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Branch of statistics mathematics

Functional data analysis (FDA) is a branch of statistics that analyses data providing information about curves, surfaces or anything else varying over a continuum. In its most general form, under an FDA framework, each sample element of functional data is considered to be a random function. The physical continuum over which these functions are defined is often time, but may also be spatial location, wavelength, probability, etc. Intrinsically, functional data are infinite dimensional. The high intrinsic dimensionality of these data brings challenges for theory as well as computation, where these challenges vary with how the functional data were sampled. However, the high or infinite dimensional structure of the data is a rich source of information and there are many interesting challenges for research and data analysis. Wikipedia →

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  1. Read the overview: Functional data analysisA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: The STRING database in 2023: protein–protein association networks and functional enrichment analyses for any sequenced genome of interestInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Statistical Analysis Of Fmri DataThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Functional Data Analysis for Sparse Longitudinal DataCited 1,335 times
  5. Go sideways: Functional regressionA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: Functional correlationA closely related topic

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