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THÈSE Estimation, validation et identification des modèles ARMA ...

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Abstract<br />

The goal of this thesis is to study the vector autoregressive moving-average<br />

(V)<strong>ARMA</strong> models with uncorrelated but non-independent error terms. These models<br />

are called weak V<strong>ARMA</strong> by opposition to the standard V<strong>ARMA</strong> models, also called<br />

strong V<strong>ARMA</strong> models, in which the error terms are supposed to be iid. We relax the<br />

standard independence assumption, and even the martingale difference assumption, on<br />

the error term in order to be able to cover V<strong>ARMA</strong> representations of general nonlinear<br />

models. The problems that are considered here concern the statistical analysis.<br />

More precisely, we concentrate on the estimation and <strong>validation</strong> steps. We study the<br />

asymptotic properties of the quasi-maximum likelihood (QMLE) and/or least squares<br />

estimators (LSE) of weak V<strong>ARMA</strong> models. Conditions are given for the consistency<br />

and asymptotic normality of the QMLE/LSE. A particular attention is given to the<br />

estimation of the asymptotic variance matrix, which may be very different from that<br />

obtained in the standard framework. After <strong>identification</strong> and estimation of the vector<br />

autoregressive moving-average processes, the next important step in the V<strong>ARMA</strong><br />

modeling is the <strong>validation</strong> stage. The validity of the different steps of the traditional<br />

m<strong>et</strong>hodology of Box and Jenkins, <strong>identification</strong>, estimation and <strong>validation</strong>, depends on<br />

the noise properties. Several <strong>validation</strong> m<strong>et</strong>hods are studied. This <strong>validation</strong> stage is not<br />

only based on portmanteau tests, but also on the examination of the autocorrelation<br />

function of the residuals and on tests of linear restrictions on the param<strong>et</strong>ers. Modified<br />

versions of the Wald, Lagrange Multiplier and Likelihood Ratio tests are proposed for<br />

testing linear restrictions on the param<strong>et</strong>ers. We studied the joint distribution of the<br />

QMLE/LSE and of the noise empirical autocovariances. We then derive the asymptotic<br />

distribution of residual empirical autocovariances and autocorrelations under weak<br />

assumptions on the noise. We deduce the asymptotic distribution of the Ljung-Box (or<br />

Box-Pierce) portmanteau statistics for V<strong>ARMA</strong> models with nonindependent innovations.<br />

In the standard framework (i.e. under the assumption of an iid noise), it is shown<br />

that the asymptotic distribution of the portmanteau tests is that of a weighted sum of<br />

independent chi-squared random variables. The asymptotic distribution can be quite<br />

different when the independence assumption is relaxed. Consequently, the usual chisquared<br />

distribution does not provide an adequate approximation to the distribution<br />

of the Box-Pierce goodness-of fit portmanteau test. Hence we propose a m<strong>et</strong>hod to adjust<br />

the critical values of the portmanteau tests. Finally, we considered the problem of

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