26 problems
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Randomness conjecture for Ripley's statistic of lattice points on the sphere
Randomness conjecture for Ripley's statistic. For squarefree ,
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Conjecture on spatial-model misspecification causing temporal-range overestimation
The proposed spatio-temporal model uses an increasing number of spatial basis functions, and its estimated temporal range can become overestimated, which harms predictive performan…
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Finite-location identifiability conjecture for the parsimonious Matérn model
Consider a finite set of spatial locations and a model whose covariance structure is given by a parsimonious Matérn covariance structure. Finite-location identifiability conjecture…
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Matheron's characterization conjecture for first-order stationary indicator variograms
Matheron's characterization conjecture. Matheron's inequalities are not only necessary but also sufficient to characterize a first-order stationary indicator variogram.
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Localization of spiking behavior in practical spatial settings
Localization conjecture. In many practical settings, this behavior is confined to small regions of the spatial domain and therefore has minimal impact on the overall computation.
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Maullin-Sapey et al.'s assumptions imply the local contour condition
Maullin-Sapey implication conjecture. Assumptions 2.2.3a--c of MaullinSapey2022 imply , and hence is the weaker assumption.
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Removal of continuity of the contour function using confinements
Continuity-removal conjecture. The continuity assumption on may be removable by using confinements.
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Higher-dimensional inconsistency of undersmoothed GLS conjecture
Let the spatial domain be a subset of , and consider generalized least squares using an undersmoothed working covariance class of fixed smoothness. Let denote…
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Boundary-case slope estimability conjecture for noninteger Matérn smoothness
Let and be spatial Gaussian random fields on with smoothness parameters , , and cross-smoothness parameter . Assume that is not a…
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Consistent slope estimability under spatial confounding by a smoother confounder
Let be an exposure process, an unmeasured spatial confounder, and a response whose regression slope on is . Say that is smoother than when its smooth…
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The buffer-region conjecture for reducing finite-lattice edge effects
Let be the spatial process constructed on a finite lattice, and suppose that its idealized infinite-lattice variance is -periodic. In real application…
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Conjecture on divergence of the maximum likelihood estimator under point observations
Let be the regression parameter in the candidate model, and let denote its maximum likelihood estimator based on point observations. Suppose that …
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The limiting residual tail dependence conjecture for non-convex moving-average kernels
Let be the integral approximation of the moving average process, and let denote the residual tail dependence coefficient of…
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Adaptation of plug-in bandwidth selection methods to spatial trend regression
The setting is local polynomial regression for spatial data on , with bandwidths chosen for estimating the regression function and its derivatives from spatially depe…
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BvM conjecture for tapered Matérn and generalized Wendland covariance functions
The tapered Matérn and generalized Wendland covariance functions are covariance models whose spectral densities have properties analogous to those of the Matérn covariance function…
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Conjecture on prediction efficiency with maximum likelihood covariance-parameter estimation
Let denote the covariance parameters used in the predictor, and let its maximum likelihood estimator replace in the variance ratio from…
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Stein's finite-interval consistent interpolation conjecture
Let be the underlying spatial process in the Gaussian spatial process model with nugget, and consider estimating it from increasingly dense observations on a finite inte…
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Diggle–Milne conjecture on negative binomial point processes
Diggle–Milne conjecture. No negative binomial point process can simultaneously be orderly, stationary, and ergodic.
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Limiting nearest-spacing distribution conjecture for Apollonian gaskets
Nearest-spacing convergence conjecture. There exists a non-negative, monotone, continuous function on , supported away from , such that
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Conjectured convergence of electrostatic energy for Apollonian gaskets
Electrostatic energy convergence conjecture. There exists a constant such that
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Universal limiting pair correlation conjecture for Apollonian gaskets
Let be an Apollonian gasket and let satisfy . For , let denote the pair correlation functio…
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Conjecture on prediction variance with estimated covariance parameters
Let be the process value at an unobserved location, let be the predictor based on observations, and let…
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Screening conjecture under directional derivative predictability
Let be a spatial process with spectral density satisfying condition (f-cond), let be a set of observations approaching the origin, and let denote the…
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Screening conjecture for nondifferentiable processes
Let be the process under consideration, let be a nonempty set of observations approaching the prediction location, and let denote the additional…
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Limiting domination number conjecture for proximity catch digraphs on simplices
Limiting domination number conjecture. As , the domination number satisfies