Temporal point processes (TPPs) model the timing of discrete events along a timeline and are widely used in fields such as neuroscience and fi- nance. Statistical depth functions are powerful tools for analyzing centrality and ranking in multivariate and functional data, yet existing depth notions for TPPs remain limited. In this paper, we propose a novel product depth specifically designed for TPPs observed only up to the first k events. Our depth function comprises two key components: a normalized marginal depth, which captures the temporal distribution of the final event, and a conditional depth, which characterizes the joint distribution of the preceding events. We establish its key theoretical properties and demonstrate its practical utility through simulation studies and real data applications.
翻译:时间点过程(TPPs)用于建模时间线上离散事件的发生时序,在神经科学和金融等领域具有广泛应用。统计深度函数是分析多元数据与函数数据集中性与排序的强大工具,然而现有针对TPPs的深度概念仍较为有限。本文提出一种专门针对仅观测到前k个事件的TPPs而设计的新型乘积深度。该深度函数包含两个关键组成部分:归一化边缘深度(用于捕捉最终事件的时间分布)和条件深度(用于刻画前序事件的联合分布)。我们建立了其关键理论性质,并通过仿真研究与实际数据应用证明了其实用价值。