# A convex optimization approach to high-dimensional sparse quadratic discriminant analysis

@article{Cai2019ACO,
title={A convex optimization approach to high-dimensional sparse quadratic discriminant analysis},
author={T. Tony Cai and Linjun Zhang},
journal={arXiv: Methodology},
year={2019}
}
• Published 5 December 2019
• Mathematics
• arXiv: Methodology
In this paper, we study high-dimensional sparse Quadratic Discriminant Analysis (QDA) and aim to establish the optimal convergence rates for the classification error. Minimax lower bounds are established to demonstrate the necessity of structural assumptions such as sparsity conditions on the discriminating direction and differential graph for the possible construction of consistent high-dimensional QDA rules. We then propose a classification algorithm called SDAR using constrained convex…
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