A quasi-Gaussian approximation for the probability distribution of correlation functions
A quasi-Gaussian approximation for the probability distribution of correlation functions
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DOI:
10.1051/0004-6361/201321718
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发表时间:
2013
影响因子:
6.5
通讯作者:
Schneider
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作者:
Wilking;Schneider
ContextWhenever correlation functions are used for inference about cosmological parameters in the context of a Bayesian analysis, the likelihood function of correlation functions needs to be known. Usually, it is approximated as a multivariate Gaussian, though this is not necessarily a good approximation.AimsWe show how to calculate a better approximation for the probability distribution of correlation functions of one-dimensional random fields, which we call “quasi-Gaussian”.MethodsUsing the exact univariate probability distribution function (PDF) as well as constraints on correlation functions previously derived, we transform the correlation functions to an unconstrained variable for which the Gaussian approximation is well justified. From this Gaussian in the transformed space, we obtain the quasi-Gaussian PDF. The two approximations for the probability distributions are compared to the “true” distribution as obtained from simulations. Additionally, we test how the new approximation performs when used as likelihood in a toy-model Bayesian analysis.ResultsThe quasi-Gaussian PDF agrees very well with the PDF obtained from simulations; in particular, it provides a significantly better description than a straightforward copula approach. In a simple toy-model likelihood analysis, it yields noticeably different results than the Gaussian likelihood, indicating its possible impact on cosmological parameter estimation.
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The Astrophysical Journal
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