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Multivariate Normal Distributions – IV – Spectral decomposition of the covariance matrix and rotation of the coordinate system

In the preceding posts of this series we have considered a comprehensible definition and basic properties of a non-degenerate “Multivariate Normal Distribution” of vectors in the ℝn [N-MND]. In this post we will make a step in the direction of a numerical analysis of some given finite vector distribution with properties that indicate an underlying N-MND. We want to find… Read More »Multivariate Normal Distributions – IV – Spectral decomposition of the covariance matrix and rotation of the coordinate system

Bivariate Normal Distribution from face data encoded by a CAE

Bivariate Normal Distribution – derivation of the covariance and correlation by integration of the probability density

In a previous post of this blog we have derived the functional form of a bivariate normal distribution [BND] of a two 1-dimensional random variables X and Y). By rewriting the probability density function [pdf] in terms of vectors (x, y)T and a matrix Σ-1 we recognized that a coefficient appearing in a central exponential of the pdf could be… Read More »Bivariate Normal Distribution – derivation of the covariance and correlation by integration of the probability density