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Area of Science:

  • Complex systems analysis
  • Time series analysis
  • Network science

Background:

  • Inferring dependence structures in complex systems from non-linear dynamics is a significant challenge.
  • Existing ordinal patterns methods for dependence inference have application scope limitations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce sign patterns as an extension of ordinal patterns for more flexible time series symbolization.
  • To develop a novel method for evaluating dependence between time series, capturing both linear and non-linear relationships.
  • To construct climate networks using the new method and demonstrate its advantages over traditional approaches.

Main Methods:

  • Symbolization of time series into sign patterns, encoding longer sequences with fewer symbols.
  • Derivation of improved statistical quantity estimates using constraints on symbol occurrence probabilities.
  • Design of an asymptotic chi-squared test for evaluating time series dependence.

Main Results:

  • The sign patterns method effectively captures both linear and non-linear dependencies between time series.
  • The developed chi-squared test provides a robust evaluation of dependence.
  • Application to climate networks shows the method avoids biases associated with Pearson correlation and mutual information.

Conclusions:

  • Sign patterns offer a more flexible and powerful approach to time series analysis and dependence inference.
  • The new method enhances the study of complex systems by accurately identifying relationships in non-linear dynamics.
  • This approach provides a valuable tool for constructing and analyzing networks, particularly in fields like climate science.