Tree models for difference and change detection in a complex environment

DOI10.1214/12-AOAS548zbMATH Open1254.62068arXiv1202.1561OpenAlexW2032214159MaRDI QIDQ714372FDOQ714372

Yong Wang, Mark Holmes, Neil Challands, Ilze Ziedins

Publication date: 21 October 2012

Published in: The Annals of Applied Statistics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: A new family of tree models is proposed, which we call "differential trees." A differential tree model is constructed from multiple data sets and aims to detect distributional differences between them. The new methodology differs from the existing difference and change detection techniques in its nonparametric nature, model construction from multiple data sets, and applicability to high-dimensional data. Through a detailed study of an arson case in New Zealand, where an individual is known to have been laying vegetation fires within a certain time period, we illustrate how these models can help detect changes in the frequencies of event occurrences and uncover unusual clusters of events in a complex environment.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1202.1561

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zbMATH Keywords

\(p\)-value adjustmentarson case studyevent data

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of statistics (62P99) Nonparametric inference (62G99) Sequential statistical methods (62L99)

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• Tree models for difference and change detection in a complex environment
• Analysis of cyclic recurrent event data with multiple event types

Uses Software

• R
• rpart
• AdaBoost.MH

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