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functional data analysis
functional data analysis Functional data analysis is a way of studying data that change over time by treating them as continuous trajectories rather than isolated measurements.
Functional data analysis is a way of studying data that change over time by treating them as continuous trajectories rather than isolated measurements. It can be used to examine individual patterns, average change across a group, and the main kinds of variation over time, often summarizing complex trajectories with a small number of principal components.