Abstract
This paper introduces rescaled variance [V/S] tests for seasonal stationarity. The V/S statistic is designed by Giraitis, L., P. Kokoszka, R. Leipus, and G. Teyssière. 2003. “Rescaled Variance and Related Tests for Long Memory in Volatility and Levels.” Journal of Econometrics 112: 265–94 to be the mean corrected versions of the KPSS statistic. In the seasonal context, Canova, F., and B. E. Hansen. 1995. “Are Seasonal Patterns Constant over Time? A Test for Seasonal Stability.” Journal of Business & Economic Statistics 13: 237–52 present the seasonal generalization of the KPSS statistic. In this regard, I aim to strengthen the work of Canova, F., and B. E. Hansen. 1995. “Are Seasonal Patterns Constant over Time? A Test for Seasonal Stability.” Journal of Business & Economic Statistics 13: 237–52 [CH] by mean correction in the seasonal framework. I obtain the asymptotic distributions of the seasonal V/S tests. The V/S tests enjoy better power performance than the CH tests while exhibiting similiar size performance. Furthermore, by data pre-filtering, I propose robustified versions of the V/S statistics to eliminate the unattended unit root problem observed in the CH tests.
Acknowledgments
I would like to thank Bruce Mizrach and two anonymous reviewers for their constructive comments. Furthermore, I am grateful to Emine Sila Ozdemir Gogebakan for reading the earlier version of this manuscript.
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Author contribution: The author has accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.
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Research funding: None declared.
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Conflict of interest statement: The author declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.
Appendix A. Proofs of lemmas and theorems
First, I introduce a preliminary lemma in order to utilize in proving Theorem 1 as follows:
Lemma 1
Under the null of seasonal stationarity, the following convergence holds:
where
Proof of Lemma 1
Under the null, from the model defined in Eq. (3), I have
Under the asssumption of OLS estimation, I have first order condition as
Therefore, by substracting (29) from (28), I obtain
For the convergence operations, the first term in the RHS of Eq. (30) becomes
There are two possibilities. If ⌊Tt⌋ in Eq. (31) is a multiple of the number of seasons s, since f t is assumed to be zero-mean process, the value of (31) becomes 0. Otherwise, as T → ∞ I have
and as it is stated in Caner (1998),
The second term in the RHS of Eq. (30) can be handled similarly. Following Phillips and Solo (1992), by the invariance principle of the linear processes,
converges and is O
p
(1). And by Pötscher (1991),
Finally, to complete the proof, by using functional central limit theorem of Billingsley (2013), the convergence of the fourth term is as follows:
where
Proof of Theorem 1
I will only prove Part (i) to prove the theorem. For the other parts, similiar techniques can be used. First, consider the first term
By definition, I know that A1 is full rank (m − 1) × a matrix where a ≤ m − 1. Therefore
where
The second term is the mean correction factor as follows:
With the similar arguments above, I have the following convergence result:
Therefore, the second term converges to
The proofs for Part (ii) and (iii) can be done by setting A1 = Is−1,
Proof of Theorem 2
Provided that
B. Tables for critical values and simulation results
Critical values for
p | ζ | ||
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1% | 5% | 10% | |
1 | 0.263 | 0.186 | 0.152 |
2 | 0.416 | 0.308 | 0.267 |
3 | 0.534 | 0.420 | 0.373 |
4 | 0.640 | 0.527 | 0.476 |
5 | 0.753 | 0.635 | 0.572 |
6 | 0.864 | 0.735 | 0.673 |
7 | 0.967 | 0.832 | 0.763 |
8 | 1.083 | 0.933 | 0.862 |
9 | 1.176 | 1.025 | 0.963 |
10 | 1.293 | 1.123 | 1.054 |
Size performance of seasonal rescaled variance tests (V/S) and Canova and Hansen (1995) (CH) tests (τ = 0).
