68 research outputs found
Robust estimators of ar-models : a comparison
Many regression-estimation techniques have been extended to cover the case of dependent
observations. The majority of such techniques are developed from the classical least
squares, M and GM approaches and their properties have been investigated both on theoretical
and empirical grounds. However, the behavior of some alternative methods- with
satisfactory performance in the regression case- has not received equal attention in the context
of time series. A simulation study of four robust estimators for autoregressive models containing
innovation or additive outliers is presented. The robustness and efficiency properties
of the methods are exhibited, some finite-sample results are discussed in combination with
theoretical properties and the relative merits of the estimators are viewed in connection with
the outlier-generating scheme.peer-reviewe
Fourier-type monitoring procedures for strict stationarity
We consider model-free monitoring procedures for strict stationarity of a
given time series. The new criteria are formulated as L2-type statistics
incorporating the empirical characteristic function. Asymptotic as well as
Monte Carlo results are presented. The new methods are also employed in order
to test for possible stationarity breaks in time-series data from the financial
sector
Fourier methods for analysing piecewise constant volatilities
We develop procedures for testing the hypothesis that a parameter of
a distribution is constant throughout a sequence of independent random
variables. Our proposals are illustrated considering the variance and the
kurtosis. Under the null hypothesis of constant variance, the modulus
of a Fourier type transformation of the volatility process is identically
equal to one. The approach proposed utilizes this property considering
a canonical estimator for this modulus under the assumption of indepen-
dent and piecewise identically distributed observations with zero mean.
Using blockwise estimators we introduce several test statistics resulting
from different weight functions which are all given by simple explicit for-
mulae. The methods are compared to other tests for constant volatility
in extensive Monte Carlo experiments. Our proposals offer comparatively
good power particularly in the case of multiple structural breaks and allow
adequate estimation of the positions of the structural breaks. An appli-
cation to process control data is given, and it is shown how the methods
can be adapted to test for constancy of other quantities like the kurtosis
Characterizations of multinormality and corresponding tests of fit, including for Garch models
We provide novel characterizations of multivariate normality that incorporate both the characteristic function and the moment generating function, and we employ these results to construct a class of affine invariant, consistent and easy-to-use goodness-of-fit tests for normality. The test statistics are suitably weighted L2-statistics, and we provide their asymptotic behavior both for i.i.d. observations as well as in the context of testing that the innovation distribution of a multivariate GARCH model is Gaussian. We also study the finite-sample behavior of the new tests and compare the new criteria with alternative existing tests
Tests for circular symmetry of complex-valued random vectors
We propose tests for the null hypothesis that the law of a complex-valued
random vector is circularly symmetric. The test criteria are formulated as
-type criteria based on empirical characteristic functions, and they are
convenient from the computational point of view. Asymptotic as well as
Monte-Carlo results are presented. Applications on real data are also reported.
An R package called CircSymTest is available from the authors
A class of goodness-of-fit tests for circular distributions based on trigonometric moments
We propose a class of goodness–of–fit test procedures for arbitrary parametric families of circular distributions with unknown parameters. The tests make use of the specific form of the characteristic function of the family being tested, and are shown to be consistent. We derive the asymptotic null distribution and suggest that the new method be implemented using a bootstrap resampling technique that approximates this distribution consistently. As an illustration, we then specialize this method to testing whether a given data set is from the von Mises distribution, a model that is commonly used and for which considerable theory has been developed. An extensive Monte Carlo study is carried out to compare the new tests with other existing omnibus tests for this model. An application involving five real data sets is provided in order to illustrate the new procedure.Peer Reviewe
Rejoinder on: A review of testing procedures based on the empirical characteristic function
A Powerful Method of Assessing the Fit of the Lognormal Distribution
When faced with the problem of goodness-of-fit to the Lognormal
distribution, testing methods typically reduce to comparing the
empirical distribution function of the corresponding logarithmic data to
that of the normal distribution. In this article, we consider a family
of test statistics which make use of the moment structure of the
Lognormal law. In particular, a continuum of moment conditions is
employed in the construction of a new statistic for this distribution.
The proposed test is shown to be consistent against fixed alternatives,
and a simulation study shows that it is more powerful than several
classical procedures, including those utilizing the empirical
distribution function. We conclude by applying the proposed method to
some, not so typical, data sets
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