of discretisation errors is handled with a mild regularity assumption on the boundary of X. Several examples are developed and an application to cosmological data is presented.
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Authors
Philippe Heinrich, Radu S. Stoica, Viet Chi Tran,