V/S tests | CH tests | ||||||||||||
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q = 0 | q = T1/3 | q = 0 | q = T1/3 | ||||||||||
b | π | π/2 | J | π | π/2 | J | π | π/2 | J | π | π/2 | J | |
T = 100 | 0.50 | 0.0461 | 0.0488 | 0.0406 | 0.0290 | 0.0195 | 0.0139 | 0.0448 | 0.0509 | 0.0447 | 0.0373 | 0.0325 | 0.0214 |
0.95 | 0.0493 | 0.0489 | 0.0415 | 0.0301 | 0.0223 | 0.0141 | 0.0489 | 0.0467 | 0.0421 | 0.0474 | 0.0291 | 0.0182 | |
1.00 | 0.0486 | 0.0465 | 0.0411 | 0.0324 | 0.0235 | 0.0149 | 0.0496 | 0.0477 | 0.0476 | 0.0443 | 0.0321 | 0.0211 | |
T = 400 | 0.50 | 0.0502 | 0.0502 | 0.0500 | 0.0448 | 0.0387 | 0.0315 | 0.0497 | 0.0544 | 0.0519 | 0.0438 | 0.0382 | 0.0385 |
0.95 | 0.0533 | 0.0507 | 0.0499 | 0.0443 | 0.0384 | 0.0328 | 0.0502 | 0.0468 | 0.0487 | 0.0443 | 0.0405 | 0.0346 | |
1.00 | 0.0536 | 0.0528 | 0.0504 | 0.0462 | 0.0390 | 0.0353 | 0.0523 | 0.0497 | 0.0518 | 0.0438 | 0.0424 | 0.0367 |
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The results are reported under the asymptotic 5% significance level. π is the test for Nyquist frequency, π/2 is for harmonic frequency pairs and J is for joint frequencies.
Power performance of seasonal rescaled variance tests (V/S) and Canova and Hansen (1995) (CH) tests (τ = 0.1).
V/S tests | CH tests | |||||||||||||
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q = 0 | q = T1/3 | q = 0 | q = T1/3 | |||||||||||
DGP | b | π | π/2 | J | π | π/2 | J | π | π/2 | J | π | π/2 | J | |
T = 100 | DGP1 | 0.50 | 0.5642 | 0.0229 | 0.3807 | 0.4533 | 0.0130 | 0.1682 | 0.5682 | 0.0316 | 0.4299 | 0.4877 | 0.0265 | 0.3169 |
0.95 | 0.5940 | 0.0238 | 0.4280 | 0.4551 | 0.0150 | 0.1814 | 0.5904 | 0.0304 | 0.4622 | 0.4966 | 0.0330 | 0.3341 | ||
1.00 | 0.5954 | 0.0248 | 0.4363 | 0.4553 | 0.0156 | 0.1803 | 0.5802 | 0.0295 | 0.4692 | 0.4924 | 0.0266 | 0.3270 | ||
DGP2 | 0.50 | 0.0226 | 0.5470 | 0.4498 | 0.0233 | 0.3593 | 0.2192 | 0.0287 | 0.5884 | 0.5290 | 0.0368 | 0.5087 | 0.4121 | |
0.95 | 0.0265 | 0.5508 | 0.4584 | 0.0237 | 0.3641 | 0.2276 | 0.0363 | 0.5980 | 0.5337 | 0.0370 | 0.5006 | 0.4012 | ||
1.00 | 0.0304 | 0.5507 | 0.4625 | 0.0251 | 0.3635 | 0.2270 | 0.0343 | 0.5983 | 0.5340 | 0.0378 | 0.5171 | 0.4140 | ||
DGP3 | 0.50 | 0.4771 | 0.4378 | 0.6768 | 0.4341 | 0.3230 | 0.4492 | 0.5039 | 0.5274 | 0.7456 | 0.4917 | 0.4798 | 0.6349 | |
0.95 | 0.5309 | 0.4641 | 0.7219 | 0.4321 | 0.3321 | 0.4584 | 0.5398 | 0.5475 | 0.7715 | 0.5009 | 0.4884 | 0.6544 | ||
1.00 | 0.5343 | 0.4575 | 0.7185 | 0.4342 | 0.3355 | 0.4611 | 0.5456 | 0.5390 | 0.7645 | 0.4708 | 0.4842 | 0.6291 | ||
T = 400 | DGP1 | 0.50 | 0.9855 | 0.0038 | 0.9625 | 0.9501 | 0.0306 | 0.8874 | 0.9688 | 0.0075 | 0.9286 | 0.9134 | 0.0381 | 0.8364 |
