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Bayesian inference and time series analysis

Bayesian inference and time series analysis


A. E.
This flashcard set covers advanced topics in probability theory and statistics at the university level, focusing on key concepts like expected values, variance, and covariance. It delves into the calculations and properties of random variables, conditional expectations, and time series analysis, including uniform distributions and stationary processes. Ideal for students and researchers in statistics or data science, this flashcard set provides essential formulas and proofs to deepen understanding and solve complex problems in probability and statistical modeling.
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02.10.2022 / 05.02.2024

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[Statistics]

Given

\(E[X]=\sum_i x_i f(x_i)\)

\(E[X^2] = \text{?}\)

 

\(E[X^2]=Var[X]+E[X]^2\)

We can see that \(E[X^2] \neq E[X]^2 \text{ if } Var[X]\neq 0\)

[Time series analysis]

If AR(1) is causal and given as

\(x_t=\phi x_{t-1}+w_t\text{, where }w_t\sim wn(0, \sigma_w^2)\)

\(Var[x_t]= \text{?}\)

\(\begin{align} &Var[x_t]=var(\alpha + \phi x_{t-1}+w_t) \\&= 0 + var(\phi x_{t-1}) + var(w_t) \\&= \phi^2var(x_{t-1})+\sigma_{w}^2 \\&= \phi^2var(x_{t})+\sigma_{w}^2 &\text{| as series is stationary} \\&= \frac{\sigma{_w}^2}{1-\phi^2}\end{align} \)

[Statistics]

\(cov(aX + bY, cW + dV) = \text{?}\)

\(cov(aX + bY, cW + dV) = ac \cdot cov(X, W) + ad \cdot cov(X, V) + bc\cdot cov(Y, W) + bd\cdot cov(Y, V)\)

[Statistics]

\(cov(X, Y) = \text{?}\)

\(cov(X, Y)=E[XY]-E[X]E[Y]\)

[Time series analysis]

If AR(1) is causal and given as

\(x_t=\phi x_{t-1}+w_t\text{, where }w_t\sim wn(0, \sigma_w^2)\)

(a) Stationary solution?

(b) \(E(x_t)= \text{?}\)

(c) \(\gamma(h)= \text{?}\)

(d) \(\rho(h)= \text{?}\)

[Time series analysis]

If MA(1) is given as

\(x_t=\theta w_{t-1}+w_t\text{, where }w_t\sim wn(0, \sigma_w^2)\)

(a) \(E(x_t) = \text{?}\)

(b) \(\gamma(h)= \text{?}\)

(c) \(\rho(h)= \text{?}\)

[Time series]

In general, the correlation of any (stationary) time series can be calculated through...?

\(\rho(h)=\frac{\gamma(h)}{\gamma(0)}\)

Note:

  •  \(\gamma(0)\) is the variance of the series
  • This only works due to stationarity. Pearson correlation coefficient is actually \(\frac{cov(X, Y)}{\sigma_X\sigma_Y}\)

[Statistics]

\(Var(aX) = \text{?}\)

\(Var(aX) = a^2Var(X)\)

 

Easy proof:

\(Var(aX)=Cov(aX,aX)=E[aXaX]-E[aX]E[aX]\)

\(=a^2E[X^2]-a^2E[X]E[X]=a^2\underbrace{\left[E[x^2]-E[X]E[X]\right]}_{Var(X)}\)

[Probability theory]

Mean of a r.v.?

\(E(X) = \sum_{i=1}^{n} x_i p(x_i)\)

\(E(X) = \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} x f(x) \, dx\)

[Probability theory]

Variance of a r.v.?

\(\text{Var}(X)=E([X-E(X)]^2)\)

\(\text{Var}(X) = \sum_{i=1}^{n} (x_i - \mu)^2 p(x_i)\)

\(\text{Var}(X) = \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} (x - \mu)^2 f(x) \, dx\)

[Probability calculation]

Calculate the E[X] of a continuous uniform probability distribution.

A continuous uniform distribution over the interval [a, b] has a probability density function (pdf) given by:

\(f(x) = \frac{1}{b-a} \quad \text{for} \, a \leq x \leq b\)

and \(f(x) = 0\) outside this interval. 

Expected Value, E(X), Calculation

The expected value of X for a continuous uniform distribution is calculated using the integral:

\(E(X) = \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} x f(x) \, dx\)

Given the pdf \(f(x) = \frac{1}{b-a} \text{for } a \leq x \leq b\), the integral simplifies to:

\(E(X) = \int_{a}^{b} x \frac{1}{b-a} \, dx\)

because f(x) = 0 outside [a, b].

Now, let's solve this integral:

\(E(X) \\= \frac{1}{b-a} \int_{a}^{b} x \, dx\\= \frac{1}{b-a} \left[ \frac{x^2}{2} \right]_{a}^{b}\\= \frac{1}{b-a} \left( \frac{b^2}{2} - \frac{a^2}{2} \right)\\= \frac{b^2 - a^2}{2(b-a)}\\= \frac{(b-a)(b+a)}{2(b-a)}\\= \frac{b+a}{2}\)

So, the expected value E(X) of a continuous uniform distribution over the interval [a, b] is the midpoint of the interval, which is:

\(E(X) = \frac{a + b}{2}\)

This result shows that for a continuous uniform distribution, the expected value is simply the average of the lower and upper bounds of the distribution's interval.

Let X and Y be two random variables. The conditional expectation of X given Y = y is defined as?

\(E[X|Y = y] = \sum_{x} x \, p_{X|Y}(x|y)\)

\(E[X|Y = y] = \int_{-\infty}^{+\infty} x \, f_{X|Y}(x|y) \, dx\)

[Probability theory]

Let X and Y be two random variables. Assuming expectations exist, what are helpful formulas for the expected value of X and the variance of X?

\(E[X]=E[E[X|Y]]\)

\(Var(X)=Var(E[X|Y])+E[Var(X|Y)]\)

[Statistics]

Let X and Y be two random variables. Then h(X) that minimizes

\(E\left[(Y-h(X))^2 \right]\)

is given by?

\(h(X)=E[Y|X]\)

provided the expectations exist. "The expected value is always the best (linear?) predictor."

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