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CovarianceFunction[proc,hspec]
represents the covariance function at lags hspec for the random process proc.
CovarianceFunction[proc,s,t]
represents the covariance function at times s and t for the random process proc.
DetailsEstimate the covariance function at lag 2:
The sample covariance function for a random sample from an autoregressive time series:
Calculate the covariance function for a discrete-time process:
Calculate the covariance function for a continuous-time process:
Scope (13) Empirical Estimates (7)Estimate the covariance function for some data at lag 9:
Obtain empirical estimates of the covariance function up to lag 9:
Compute the covariance function for lags 1 to 9 in steps of 2:
Compute the covariance function for a time series:
The covariance function of a time series for multiple lags is given as a time series:
Estimate the covariance function for an ensemble of paths:
Compare empirical and theoretical covariance functions:
Plot the cross-covariance for vector data:
Random Processes (6)The covariance function for a weakly stationary discrete-time process:
The covariance function only depends on the antidiagonal :
The covariance function for a weakly stationary continuous-time process:
The covariance function only depends on the antidiagonal :
The covariance function for a non-weakly stationary discrete-time process:
The covariance function depends on both time arguments:
The covariance function for a non-weakly stationary continuous-time process:
The covariance function depends on both time arguments:
The covariance function for some time-series processes:
Cross-covariance plots for a vector ARProcess:
Applications (1)Determine whether the following data is best modeled with an MAProcess or an ARProcess:
It is difficult to determine the underlying process from sample paths:
The covariance function of the data decays slowly:
ARProcess is clearly a better candidate model than MAProcess:
Properties & Relations (14)Sample covariance function is a biased estimator for the process covariance function:
Calculate the sample covariance function:
Covariance function for the process:
Covariance function for a process is the off-diagonal entry in the Covariance matrix:
Sample covariance function at lag 0 is a variance estimator:
Compare to the estimate using Variance:
The scaling factors are different:
Sample covariance function is related to CorrelationFunction:
Scaled sample correlation function:
Sample covariance function is related to AbsoluteCorrelationFunction:
Use Expectation to calculate the covariance function:
Covariance function for equal times reduces to Variance:
The covariance function is related to the AbsoluteCorrelationFunction :
The covariance function is related to the Covariance:
It is the off-diagonal entry in the covariance matrix:
The covariance function is related to the CorrelationFunction :
For , the standard deviation function is :
Covariance function is invariant for ToInvertibleTimeSeries:
Covariance function is invariant to centralizing:
PowerSpectralDensity of a time series is a transform of the covariance function:
Compare to the power spectrum:
PowerSpectralDensity of data is a transform of the sample covariance function:
Apply ListFourierSequenceTransform:
Compare to SamplePowerSpectralDensity:
Wolfram Research (2012), CovarianceFunction, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CovarianceFunction.html. TextWolfram Research (2012), CovarianceFunction, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CovarianceFunction.html.
CMSWolfram Language. 2012. "CovarianceFunction." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CovarianceFunction.html.
APAWolfram Language. (2012). CovarianceFunction. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CovarianceFunction.html
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