Clustering for Bivariate Functional Data

In this paper,we consider the clustering of bivariate functional data where each random surface consists of a set of curves recorded repeatedly for each subject.The k-centres surface clustering method based on marginal functional principal component analysis is proposed for the bivariate functional data,and a novel clustering criterion is presented where both the random surface and its partial derivative function in two directions are considered.In addition,we also consider two other clustering methods,k-centres surface clustering methods based on product functional principal component analysis or double functional principal component analysis.Simulation results indicate that the proposed methods have a nice performance in terms of both the correct classification rate and the adjusted rand index.The approaches are further illustrated through empirical analysis of human mortality data.