Graph-Theoretic Measures of Multivariate Association and Prediction
多元关联与预测的图论度量
Interpoint-distance-based graphs can be used to define measures of association that extend Kendall's notion of a generalized correlation coefficient. We present particular statistics that provide distribution-free tests of independence sensitive to alternatives involving non-monotonic relationships. Moreover, since ordering plays no essential role, the ideas are fully applicable in a multivariate setting. We also define an asymmetric coefficient measuring the extent to which…