tf_interpolate {tf}

Re-evaluate tf-objects on a new grid of argument values.

Description

Change the internal representation of a tf-object so that it uses a different grid of argument values (arg). Useful for

• thinning out dense grids to make data smaller

• filling out sparse grids to make derivatives/integrals and locating extrema or zero crossings more accurate (... if the interpolation works well ...)

• making irregular functional data into (more) regular data.

For tfd-objects, this is just syntactic sugar for tfd(object, arg = arg). To inter/extrapolate more reliably and avoid NAs, call tf_interpolate with evaluator = tf_approx_fill_extend.
For tfb-objects, this re-evaluates basis functions on the new grid which can speed up subsequent computations if they all use that grid. NB: To reliably impute very irregular data on a regular, common grid, you'll be better off doing FPCA-based imputation or other model-based approaches in most cases.

Usage

tf_interpolate(object, arg, ...)

## S3 method for class 'tfb'
tf_interpolate(object, arg, ...)

## S3 method for class 'tfd'
tf_interpolate(object, arg, ...)

Arguments

object

an object inheriting from tf

arg

a vector of argument values on which to evaluate the functions in object

...

additional arguments handed over to tfd or tfb, for the construction of the returned object

Value

a tfd or tfb object on the new grid given by arg

See Also

tf_rebase(), which is more general.

Other tidyfun inter/extrapolation functions: tf_approx_linear(), tf_evaluate()

Examples

# thinning out a densely observed tfd
dense <- tf_rgp(10, arg = seq(0, 1, length.out = 1001))
less_dense <- tf_interpolate(dense, arg = seq(0, 1, length.out = 101))
dense
less_dense
# filling out sparse data (use a suitable evaluator-function!)
sparse <- tf_rgp(10, arg = seq(0, 5, length.out = 11))
plot(sparse, points = TRUE)
# change evaluator for better interpolation
tfd(sparse, evaluator = tf_approx_spline) |>
  tf_interpolate(arg = seq(0, 5, length.out = 201)) |>
  lines(col = 2, lty = 2)

set.seed(1860)
sparse_irregular <- tf_rgp(5) |>
  tf_sparsify(0.5) |>
  tf_jiggle()
tf_interpolate(sparse_irregular, arg = seq(0, 1, length.out = 51))