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Distributed model building and recursive integration for big spatial data modeling.

Emily C Hector¹, Brian J Reich¹, Ani Eloyan²

¹Department of Statistics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, United States.

|January 11, 2025

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Summary

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We developed a new computational framework for analyzing complex neuroimaging data, making spatial analysis more efficient for studying brain conditions like autism spectrum disorder.

Keywords:

divide-and-conquer functional connectivity generalized method of moments nearest-neighbor Gaussian process optimal estimating functions

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Area of Science:

Computational neuroscience
Statistical modeling
Neuroimaging analysis

Background:

Neuroimaging studies require computationally efficient spatial methods.
Analyzing ultra-high-dimensional data in Gaussian process models is challenging.
Existing methods may lack tractability for large-scale neuroimaging datasets.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a distributed and integrated framework for Gaussian process model parameter estimation and inference.
To address computational challenges in neuroimaging studies with ultra-high-dimensional likelihoods.
To enable new insights into autism spectrum disorder using advanced spatial analysis.

Main Methods:

A distributed model-building approach focusing on local data perspectives.

An integrated estimation and inference procedure for recursively partitioned spatial domains.

Theoretical investigation and simulation studies to validate statistical and computational properties.

Main Results:

The proposed framework offers computational and statistical efficiency.
The integration procedure effectively handles dependence within and between spatial resolutions.
The approach is validated through theoretical analysis and simulations.

Conclusions:

The developed framework provides a computationally tractable solution for spatial neuroimaging analysis.
This approach facilitates robust estimation and inference in complex Gaussian process models.
The framework enables novel discoveries in autism spectrum disorder research using the Autism Brain Imaging Data Exchange.