# Matrix Operations Module

**Production-grade matrix computations for statistical analysis**

The `bunker-stats` matrix module provides high-performance, numerically stable implementations of core matrix operations used in statistical computing. Built with Rust performance kernels and optional Rayon parallelism, it delivers reliable computations with comprehensive edge case handling.

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## 📊 Test Coverage: 83/83 Tests Passing

The test suite validates correctness, numerical stability, and performance across all supported operations:

```
✅ Covariance matrices (15 tests)
✅ Correlation matrices (7 tests)  
✅ Correlation distance (4 tests)
✅ Gram matrices (11 tests)
✅ Pairwise distances (11 tests)
✅ Matrix utilities (11 tests)
✅ Cross-function consistency (3 tests)
✅ Stress scenarios (5 tests)
✅ Shape/type validation (5 tests)
✅ Performance regression (2 tests)
```

**Benchmark:** Medium matrices (100×20) process in ~105 μs (mean), delivering ~9,500 operations/second.

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## 🎯 Key Features

### Mathematical Guarantees Verified by Tests

- **Symmetry:** All covariance, correlation, and Gram matrices are symmetric
- **Positive semi-definiteness:** Covariance and Gram matrices have non-negative eigenvalues
- **Diagonal properties:** 
  - Covariance diagonal equals column variances
  - Correlation diagonal equals 1.0 (when defined)
  - Pairwise distance diagonal equals 0.0
- **Triangle inequality:** Euclidean distances satisfy the triangle inequality
- **Numerical accuracy:** Results match NumPy/SciPy within floating-point precision
- **Deterministic output:** Same input always produces identical results

### Production-Ready Edge Case Handling

Tests validate correct behavior for:
- Empty matrices (p=0)
- Insufficient samples (n<2 returns NaN)
- Single sample (n=1)
- Zero-variance columns (returns NaN for undefined correlations)
- All-NaN columns (skipna variants handle correctly)
- Extreme values (±1e300 ranges)
- Mixed-scale columns (1e-10 to 1e10)

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## 📚 API Reference

### Covariance Matrices

#### `cov_matrix(x: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray`
Compute sample covariance matrix (ddof=1).

```python
import bunker_stats as bs
import numpy as np

X = np.random.randn(100, 5)
cov = bs.cov_matrix(X)  # Shape: (5, 5)
```

**Behavior:**
- Input: `(n, p)` array
- Output: `(p, p)` symmetric matrix
- Returns NaN for n < 2
- Matches `np.cov(X.T, ddof=1)`

**Tests verify:**
- Symmetry (`cov[i,j] == cov[j,i]`)
- Diagonal equals `np.var(X, axis=0, ddof=1)`
- Positive semi-definite (eigenvalues ≥ 0)
- Perfect numerical accuracy vs NumPy

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#### `cov_matrix_bias(x: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray`
Compute population covariance matrix (ddof=0).

```python
cov_pop = bs.cov_matrix_bias(X)
```

**Behavior:**
- Uses n as denominator instead of n-1
- Returns zeros (not NaN) for n=1
- Matches `np.cov(X.T, ddof=0)`

**Tests verify:**
- Relation to sample covariance: `cov_bias = cov_sample * (n-1)/n`
- n=1 edge case returns zeros

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#### `cov_matrix_centered(x: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray`
Compute covariance assuming pre-centered data (mean=0).

```python
X_centered = X - X.mean(axis=0)
cov = bs.cov_matrix_centered(X_centered)
```

**Behavior:**
- Skips mean computation (performance optimization)
- User must ensure data is centered
- Differs from `cov_matrix` if data not centered

**Tests verify:**
- Correct on centered data
- Differs predictably on uncentered data
- Manual centering equivalence

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#### `cov_matrix_skipna(x: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray`
Pairwise-complete covariance (NaN-aware).

```python
X_with_nan = X.copy()
X_with_nan[::10, 0] = np.nan
cov = bs.cov_matrix_skipna(X_with_nan)
```

**Behavior:**
- Each (i,j) entry computed using only rows where both columns are finite
- Returns NaN if pairwise count < 2
- Diagonal matches `np.nanvar(X[:, i], ddof=1)`

**Tests verify:**
- Matches regular version when no NaN
- Handles scattered NaN correctly
- All-NaN columns produce NaN row/column
- Pairwise count < 2 returns NaN

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### Correlation Matrices

#### `corr_matrix(x: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray`
Compute Pearson correlation matrix.

```python
corr = bs.corr_matrix(X)  # Shape: (p, p)
```

**Behavior:**
- Computes covariance then normalizes by standard deviations
- Diagonal is 1.0 (when variance > 0)
- Returns NaN for zero-variance columns
- Matches `np.corrcoef(X.T)`

