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ctmm (version 0.3.5)

overlap: Calculate the overlap between two stationary distributions

Description

This function calculates a useful measure of similarity between distributions known as the Bhattacharyya coefficient in statistics and simply the fidelity or overlap in quantum and statistical mechanics. It is roughly speaking the ratio of the intersection area to the average individual area. When applied to ctmm objects, this function returns the overlap of the two Gaussian distributions. When applied to telemetry or (aligned) UD objects with corresponding movement models, this function returns the overlap of their (autocorrelated) kernel density estimates.

Usage

overlap(object,CTMM=NULL,level=0.95,...)

Arguments

object
A list of ctmm fit, telemetry, or aligned UD objects to compare.
CTMM
A list of ctmm fit objects corresponding to object list.
level
The confidence level desired for the output.
...
Additional arguments relevant for akde, such as res and weights.

Value

A table of confidence intervals on the overlap estimate. A value of 1 implies that the two distributions are identical, while a value of 0 implies that the two distributions share no area in common. ctmm objects are necessary to provide confidence intervals on the point esitmate.

See Also

akde, ctmm.fit