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TY - JOUR
T1 - Consistent Testing for Pairwise Dependence in Time Series
AU - Fokianos, K.
AU - Pitsillou, M.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - We consider the problem of testing pairwise dependence for stationary time series. For this, we suggest the use of a Box–Ljung-type test statistic that is formed after calculating the distance covariance function among pairs of observations. The distance covariance function is a suitable measure for detecting dependencies between observations as it is based on the distance between the characteristic function of the joint distribution of the random variables and the product of the marginals. We show that, under the null hypothesis of independence and under mild regularity conditions, the test statistic converges to a normal random variable. The results are complemented by several examples. This article has supplementary material online.
AB - We consider the problem of testing pairwise dependence for stationary time series. For this, we suggest the use of a Box–Ljung-type test statistic that is formed after calculating the distance covariance function among pairs of observations. The distance covariance function is a suitable measure for detecting dependencies between observations as it is based on the distance between the characteristic function of the joint distribution of the random variables and the product of the marginals. We show that, under the null hypothesis of independence and under mild regularity conditions, the test statistic converges to a normal random variable. The results are complemented by several examples. This article has supplementary material online.
KW - Distance covariance
KW - Empirical characteristic function
KW - Generalized spectral density
KW - Kernel
KW - U-statistic
KW - V-statistic
U2 - 10.1080/00401706.2016.1156024
DO - 10.1080/00401706.2016.1156024
M3 - Journal article
VL - 59
SP - 262
EP - 270
JO - Technometrics
JF - Technometrics
SN - 0040-1706
IS - 2
ER -