PartialCorrelationFunction

PartialCorrelationFunction[data,hspec]

estimates the partial correlation function at lags hspec from data.

PartialCorrelationFunction[tproc,hspec]

represents the partial correlation function at lags hspec for the time series process tproc.

Details

  • PartialCorrelationFunction is also known as the partial autocorrelation function (PACF).
  • PartialCorrelationFunction represents the correlation between x(t) and x(t+h), conditioned on x(u) for t<u<t+h, and x(t) representing tproc at time t.
  • PartialCorrelationFunction[tproc,hspec] is defined only if tproc is a weakly stationary process.
  • The process tproc can be any process such that WeakStationarity[tproc] gives True.
  • The following specifications can be given for hspec:
  • τat time or lag τ
    {τmax}unit spaced from 0 to τmax
    {τmin,τmax}unit spaced from τmin to τmax
    {τmin,τmax,dτ}from τmin to τmax in steps of dτ
    {{τ1,τ2,…}}use explicit {τ1,τ2,…}

Examples

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Basic Examples  (3)

Estimate the partial correlation function at lag 2:

Sample partial correlation function for a random sample from an autoregressive time series:

Partial correlation function for an ARProcess:

Scope  (9)

Empirical Estimates  (6)

Estimate the partial correlation function for some data at lag 9:

Obtain empirical estimates of the partial correlation function up to lag 9:

Compute the partial correlation function for lags 1 to 9 in steps of 2:

Compute the partial correlation function for a time series:

The partial correlation function of a time series for multiple lags is given as a time series:

Estimate the partial correlation function for an ensemble of paths:

Compare empirical and theoretical correlation functions:

Random Processes  (3)

Partial correlation function for a MAProcess has infinite support:

Partial correlation function for an ARProcess has finite support:

Partial correlation function for an ARMAProcess has infinite support:

Applications  (2)

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 partial correlation function of the data decays slowly:

MAProcess is clearly a better candidate model than ARProcess:

Create a PACF plot with white-noise confidence bands:

Plot the partial correlation to lag 20 with 95% white-noise confidence bands:

Compare to uncorrelated white noise:

Properties & Relations  (3)

Sample partial correlation function is a biased estimator for the process partial correlation function:

Calculate the sample partial correlation function:

Partial correlation function for the process:

Plot both functions:

Use CorrelationFunction to directly calculate PartialCorrelationFunction:

Define a ToeplitzMatrix using the first components of the correlation vector:

Replace the last column in the matrix with the last components:

Calculate ratio of determinants:

Compare to the value of PartialCorrelationFunction:

Partial correlation function and correlation function agree for lag of 1:

For an ARProcess:

Possible Issues  (2)

Partial correlation function does not exist for non-weakly stationary processes:

Partial correlation function is not defined for zero time difference:

Wolfram Research (2012), PartialCorrelationFunction, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PartialCorrelationFunction.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (2012), PartialCorrelationFunction, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PartialCorrelationFunction.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2012. "PartialCorrelationFunction." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PartialCorrelationFunction.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2012). PartialCorrelationFunction. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PartialCorrelationFunction.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2024_partialcorrelationfunction, author="Wolfram Research", title="{PartialCorrelationFunction}", year="2012", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PartialCorrelationFunction.html}", note=[Accessed: 23-November-2024 ]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2024_partialcorrelationfunction, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={PartialCorrelationFunction}, year={2012}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PartialCorrelationFunction.html}, note=[Accessed: 23-November-2024 ]}