**Tests verify:**
- Values in [-1, 1] range
- Diagonal is 1.0
- Symmetry
- Perfect correlation detection (corr=1.0)
- Perfect anti-correlation (corr=-1.0)
- Zero variance gives NaN

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#### `corr_matrix_skipna(x: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray`
Pairwise-complete correlation (NaN-aware).

```python
corr = bs.corr_matrix_skipna(X_with_nan)
```

**Behavior:**
- Uses `cov_matrix_skipna` then normalizes
- Each correlation computed from available pairs

**Tests verify:**
- Matches regular version when no NaN
- Values in [-1, 1]
- Symmetry maintained
- Handles scattered NaN

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#### `corr_distance(x: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray`
Correlation-based distance matrix: `1 - corr`.

```python
dist = bs.corr_distance(X)
```

**Behavior:**
- Distance = 1 - correlation
- Diagonal is 0.0 (distance to self)
- Range [0, 2] for valid correlations
- Used in hierarchical clustering

**Tests verify:**
- Formula correctness: `dist[i,j] = 1 - corr[i,j]`
- Diagonal is zero
- Symmetry
- Range [0, 2]

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### Gram Matrices

#### `xtx_matrix(x: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray`
Compute X^T X (column Gram matrix).

```python
xtx = bs.xtx_matrix(X)  # Shape: (p, p)
```

**Behavior:**
- Computes cross-product of columns
- Used in linear regression normal equations
- Faster than `X.T @ X` for large n

**Tests verify:**
- Matches `X.T @ X`
- Symmetry
- Positive semi-definite
- Diagonal equals column sum of squares
- Shape is (p, p)

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#### `xxt_matrix(x: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray`
Compute X X^T (row Gram matrix).

```python
xxt = bs.xxt_matrix(X)  # Shape: (n, n)
```

**Behavior:**
- Computes cross-product of rows
- Used in kernel methods
- Faster than `X @ X.T` for large p

**Tests verify:**
- Matches `X @ X.T`
- Symmetry
- Positive semi-definite
- Diagonal equals row sum of squares
- Shape is (n, n)

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### Pairwise Distances

#### `pairwise_euclidean_cols(x: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray`
Euclidean distance matrix between columns.

```python
dist = bs.pairwise_euclidean_cols(X)  # Shape: (p, p)
```

**Behavior:**
- `dist[i,j] = sqrt(sum((X[:, i] - X[:, j])^2))`
- Symmetric, diagonal is zero

**Tests verify:**
- Diagonal is zero
- Symmetry
- Non-negative values
- Triangle inequality: `dist[i,j] ≤ dist[i,k] + dist[k,j]`
- Numerical accuracy on known examples

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#### `pairwise_cosine_cols(x: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray`
Cosine distance matrix between columns.

```python
dist = bs.pairwise_cosine_cols(X)  # Shape: (p, p)
```

**Behavior:**
- `dist[i,j] = 1 - cos(angle(X[:, i], X[:, j]))`
- Range [0, 2]
- Returns NaN for zero-norm columns

**Tests verify:**
- Diagonal is zero
- Symmetry
- Range [0, 2]
- Orthogonal vectors: distance = 1.0
- Parallel vectors: distance = 0.0
- Zero norm gives NaN

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### Matrix Utilities

#### `diag(x: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray`
Extract diagonal from square matrix.

```python
d = bs.diag(cov)  # Shape: (p,)
```

**Behavior:**
- Input must be square (raises error otherwise)
- Returns 1D array of diagonal elements

**Tests verify:**
- Extracts correct diagonal
- Length equals matrix dimension
- Raises error for non-square matrices

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#### `trace(x: np.ndarray) -> float`
Compute matrix trace (sum of diagonal).

```python
tr = bs.trace(cov)  # Scalar
```

**Behavior:**
- Sum of diagonal elements
- Input must be square

**Tests verify:**
- Matches `np.trace()`
- Equals `sum(diag(X))`
- Identity matrix: trace equals dimension
- Raises error for non-square matrices

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#### `is_symmetric(x: np.ndarray, rtol: float = 1e-5, atol: float = 1e-8) -> bool`
Check if matrix is symmetric within tolerance.

```python
if bs.is_symmetric(cov):
    print("Matrix is symmetric")
```

**Behavior:**
- Uses `np.allclose` internally
- Adjustable relative and absolute tolerances

**Tests verify:**
- True for symmetric matrices
- False for asymmetric matrices
- Tolerance handling for nearly-symmetric matrices
- Identity matrix is symmetric

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## 🔬 Test Categories Explained

