Statistical inference for discrete-valued time series has not been developed like traditional methods for time series generated by continuous random variables. Some relevant models exist, but the lack of a homogenous framework raises some critical issues. For instance, it is not trivial to explore whether models are nested and it is quite arduous to derive stochastic properties which simultaneously hold across di erent speci cations. In this paper, inference for a general class of rst order observation-driven models for discrete-valued processes is developed. Stochastic properties such as stationarity and ergodicity are derived under easy-to-check conditions, which can be directly applied to all the models encompassed in the class and for every distribution which satis es mild moment conditions. Consistency and asymptotic normality of quasi-maximum likelihood estimators are established, with the focus on the exponential family. Finite sample properties and the use of information criteria for model selection are investigated throughout Monte Carlo studies. An empirical application to count data is discussed, concerning a test-bed time series on the spread of an infection.
Observation-driven models for discrete-valued time series / Mirko Armillotta, Alessandra Luati, Monia Lupparelli. - In: ELECTRONIC JOURNAL OF STATISTICS. - ISSN 1935-7524. - ELETTRONICO. - 16:(2022), pp. 1393-1433. [10.1214/22-EJS1989]
Observation-driven models for discrete-valued time series
Monia Lupparelli
2022
Abstract
Statistical inference for discrete-valued time series has not been developed like traditional methods for time series generated by continuous random variables. Some relevant models exist, but the lack of a homogenous framework raises some critical issues. For instance, it is not trivial to explore whether models are nested and it is quite arduous to derive stochastic properties which simultaneously hold across di erent speci cations. In this paper, inference for a general class of rst order observation-driven models for discrete-valued processes is developed. Stochastic properties such as stationarity and ergodicity are derived under easy-to-check conditions, which can be directly applied to all the models encompassed in the class and for every distribution which satis es mild moment conditions. Consistency and asymptotic normality of quasi-maximum likelihood estimators are established, with the focus on the exponential family. Finite sample properties and the use of information criteria for model selection are investigated throughout Monte Carlo studies. An empirical application to count data is discussed, concerning a test-bed time series on the spread of an infection.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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