Quantification and Decomposition of Uncertainty Using Sliced-Normal Distribution: With Applications to NASA Data

[2608.14878] Quantification and Decomposition of Uncertainty Using Sliced-Normal Distribution: With Applications to NASA Data Skip to main content Search Submit Donate Log in Search arXiv Press Enter to search · Advanced search Statistics > Methodology arXiv:2608.14878 (stat) [Submitted on 14 Aug 2026] Title: Quantification and Decomposition of Uncertainty Using Sliced-Normal Distribution: With Applications to NASA Data Authors: Arindam RoyChowdhury , Luis G. Crespo , Henry Lam View a PDF of the paper titled Quantification and Decomposition of Uncertainty Using Sliced-Normal Distribution: With Applications to NASA Data, by Arindam RoyChowdhury and 2 other authors View PDF HTML (experimental) Abstract: Modeling multivariate distributions with nonlinear dependence, multimodality, and tractable analytical structure for downstream applications is a central challenge in uncertainty quantification. Sliced Normal (SN) distributions were introduced in prior works at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to address this need by representing densities through polynomial feature maps. This construction provides a compact algebraic alternative to more opaque generative models, while retaining the ability to capture nonlinear parameter dependencies and multi-modal behavior. In this paper, we build on the SN framework and develop several improvements that make the approach more reliable and scalable. First, we reformulate SN parameter estimation as a convex optimization problem over a positive semidefinite matrix, replacing the original nonconvex likelihood search with a formulation amenable to standard optimization tools. Second, we clarify the expressive power of the SN class by connecting polynomial log-density modeling to a Stone--Weierstrass-type universal approximation argument on compact domains. Third, we propose a high-dimensional fitting procedure that partitions variables into approximately independent groups, fits SN models within each subgroup, and then assembles the subgroup models through a cross-block completion step to recover residual dependence. We demonstrate the resulting SN modeling pipeline on NASA loss-of-control flight data, where the method captures nonlinear dependence patterns in both low-dimensional slices and a higher-dimensional block-assembled model. Subjects: Methodology (stat.ME) Cite as: arXiv:2608.14878 [stat.ME] (or arXiv:2608.14878v1 [stat.ME] for this version) https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2608.14878 Focus to learn more arXiv-issued DOI via DataCite Submission history From: Arindam RoyChowdhury [ view email ] [v1] Fri, 14 Aug 2026 20:38:39 UTC (916 KB) Full-text links: Access Paper: View a PDF of the paper titled Quantification and Decomposition of Uncertainty Using Sliced-Normal Distribution: With Applications to NASA Data, by Arindam RoyChowdhury and 2 other authors View PDF HTML (experimental) TeX Source view license Current browse context: stat.ME < prev | next > new | recent | 2026-08 Change to browse by: stat References & Citations NASA ADS Google Scholar Semantic Scholar export BibTeX citation Loading... BibTeX formatted citation × loading... 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