### 1. **Basic Covariance Tests (9 tests)**
Validates core covariance computation properties:
- NumPy equivalence
- Symmetry
- Diagonal = variance
- Positive semi-definiteness
- Edge cases (n=1, n=2, empty, zero variance)
- Large matrix stress test (500×50)

### 2. **Covariance Variants (6 tests)**
- **Bias (ddof=0):** Population vs sample covariance relationship
- **Centered:** Correctness on pre-centered data
- **Skip-NaN:** Pairwise complete handling with scattered NaN

### 3. **Correlation Tests (11 tests)**
- NumPy corrcoef equivalence
- Diagonal = 1.0
- Values in [-1, 1]
- Perfect correlation/anti-correlation edge cases
- Zero variance handling
- Pairwise skip-NaN behavior

### 4. **Gram Matrix Tests (11 tests)**
- X^T X and X X^T correctness
- Symmetry and positive semi-definiteness
- Shape validation
- Diagonal properties
- Small example verification

### 5. **Pairwise Distance Tests (11 tests)**
- Euclidean: triangle inequality, non-negativity
- Cosine: range validation, orthogonality, zero-norm handling

### 6. **Utility Tests (11 tests)**
- Diagonal extraction
- Trace computation
- Symmetry checking with tolerances

### 7. **Consistency Tests (3 tests)**
- Correlation from covariance matches direct computation
- X^T X relates correctly to centered covariance
- Trace of covariance equals sum of variances

### 8. **Stress Tests (5 tests)**
- Very large matrices (1000×100)
- Wide matrices (many columns, few rows)
- Extreme value ranges (±1e300)
- Constant values (all same)
- Mixed scales (1e-10 to 1e10)

### 9. **Performance Regression (2 tests)**
- Medium matrix timing benchmark (~105 μs)
- Parallel vs serial equivalence

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## ⚡ Performance Characteristics

### Computational Complexity

| Operation | Time Complexity | Space Complexity |
|-----------|----------------|------------------|
| `cov_matrix` | O(n·p²) | O(p²) |
| `corr_matrix` | O(n·p²) | O(p²) |
| `xtx_matrix` | O(n·p²) | O(p²) |
| `xxt_matrix` | O(n²·p) | O(n²) |
| `pairwise_euclidean` | O(n·p²) | O(p²) |

### Parallelism

When compiled with `feature="parallel"`:
- Covariance/correlation computations parallelize across rows
- Gram matrices use Rayon parallel iterators
- Parallel overhead only beneficial for p > ~10
- Results are identical (deterministic) in serial and parallel modes

### Benchmark Results

From `test_medium_matrix_timing`:
```
Matrix size: 100×20
Mean time:   105.3 μs
Throughput:  ~9,500 operations/second
Min time:    23.9 μs
Max time:    1,162.8 μs
```

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## 🧮 Mathematical Notes

### Covariance Formula
```
cov[i,j] = (1/(n-1)) * Σ(X[:, i] - mean[i]) * (X[:, j] - mean[j])
```

### Correlation Formula
```
corr[i,j] = cov[i,j] / (std[i] * std[j])
```

### Pairwise Complete (Skip-NaN)
For each matrix entry (i,j), only rows where both `X[r,i]` and `X[r,j]` are finite contribute to the computation. This means different entries may use different subsets of the data.

### Numerical Stability
All kernels use:
- Two-pass algorithms (compute mean first, then deviations)
- Careful ordering to minimize catastrophic cancellation
- Proper NaN propagation
- Symmetric computation (upper triangle + mirror) for guaranteed symmetry

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## 📖 Usage Examples

### Basic Statistical Analysis

```python
import bunker_stats as bs
import numpy as np

# Generate sample data
X = np.random.randn(1000, 10)

# Compute covariance
cov = bs.cov_matrix(X)
print(f"Covariance shape: {cov.shape}")  # (10, 10)
print(f"Is symmetric: {bs.is_symmetric(cov)}")  # True

# Compute correlation
corr = bs.corr_matrix(X)
print(f"Correlation range: [{corr.min():.3f}, {corr.max():.3f}]")

# Trace of covariance = sum of variances
total_variance = bs.trace(cov)
manual_sum = np.var(X, axis=0, ddof=1).sum()
print(f"Match: {np.isclose(total_variance, manual_sum)}")  # True
```

### Handling Missing Data

```python
# Create data with missing values
X = np.random.randn(500, 8)
X[np.random.random((500, 8)) < 0.15] = np.nan  # 15% missing

# Pairwise-complete covariance
cov_skipna = bs.cov_matrix_skipna(X)

# Pairwise-complete correlation
corr_skipna = bs.corr_matrix_skipna(X)

# Check which entries are still defined
defined = ~np.isnan(corr_skipna)
print(f"Defined entries: {defined.sum()} / {corr_skipna.size}")
```

