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MaxTDA: Robust Statistical Inference for Maximal Persistence in Topological Data Analysis
Sixtus Dakurah, Jessi Cisewski-Kehe
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Persistent homology is an area within topological data analysis (TDA) that can uncover different dimensional holes (connected components, loops, voids, etc.) in data. The holes are characterized, in part, by how long they persist across different scales. Noisy data can result in many additional holes that are not true topological signal. Various robust TDA techniques have been proposed to reduce the number of noisy holes, however, these robust methods have a tendency to also reduce the topological signal. This work introduces Maximal TDA (MaxTDA), a statistical framework addressing a limitation in TDA wherein robust inference techniques systematically underestimate the persistence of significant homological features. MaxTDA combines kernel density estimation with level-set thresholding via rejection sampling to generate consistent estimators for the maximal persistence features that minimizes bias while maintaining robustness to noise and outliers. We establish the consistency of the sampling procedure and the stability of the maximal persistence estimator. The framework also enables statistical inference on topological features through rejection bands, constructed from quantiles that bound the estimator's deviation probability. MaxTDA is particularly valuable in applications where precise quantification of statistically significant topological features is essential for revealing underlying structural properties in complex datasets. Numerical simulations across varied datasets, including an example from exoplanet astronomy, highlight the effectiveness of MaxTDA in recovering true topological signals.
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