RiemannDist function

Matrix Riemann distance

Return distance between two covariance matrices

RiemannDist(cov.x, cov.y)

Arguments

• cov.x: covariance or correlation matrix
• cov.y: covariance or correlation matrix

Returns

Riemann distance between cov.x and cov.y

References

Mitteroecker, P., & Bookstein, F. (2009). The ontogenetic trajectory of the phenotypic covariance matrix, with examples from craniofacial shape in rats and humans. Evolution, 63(3), 727-737. doi:10.1111/j.1558-5646.2008.00587.x

Author(s)

Edgar Zanella