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Published on: July 27, 2018
Discussion on "INTACT: A method for integration of longitudinal physical activity data from multiple sources" by
Haotian Lin1,2, Matthew Reimherr1,2
1Department of Statistics, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA 16801, United States.
Abstract:
This discussion provides commentary on the paper "INTACT: A method for integration of longitudinal physical activity data from multiple sources" by Jingru Zhang, Erjia Cui, Hongzhe Li, and Haochang Shou. The authors introduce an FPCA-based approach for integrating information from multiple sources with longitudinal measurements. We focus on the paper's covariance-eigensystem assumptions and discuss how covariance alignment facilitates knowledge integration and transfer in functional and longitudinal settings.
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