The deviation C - Π of a bivariate copula from independence #
Scaffolding for the Schweizer–Wolff measure σ and Hoeffding's Φ²
(Nelsen, An Introduction to Copulas, 2nd ed., Section 5.3). Both are integrals of
a continuous function φ of the deviation C(u,v) - u v against the uniform
measure on [0,1]². This file collects the common facts: continuity, integrability,
invariance under transposition and survival copulas, the vanishing criterion, and
the link ρ = 12 ∫∫ (C - Π) with Spearman's rho (Nelsen Section 5.1.2).
The deviation C(u,v) - u v from independence is continuous.
The uniform measure on [0,1]² is invariant under exchanging the coordinates.
The uniform measure on [0,1]² is invariant under x ↦ 1 - x.
Functionals of the deviation C - Π are invariant under transposition.
Functionals of the deviation C - Π are invariant under passing to the survival copula.
If a nonnegative continuous function of the deviation C - Π integrates to zero, then
C is the independence copula (a continuous nonnegative function that integrates to zero
against a measure with full support vanishes identically).
Spearman's rho as a multiple of the integral of C - Π (Nelsen Section 5.1.2).