Algebraic laws of the Markov product #
Further properties of the Darsow–Nguyen–Olsen Markov product A * B = A.markovProduct B
(Darsow, Nguyen and Olsen, Copulas and Markov processes, Illinois J. Math. 36 (1992);
Durante and Sempi, Principles of Copula Theory, §5.2), complementing
Copula.MarkovProduct (associativity, M is the identity, Π is absorbing) and
Copula.Rearrangement (W * W = M, products of graph copulas):
- the classical CDF formula
(A * B)(u,v) = ∫₀¹ ∂₂A(u,s) ∂₁B(s,v) ds, with the partial derivatives realized by the conditional distribution functions ofAᵀandB(cdf_markovProduct_eq_integral); - the transposition law
(A * B)ᵀ = Bᵀ * Aᵀ(transpose_markovProduct); - multiplication by a graph copula on the right transforms the second coordinate
(
markovProduct_graphCopula_right), soC * WandW * Care the reflections ofCin the second and first coordinate; ξ(C) = 6 ∫₀¹ (Cᵀ * C)(t,t) dt - 2, andCᵀ * C = Mif and only ifξ(C) = 1(in particular for completely dependent copulas, which are left invertible);- the data-processing inequality
ξ(A * B) ≤ ξ(B)for Chatterjee's xi.
Disintegration along the first coordinate #
Integrals of products of bounded functions of the two coordinates, disintegrated along the first coordinate.
The CDF of the Markov product #
The classical formula (A * B)(u,v) = ∫₀¹ ∂₂A(u,s) ∂₁B(s,v) ds: the partial derivative
∂₂A(u,s) = P(U ≤ u | V = s) is the conditional CDF of the transpose.
The transposition law of the Markov product, (A * B)ᵀ = Bᵀ * Aᵀ.
Graph copulas on the right #
Multiplying by the graph copula of a measure-preserving map f on the right applies f
to the second coordinate.
Right multiplication by W reflects the second coordinate: C * W = C.reflect {1}.
Left multiplication by W reflects the first coordinate: W * C = C.reflect {0}.
Left invertibility and Chatterjee's xi #
(Cᵀ * C)(u,v) = ∫₀¹ ∂₁C(s,u) ∂₁C(s,v) ds.
Chatterjee's xi through the diagonal of Cᵀ * C: ξ(C) = 6 ∫₀¹ (Cᵀ * C)(t,t) dt - 2.
Cᵀ * C = M (i.e. C is left invertible) if and only if ξ(C) = 1.
Completely dependent copulas are left invertible: Cᵀ * C = M.
Data processing for Chatterjee's xi #
Jensen's inequality (∫ g)² ≤ ∫ g² for a [0,1]-valued function and a probability
measure.
Averaging a bounded measurable function against the conditional laws recovers the uniform second marginal.
The data-processing inequality for Chatterjee's xi: ξ(A * B) ≤ ξ(B). Following the
transition of A before that of B cannot increase the dependence of the endpoint on the
starting point.