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Yang Li¹, Xiaoxue Hu¹, Maozai Tian²

¹School of Statistics and Data Science, Xinjiang University of Finance and Economics, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China.

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A new adaptive functional piecewise ordered weighted averaging (FP-OWA) method improves ranking of complex environmental data. This method enhances air quality management by revealing pollution patterns for better pollution control strategies.

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Area of Science:

Environmental Science
Data Science
Statistical Modeling

Background:

Assessing evolving pollutant concentrations is crucial for environmental policy.
Scientifically sound multi-criteria ranking methods are needed for air quality management.
Existing methods require enhancement for complex functional data analysis.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose a novel adaptive functional piecewise ordered weighted averaging (FP-OWA) method.
To enhance the ranking of complex functional data for environmental applications.
To provide a robust tool for regional pollution assessment and control.

Main Methods:

Developed an adaptive functional piecewise ordered weighted averaging (FP-OWA) method.
Integrated data smoothing, depth-based centrality, and rank-based aggregation.
Conducted Monte Carlo simulations to compare FP-OWA with existing methods.

Main Results:

FP-OWA demonstrated improved ranking consistency and stability, especially with noisy data.
The method accurately revealed spatiotemporal pollution patterns for PM2.5 and O3 in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.
FP-OWA provides a reliable technical basis for pollution control strategies.

Conclusions:

The novel FP-OWA method offers significant improvements for functional data ranking in environmental studies.
Accurate assessment of regional pollution patterns supports effective air quality management.
Future work will focus on extending FP-OWA for complex data and big data processing.