Tag: Data analysis

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Goodness-of-fit tests for complete spatial randomness based on Minkowski functionals of binary images

michaelandreasklatt

In this paper we use the Minkowski functionals for a rigorous null hypothesis test for complete spatial randomness.

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Excursion set of a binned Poisson point process

B. Ebner, N. Henze, M. A. Klatt, K. Mecke. Goodness-of-fit tests for complete spatial randomness based on Minkowski functionals of binary images. Electron. J. Statist 12:2873–2904 (2018)

We propose a class of goodness-of-fit tests for complete spatial randomness (CSR). In contrast to standard tests, our procedure utilizes a transformation of the data to a binary image, which is then characterized by geometric functionals. Under a suitable limiting regime, we derive the asymptotic distribution of the test statistics under the null hypothesis and almost sure limits under certain alternatives. The new tests are computationally efficient, and simulations show that they are strong competitors to other tests of CSR. The tests are applied to a real data set in gamma-ray astronomy, and immediate extensions are presented to encourage further work.

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Morphometric analysis in gamma-ray astronomy using Minkowski functionals. I. Source detection via structure quantification

michaelandreasklatt

In this paper, we introduce a morphometric data analysis of gamma-ray sky maps.

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How to compute a Minkowski sky map

D. Göring, M. A. Klatt, C. Stegmann, and K. Mecke. Morphometric Analysis in Gamma-Ray Astronomy using Minkowski Functionals. Astron. Astrophys., 555:A38-1–7 (2013)

We introduce a novel approach to source detection via structural deviations from typical features of a random homogeneous background. Minkowski functionals are powerful tools from integral geometry; in 2D, they are the area, the perimeter and the Euler characteristics (a topological quantity, which is given by the sum of all components minus the sum of all holes).

Via a combination of these different geometric measures that quantify the shape of level sets of a counts map, more information can be taken out of the same data without the need to assume prior knowledge about potential sources.

We introduce Minkowski sky maps that quantify local structural deviations. Moreover, they localize and visualize potential sources.