### Clustering with Correlation Distance

```python
from scipy.cluster.hierarchy import linkage, dendrogram

# Compute correlation distance
dist = bs.corr_distance(X)

# Convert to condensed form for scipy
from scipy.spatial.distance import squareform
dist_condensed = squareform(dist, checks=False)

# Hierarchical clustering
Z = linkage(dist_condensed, method='average')
```

### Linear Regression Normal Equations

```python
# X: design matrix (n × p)
# y: response vector (n,)

# Compute X^T X (Gram matrix)
XtX = bs.xtx_matrix(X)

# Compute X^T y
Xty = X.T @ y

# Solve normal equations: (X^T X) β = X^T y
beta = np.linalg.solve(XtX, Xty)
```

### Performance Comparison

```python
import time

# Large matrix
X = np.random.randn(5000, 100)

# bunker-stats
t0 = time.perf_counter()
cov_bs = bs.cov_matrix(X)
t_bs = time.perf_counter() - t0

# NumPy
t0 = time.perf_counter()
cov_np = np.cov(X.T)
t_np = time.perf_counter() - t0

print(f"bunker-stats: {t_bs*1000:.2f} ms")
print(f"NumPy:        {t_np*1000:.2f} ms")
print(f"Match: {np.allclose(cov_bs, cov_np)}")
```

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## 🔧 Implementation Details

### Design Principles

1. **In-place output:** All `*_out` Rust kernels write to pre-allocated buffers
2. **Symmetric matrices:** Compute upper triangle, then mirror (guarantees symmetry)
3. **Flat row-major layout:** Matrices stored as 1D arrays with index `i*p + j`
4. **Optional parallelism:** Rayon-based parallelism behind `feature="parallel"`

### Memory Layout

All matrices use **row-major** flat storage:
```
Matrix[i,j] at index: i * n_cols + j
```

This matches NumPy's C-order default and enables efficient Rust/Python interop.

### NaN Handling Philosophy

- **Strict functions:** NaN in input → NaN in output (fail-fast)
- **Skip-NaN functions:** Pairwise-complete computation (maximum data usage)
- **Never silent:** Zero variance, insufficient samples → explicit NaN

### Backward Compatibility

The `corr_matrix_out_precomputed` function is kept for internal legacy call sites but is not part of the public API. New code should use `corr_matrix`.

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## 🏗️ Building and Testing

### Build the Extension

```bash
# Development build
maturin develop

# Release build (optimized)
maturin develop --release

# With parallel feature
maturin develop --release --features parallel
```

### Run Tests

```bash
# All tests
pytest tests/test_matrix.py -v

# With coverage
pytest tests/test_matrix.py --cov=bunker_stats_rs --cov-report=html

# Specific test class
pytest tests/test_matrix.py::TestCovMatrixBasic -v

# Benchmarks only
pytest tests/test_matrix.py::TestPerformanceRegression -v
```

### Test Output

```
83 passed in 9.11s

Benchmark: test_medium_matrix_timing
  Min:    23.9 μs
  Mean:   105.3 μs  
  Median: 90.6 μs
  Max:    1,162.8 μs
```

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## 📋 Requirements

- Python ≥ 3.8
- NumPy ≥ 1.20
- SciPy ≥ 1.7 (for tests)
- Rust ≥ 1.70 (for building)

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## 🎓 References

### Numerical Algorithms

- **Covariance:** Two-pass algorithm for numerical stability
- **Correlation:** Normalize covariance by standard deviations
- **Gram matrices:** Direct matrix multiplication with symmetry optimization
- **Pairwise distances:** Standard Euclidean and cosine formulas

### Comparison to SciPy/NumPy

This implementation matches:
- `np.cov(X.T, ddof=1)` for `cov_matrix`
- `np.corrcoef(X.T)` for `corr_matrix`
- `X.T @ X` for `xtx_matrix`
- `scipy.spatial.distance.pdist(X.T, metric='euclidean')` for `pairwise_euclidean_cols`

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## 📄 License

Part of the `bunker-stats` library. See main repository for license details.

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## 🤝 Contributing

Bug reports and feature requests are welcome. Please include:
- Minimal reproducible example
- Expected vs actual behavior
- System information (OS, Python version, NumPy version)

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## ✨ Summary

The matrix module provides **production-ready matrix operations** with:

✅ **83 passing tests** covering correctness, edge cases, and performance  
✅ **Numerical accuracy** matching NumPy/SciPy  
✅ **Comprehensive NaN handling** via skip-NaN variants  
✅ **High performance** through Rust kernels + optional parallelism  
✅ **Deterministic results** for reproducible science  
✅ **Robust edge case handling** for real-world data  

**Benchmark:** ~9,500 operations/second for 100×20 matrices (~105 μs mean time)
