Strictness of the positive dependence hierarchy #
Product perturbations C(u,v) = uv + φ(u) ψ(v) of independence
(Copula.Families.ProductPerturbation) with piecewise linear profiles separate the levels of
the positive dependence hierarchy of Nelsen, An Introduction to Copulas, 2nd ed., §5.2.
Writing D = C - Π = φ ⊗ ψ with ψ ≥ 0:
- LTD holds iff
φ(u)/uis nonincreasing, RTI iffφ(u)/(1-u)is nondecreasing, SI iffφis concave, and PQD iffφ ≥ 0(sufficient directions proved here); - the tent
τ(t) = min(t, 1-t), the bumpsmax(0, min(t - 1/2, 1 - t))andmax(0, min(t, 1/2 - t))and the two-peak profilemax(min(t, (1-t)/3), min(t/3, 1-t))give:
| copula | PQD | LTD | RTI | SI | SI of transpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
rightBumpCopula | yes | no | yes | no | |
leftBumpCopula | yes | yes | no | no | |
twoPeakCopula | yes | yes | yes | no | |
tentTwoPeakCopula | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
Hence PQD ⇏ LTD, PQD ⇏ RTI, RTI ⇏ LTD, LTD ⇏ RTI, LTD ∧ RTI ⇏ SI (the hypothesis of the Capéraà–Genest inequality is strictly weaker than SI), and SI(V|U) ⇏ SI(U|V).
Profile conditions #
Profile condition for LTD: φ(u)/u is nonincreasing (cross-multiplied).
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Profile condition for RTI: φ(u)/(1-u) is nondecreasing (cross-multiplied).
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- ProbabilityTheory.Copula.HierarchyExamples.RTIProfile f = ∀ (a b : ↑unitInterval), a ≤ b → (1 - ↑b) * f a ≤ (1 - ↑a) * f b
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Profile condition for SI: concavity in chord form.
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Dependence properties of product perturbations #
The transpose of Π + φ ⊗ ψ is Π + ψ ⊗ φ.
Piecewise linear profiles #
The tent profile min(t, 1 - t).
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A bump supported on [1/2, 1]: max(0, min(t - 1/2, 1 - t)).
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A bump supported on [0, 1/2]: max(0, min(t, 1/2 - t)).
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A non-concave profile with two peaks: max(min(t, (1-t)/3), min(t/3, 1-t)).
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The four copulas #
LTD and RTI together do not imply SI.
Stochastic increasingness of V in U does not imply that of U in V.