I. S. Iwueze et al.
10.4236/am.2017.812136 1921 Applied Mathematics
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)
( )
(
)
2
2
1
ˆ
2
m
X
ML
k
k
Q m nn
nk
ρ
=
= +
−
∑
(1.14)
where the sample autocorrelations of the data are replaced by the sample auto-
correlations of the squared data,
.
According to [6], the methodology for testing for white noise can be roughly
divided into two categories: time domain tests and frequency domain tests. Oth-
er time domain tests include the turning point test, the difference-sign test, the
rank test [1]. Another time domain test is to fit an autoregressive model to the
data and choosing the order which minimizes the AICC statistic. A selected or-
der equal to zero suggests that the data is white noise [1].
Let
(
) (
)
[ ]
0
1
e, π
,
π
2π
ik
xx
k
fk
ω
ωρω
∞
=
= ∈−
∑
(1.15)
be the normalized spectral density of
. The normalized spectral density
function for the linear Gaussian white noise process is
(1.16)
The equivalent frequency domain expressions to H
0
and H
1
are
H
0
:
and H
1
:
(1.17)
In the frequency domain, [10] proposed test statistics based on the famous
and
processes [6], and a rigorous theoretical treatment of their limiting
distributions was provided by [11]. Some contributions to the frequency domain
tests can be found in [12] and [13], among others. This study will concentrate on
the time domain approach only.
A stochastic process
may have the covariance structure (1.6) even
when it is not the linear Gaussian white noise process. Examples are found in the
study of bilinear time series processes [14] [15]. Researchers are often con-
fronted with the choice of the linear Gaussian white noise process for use in
constructing time series models or generating other stationary processes in si-
mulation experiments. The question now is, “How do we distinguish between
the linear Gaussian white noise process from other processes with similar cova-
riance structure”? Additional properties of the linear Gaussian white noise
process are needed for proper identification and characterization of the process
from other processes with similar covariance structure. Therefore, the ultimate
aim of this study is on the use of higher moments for the acceptability of the li-
near Gaussian white noise process. The first moment (mean) and second or
higher moments (variance, covariances, skewness and kurtosis) of powers of the
linear Gaussian white noise process was established in Section 2. The methodol-
ogy was discussed in Section 3, the results are contained in Section 4 while Sec-
tion 5 is the conclusion.
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