Abstract
In this paper we describe a coherent multiple testing procedure for correlated test statistics such as are encountered in functional linear models. The procedure makes use of two different p value combination methods: the Fisher combination method and the Šidák correction-based method. p values for Fisher’s and Šidák’s test statistics are estimated through resampling to cope with the correlated tests. Building upon these two existing combination methods, we propose the smallest p value as a new test statistic for each hypothesis. The closure principle is incorporated along with the new test statistic to obtain the overall p value and appropriately adjust the individual p values. Furthermore, a shortcut version for the proposed procedure is detailed, so that individual adjustments can be obtained even for a large number of tests. The motivation for developing the procedure comes from a problem of point-wise inference with smooth functional data where tests at neighboring points are related. A simulation study verifies that the methodology performs well in this setting. We illustrate the proposed method with data from a study on the aerial detection of the spectral effect of below ground carbon dioxide leakage on vegetation stress via spectral responses.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 45-59 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Environmental and Ecological Statistics |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2015 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was carried out within the ZERT II project, with the support of the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Energy Technology Laboratory, under Award No. DE-FE0000397. However, any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the DOE. D.V.Z. was supported by the Intramural Research Program of the NIH, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2014, Springer Science+Business Media New York.
Keywords
- Combining correlated p values
- Functional data analysis
- Multiple testing
- Permutation procedure
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Statistics and Probability
- Environmental Science (all)
- Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty