New challenges in covariance estimation: multiple structures and coarse quantization

Johannes Maly, Tianyu Yang, Sjoerd Dirksen, Holger Rauhut, Giuseppe Caire

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Abstract

In this self-contained chapter, we revisit a fundamental problem of multivariate statistics: estimating covariance matrices from finitely many independent samples. Based on massive Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) systems we illustrate the necessity of leveraging structure and considering quantization of samples when estimating covariance matrices in practice. We then provide a selective survey of theoretical advances of the last decade focusing on the estimation of structured covariance matrices. This review is spiced up by some yet unpublished insights on how to benefit from combined structural constraints. Finally, we summarize the findings of our recently published preprint "Covariance estimation under one-bit quantization" to show how guaranteed covariance estimation is possible even under coarse quantization of the samples.
Original languageEnglish
PublisherarXiv
Pages1-26
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 11 Jun 2021

Keywords

  • math.ST
  • stat.TH

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