Abstract
We derive an analytical expression for the fluctuation function of the first order autoregressive process AR(1) by means of the detrended fluctuation analysis (DFA). This process is short-range correlated and therefore the fluctuation exponent should be α = 1/2. However, the fluctuation function exhibits a crossover between a region with α > 1/2 and the expected 1/2. We calculate the crossover point and compare it with the characteristic correlation time of the process. We conclude that DFA is data consuming and requires one to two orders of magnitude more data than the estimation of the autocorrelation function.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 126 |
Journal | European Physical Journal B |
Volume | 88 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 15 May 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2015, EDP Sciences, SIF, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
Keywords
- Statistical and Nonlinear Physics