Peak Detection as Multiple Testing

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2010-08-11

arxiv.org/abs/1008.1924v1

Statistics

Methodology

37 pages, 8 figures

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This paper considers the problem of detecting equal-shaped non-overlapping unimodal peaks in the presence of Gaussian ergodic stationary noise, where the number, location and heights of the peaks are unknown. A multiple testing approach is proposed in which, after kernel smoothing, the presence of a peak is tested at each observed local maximum. The procedure provides strong control of the family wise error rate and the false discovery rate asymptotically as both the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and the search space get large, where the search space may grow exponentially as a function of SNR. Simulations assuming a Gaussian peak shape and a Gaussian autocorrelation function show that desired error levels are achieved for relatively low SNR and are robust to partial peak overlap. Simulations also show that detection power is maximized when the smoothing bandwidth is close to the bandwidth of the signal peaks, akin to the well-known matched filter theorem in signal processing. The procedure is illustrated in an analysis of electrical recordings of neuronal cell activity.

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