We suggest improved tests for cointegration rank in the vector autoregressive (VAR) model and develop asymptotic distribution theory and local power results. The tests are (quasi-)likelihood ratio tests based on a Gaussian likelihood, but as usual the asymptotic results do not require normally...

This paper considers the estimation and the hypothesis testing on the equality of the ratios of the means to standard deviations of several normal populations with difference sample sizes. We propose an iterative algorithm to find the maximum likelihood estimates (MLEs) of the normal population...

We consider the likelihood ratio test (LRT) process related to the test of the absence of QTL (a QTL denotes a gene with quantitative effect on a trait) on the interval [0, T] representing a chromosome. The observation is the trait and the composition of the genome at some locations called...

Let <InlineEquation ID="IEq3"> <EquationSource Format="TEX">$$\mathcal{M }_{\underline{i}}$$</EquationSource> </InlineEquation> be an exponential family of densities on <InlineEquation ID="IEq4"> <EquationSource Format="TEX">$$[0,1]$$</EquationSource> </InlineEquation> pertaining to a vector of orthonormal functions <InlineEquation ID="IEq5"> <EquationSource Format="TEX">$$b_{\underline{i}}=(b_{i_1}(x),\ldots ,b_{i_p}(x))^\mathbf{T}$$</EquationSource> </InlineEquation> and consider a problem of estimating a density <InlineEquation ID="IEq6"> <EquationSource Format="TEX">$$f$$</EquationSource> </InlineEquation> belonging to such family for...</equationsource></inlineequation></equationsource></inlineequation></equationsource></inlineequation></equationsource></inlineequation>

A mixture vector autoregressive model has recently been introduced to the literature. Although this model is a promising candidate for nonlinear multiple time series modeling, high dimensionality of the parameters and lack of method for computing the standard errors of estimates limit its...

This paper studies the asymptotic power of the likelihood ratio test (LRT) for the identity test when the dimension p is large compared to the sample size n. The asymptotic distribution under local alternatives is derived and a simulation study is carried out to compare LRT with other tests. All...

The aim of this paper is to document some empirical facts related to log-returns of diversified world stock indices when these are denominated in different currencies. Motivated by earlier results, we have obtained the estimated distribution of log-returns for a range of world stock indices over...

Two extensions of a parametric model are proposed, each one involving the score function of an alternative parametric model. We show that the encompassing hypothesis is equivalent to standard conditions on the score of each of the extended models. The condition on the first extension gives rise...

This paper extends the classical Chow (1960) test for structural change in linear regression models to a wide variety of nonlinear models, estimated by a variety of different procedures. Wald, Lagrange multiplier-like, and likelihood ratio-like test statistics are introduced. The results allow...

This study suggests time-based clustering models integrating change-point detection and neural networks, and applies them to financial time series forecasting. The basic concept of the proposed models is to obtain intervals divided by change points, to identify them as change-point groups, and...