Detection of Hidden Regimes in Stochastic Cyclostationary Time Series.

V. Wirth

Phys. Rev. E (2001), 64, 016136(6).

Stationary stochastic time series with nonlinear dynamics can feature a probability density function (PDF) with distinct local maxima associated with distinct regimes. For non-stationary time series, on the other hand, such regimes are not necessarily reflected in the shape of the PDF. This occurs when the duration of a regime is too short for the PDF to adjust, and such a regime is called a "hidden" regime. This paper presents an algorithm which allows one to detect hidden regimes in cyclostationary stochastic Markovian time series. The method involves the analysis of an appropriately windowed time series, from which the drift and diffusion coefficients of the associated Fokker-Planck equation are estimated. The success of the algorithm is illustrated using synthetic time series with both additive and multiplicative noise.

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