Wavelet Toolbox

Wavelet Analysis

Wavelet analysis represents the next logical step: a windowing technique with variable-sized regions. Wavelet analysis allows the use of long time intervals where we want more precise low-frequency information, and shorter regions where we want high-frequency information.

Here's what this looks like in contrast with the time-based, frequency-based, and STFT views of a signal:

You may have noticed that wavelet analysis does not use a time-frequency region, but rather a time-scale region. For more information about the concept of scale and the link between scale and frequency, see How to Connect Scale to Frequency?.

Short-Time Fourier Analysis

What Can Wavelet Analysis Do?

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