Asymmetric Cross-Correlation in Multivariate Spatial Stochastic Processes: A Primer
By: Xiaoqing Chen
Potential Business Impact:
Shows how different things affect each other everywhere.
Multivariate spatial phenomena are ubiquitous, spanning domains such as climate, pandemics, air quality, and social economy. Cross-correlation between different quantities of interest at different locations is asymmetric in general. This paper provides the visualization, structure, and properties of asymmetric cross-correlation as well as symmetric auto-correlation. It reviews mainstream multivariate spatial models and analyzes their capability to accommodate asymmetric cross-correlation. It also illustrates the difference in model accuracy with and without asymmetric accommodation using a 1D simulated example.
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