This paper considers blockwise empirical likelihood for real-valued linear time processes which may exhibit either short- or long-range dependence. Empirical likelihood approaches intended for weakly dependent time series can fail in the presence of strong dependence. However, a modified...

This paper discusses the existence of spurious long memory in common nonlinear time series models, namely Markov switching and threshold models. We describe the asymptotic behavior of the process in terms of autocovariance and autocorrelation function and support the theoretical evidences by...

We study the empirical behaviour of semi-parametric log-periodogram estimation for long memory models when the true process exhibits a change in persistence. Simulation results confirm theoretical arguments which suggest that evidence for long memory is likely to be found. A recently proposed...

In this paper the genetic algorithm is described, applications in the field of statistics are indicated and it is applied to the estimation of the parameters of a Johnson-type distribution. The convergence behaviour is analyzed with respect to the mutation probability, the kind of mutations and...

In dieser Arbeit werden parametrische Modelle zur Prognose von Spielen der Fußball-Bundesliga geschätzt. Dabei werden in einem ersten Schritt die Spielstärken der beteiligten Mannschaften geschätzt, aus denen zu erwartende Tordifferenzen abgeleitet werden. Hierbei werden verschiedenen...

This paper considers the problem of parameter estimation when data of a random sample are given in the form of a frequency table. We give special consideration to a method that linearizes the cumulative distribution function. In that case parameters can be derived from the weighted estimation of...

In this paper, we propose Phillips-Perron type, semiparametric testing procedures to distinguish a unit root process from a mean-reverting exponential smooth transition autoregressive one. The limiting nonstandard distributions are derived under very general conditions and simulation evidence...