A Scale‐space Approach for Detecting Non‐stationarities in Time Series

Lena R. Olsen, Sigrunn H. Sørbye and Fred Godtliebsen

Scandinavian Journal of Statistics, 2008, vol. 35, issue 1, 119-138

Abstract: Abstract. The presented method called Significant Non‐stationarities, represents an exploratory tool for identifying significant changes in the mean, the variance, and the first‐lag autocorrelation coefficient of a time series. The changes are detected on different time scales. The statistical inference for each scale is based on accurate approximation of the probability distribution, using test statistics being ratios of quadratic forms. No assumptions concerning the autocovariance function of the time series are made as the dependence structure is estimated non‐parametrically. The results of the analyses are summarized in significance maps showing at which time points and on which time scales significant changes in the parameters occur. The performance of the given method is thoroughly studied by simulations in terms of observed significance level and power. Several examples, including a real temperature data set, are studied. The examples illustrate that it is important to carry out the analysis on several time horizons.

Date: 2008
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