Decomposition of data, an example

Suppose that S=XTX+U, with U positive semi-definite matrix. Algorithms have been developed of approximating the exact solution B. In the analysis each term of the decompositions is evaluated. A terms are used, if it is judged that further terms do not improve the prediction ability of the model.

An example of decompositions in linear regression:

S = d1 p1 p1T + … + dA pA pAT + … + dK pK pKT = PDPT
S-1 = d1 v1 v1T + … + dA vA vAT + … + dK vK vKT = VDVT
X = d1 t1 p1T + … +  dA tA pAT +… + dK tK pKT = TDPT
XTY = d1 p1 q1T + …   +  dA pA qAT +… + dK pK qKT = PDQT
B = d1 v1 q1T + … + dA vA qAT +… + dK vK qKT = VDQT
Ŷ=XB= d1 t1 q1T + … + dA tA qAT +… + dK tK qKT = TDQT

The A-th terms are the result of an optimization of the prediction ability of the model at that step. This is evaluated for the reduced data, i.e., when results from the first (A-1) steps have been subtracted from the data.