Nonlinear Time Series: Nonparametric and Parametric Methods (Springer Series in Statistics) - Softcover

Fan, Jianqing; Yao, Qiwei

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0387261427 ISBN 13: 9780387261423

Publisher: Springer, 2005

Synopsis

Amongmanyexcitingdevelopmentsinstatisticsoverthelasttwodecades, nonlineartimeseriesanddata-analyticnonparametricmethodshavegreatly advanced along seemingly unrelated paths. In spite of the fact that the - plication of nonparametric techniques in time series can be traced back to the 1940s at least, there still exists healthy and justi?ed skepticism about the capability of nonparametric methods in time series analysis. As - thusiastic explorers of the modern nonparametric toolkit, we feel obliged to assemble together in one place the newly developed relevant techniques. Theaimofthisbookistoadvocatethosemodernnonparametrictechniques that have proven useful for analyzing real time series data, and to provoke further research in both methodology and theory for nonparametric time series analysis. Modern computers and the information age bring us opportunities with challenges. Technological inventions have led to the explosion in data c- lection (e.g., daily grocery sales, stock market trading, microarray data). The Internet makes big data warehouses readily accessible. Although cl- sic parametric models, which postulate global structures for underlying systems, are still very useful, large data sets prompt the search for more re?nedstructures,whichleadstobetterunderstandingandapproximations of the real world. Beyond postulated parametric models, there are in?nite other possibilities. Nonparametric techniques provide useful exploratory tools for this venture, including the suggestion of new parametric models and the validation of existing ones.

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From the reviews:

“The book will particularly appeal to those in the economic sciences and financial engineering who have a solid background in linear time series models and methods. ... I would recommend it to postgraduate students who are interested in learning about recent developments in non-linear and non-parametric time series modelling as well as in understanding the use of complex parametric non-linear and non-parametric time series models in practice.” (Jiti Gao, Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Vol. 49, 2005)

Synopsis

This is the first book that integrates useful parametric and nonparametric techniques with time series modeling and prediction, the two important goals of time series analysis. A distinct feature of this book is that it applies many modern nonparametric estimation and testing ideas to time series modeling and model identification, while outlines many useful ideas from more traditional time series analysis. This will enable readers to use modern data-analytic techniques while keeping in touch with traditional approaches, and make the book self-contained. Such a book will benefit researchers and practitioners in various fields such as econometricians, meteorologists, biologists, among others who wish to learn useful time series methods within a short period of time. The book also intends to serve as a reference or text book for graduate students in statistics and econometrics.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0387261427
• ISBN 13: 9780387261423
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 572