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This computes a squared distance matrix from a covariance matrix, or other positive semi-definite matrix. The resulting squared distance matrix is the variogram matrix or the resistance distance matrix under a random walk model for connectivity as in Hanks and Hooten (2013).
dist.from.cov(Sigma)
Sigma |
A symmetric positive definite matrix. |
A negative definite matrix of the same dimensions as Sigma.
Ephraim M. Hanks
Hanks and Hooten 2013. Circuit theory and model-based inference for landscape connectivity. Journal of the American Statistical Association. 108(501), 22-33.
## create a Wishart covariance matrix with independent structure
Z=matrix(rnorm(10*20),ncol=20,nrow=10)
W=Z %*% t(Z)
## convert to resistance distance matrix
D=dist.from.cov(W)
## convert back to covariance matrix
C=cov.from.dist(D)
## compare C and W
max(abs(C-W))
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