Array Variate Random Variables with Multiway Kro- necker Delta Covariance Matrix Structure

Standard statistical methods applied to matrix random variables often fail to describe the underlying structure in multiway data sets. After a review of the essential background material, this paper introduces the notion of array variate random variable. A normal array variate random variable is dened and a method for estimating the parameters of array variate normal distribution is given. We introduce a technique called slicing for estimating the covariance matrix of high dimensional data. Finally, principal component analysis and classication techniques are developed for array variate observations and high dimensional data.