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Svetlana Borovkova¹, Rodolfo Rosa, Laura Sardonini

¹Department of Finance, ECO/FIN, Vrÿe Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1105, NL-1081HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands. sborovkova@feweb.vu.nl

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This study introduces a new method to calculate standard errors for correlation dimension in chaotic time series. The technique accurately estimates statistical distributions using just one time series.

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Area of Science:

Chaos theory
Nonlinear dynamics
Time series analysis

Background:

Estimating statistical properties of chaotic time series is crucial for understanding complex systems.
Traditional methods for correlation dimension estimation often require large datasets or multiple simulations.
Accurate standard errors and confidence intervals are needed for reliable analysis.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a novel statistical method for estimating standard errors and confidence intervals of the correlation dimension.
To provide a robust technique applicable to single observed chaotic time series.
To validate the proposed method using computer simulations.

Main Methods:

The method is grounded in U-Statistics theory.
It ingeniously combines moving block and parametric bootstrap procedures.
Validation involved computer simulations on both clean and noisy time series data.

Main Results:

The proposed method accurately estimates the distribution of the correlation dimension.
Results show strong agreement between the method's estimates and true distributions from Monte Carlo simulations.
The technique effectively handles both clean and noisy data.

Conclusions:

The novel method provides reliable standard errors and confidence intervals for correlation dimension.
A significant advantage is its ability to work with a single observed time series.
This approach enhances the analysis of chaotic dynamics in various scientific fields.