Covariance operator 2026-09-24
For a square-integrable centered Hilbert-space-valued random variable , its covariance operator is
It is a positive self-adjoint trace-class operator, and .
Functional mean test 2026-09-24
A functional mean test tests whether the mean of a Hilbert-space-valued random variable is zero. The squared-norm statistic has a weighted chi-squared limit under the null, while an FPCA test standardizes and truncates the coordinates.