Circular and spherical projected Cauchy distributions
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Publication:58396
DOI10.48550/ARXIV.2302.02468arXiv2302.02468MaRDI QIDQ58396FDOQ58396
Publication date: 5 February 2023
Abstract: We introduce a novel family of projected distributions on the circle and the sphere, namely the circular and spherical projected Cauchy distributions as promising alternatives for modeling circular and directional data. The circular distribution encompasses the wrapped Cauchy distribution as a special case, featuring a more convenient parameterisation. Next, we propose a generalised wrapped Cauchy distribution that includes an extra parameter, enhancing the fit of the distribution. In the spherical context, we impose two conditions on the scatter matrix, resulting in an elliptically symmetric distribution. Our projected distributions exhibit attractive properties, such as closed-form normalising constants and straightforward random value generation. The distribution parameters can be estimated using maximum likelihood and we assess their bias through numerical studies. We compare our proposed distributions to existing models with real data sets, demonstrating superior fit both with and without covariates.
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