Units recovery methods in compositional data analysis

Compositional data carry relative information. Hence, their statistical analysis has to be performed on coordinates with respect to a log-ratio basis. Frequently, the modeler is required to back-transform the estimates obtained with the modeling to have them in the original units such as euros, kg o...

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Autores: Martín Fernández, Josep Antoni, Egozcue, Juan José, Olea, Ricardo A., Pawlowsky-Glahn, Vera
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:10256/24193
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10256/24193
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Aitchison, Geometria d'
Aitchison Geometry
Proporció
Proportion
Anàlisi espacial (Estadística)
Spatial analysis (Statistics)
Anàlisi composicional
Compositional analysis
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Sumario:Compositional data carry relative information. Hence, their statistical analysis has to be performed on coordinates with respect to a log-ratio basis. Frequently, the modeler is required to back-transform the estimates obtained with the modeling to have them in the original units such as euros, kg or mg/liter. Approaches for recovering original units need to be formally introduced and its properties explored. Here, we formulate and analyze the properties of two procedures: a simple approach consisting of adding a residual part to the composition and an approach based on the use of an auxiliary variable. Both procedures are illustrated using a geochemical data set where the original units are recovered when spatial models are applied