0.95 | 0.9876 | 0.0064 | 0.9686 | 0.9530 | 0.0410 | 0.8898 | 0.9745 | 0.0110 | 0.9449 | 0.9154 | 0.0418 | 0.8388 | ||
1.00 | 0.9877 | 0.0090 | 0.9714 | 0.9498 | 0.0403 | 0.8910 | 0.9746 | 0.0106 | 0.9491 | 0.9166 | 0.0393 | 0.8424 | ||
DGP2 | 0.50 | 0.0043 | 0.9973 | 0.9954 | 0.0389 | 0.9897 | 0.9841 | 0.0078 | 0.9917 | 0.9880 | 0.0439 | 0.9775 | 0.9667 | |
0.95 | 0.0076 | 0.9979 | 0.9960 | 0.0393 | 0.9925 | 0.9846 | 0.0110 | 0.9930 | 0.9904 | 0.0425 | 0.9796 | 0.9701 | ||
1.00 | 0.0077 | 0.9971 | 0.9951 | 0.0394 | 0.9902 | 0.9827 | 0.0118 | 0.9929 | 0.9883 | 0.0478 | 0.9758 | 0.9606 | ||
DGP3 | 0.50 | 0.9491 | 0.9844 | 0.9998 | 0.9505 | 0.9909 | 0.9995 | 0.9724 | 0.9753 | 0.9981 | 0.9170 | 0.9770 | 0.9978 | |
0.95 | 0.9620 | 0.9821 | 0.9996 | 0.9497 | 0.9910 | 0.9991 | 0.9420 | 0.9754 | 0.9993 | 0.9115 | 0.9764 | 0.9981 | ||
1.00 | 0.9677 | 0.9840 | 1.000 | 0.9517 | 0.9908 | 0.9993 | 0.9432 | 0.9765 | 0.9999 | 0.9133 | 0.9796 | 0.9970 |
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The results are reported under the asymptotic 5% significance level. π is the test for Nyquist frequency, π/2 is for harmonic frequency pairs and J is for joint frequencies.
Power performance of seasonal rescaled variance tests (V/S) and Canova and Hansen (1995) (CH) tests (τ = 0.2).
V/S tests | CH tests | |||||||||||||
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q = 0 | q = T1/3 | q = 0 | q = T1/3 | |||||||||||
DGP | b | π | π/2 | J | π | π/2 | J | π | π/2 | J | π | π/2 | J | |
T = 100 | DGP1 | 0.50 | 0.8415 | 0.0053 | 0.6850 | 0.7136 | 0.0087 | 0.3765 | 0.7978 | 0.0054 | 0.6664 | 0.6797 | 0.0180 | 0.5139 |
0.95 | 0.8726 | 0.0065 | 0.7514 | 0.7139 | 0.0084 | 0.3988 | 0.8276 | 0.0118 | 0.7166 | 0.6880 | 0.0154 | 0.5315 | ||
1.00 | 0.8688 | 0.0091 | 0.7588 | 0.7137 | 0.0089 | 0.4075 | 0.8262 | 0.0134 | 0.7191 | 0.6802 | 0.0195 | 0.5281 | ||
DGP2 | 0.50 | 0.0064 | 0.8994 | 0.8455 | 0.0161 | 0.7625 | 0.6105 | 0.0093 | 0.8754 | 0.8385 | 0.0282 | 0.7954 | 0.7183 | |
0.95 | 0.0089 | 0.8990 | 0.8498 | 0.0173 | 0.7629 | 0.6169 | 0.0140 | 0.8799 | 0.8491 | 0.0282 | 0.7954 | 0.7183 | ||
1.00 | 0.0087 | 0.9004 | 0.8541 | 0.0169 | 0.7606 | 0.6120 | 0.0134 | 0.8879 | 0.8427 | 0.0285 | 0.7899 | 0.7249 | ||
DGP3 | 0.50 | 0.6771 | 0.7468 | 0.9507 | 0.6718 | 0.6908 | 0.8481 | 0.6647 | 0.7766 | 0.9408 | 0.6426 | 0.7517 | 0.8946 | |
0.95 | 0.7490 | 0.7401 | 0.9667 | 0.6848 | 0.7061 | 0.8652 | 0.7250 | 0.7704 | 0.9542 | 0.6639 | 0.7708 | 0.8980 | ||
1.00 | 0.7555 | 0.7357 | 0.9691 | 0.6804 | 0.7084 | 0.8553 | 0.7349 | 0.7803 | 0.9592 | 0.6555 | 0.7688 | 0.9019 | ||
T = 400 | DGP1 | 0.50 | 0.9983 | 0.0002 | 0.9925 | 0.9813 | 0.0134 | 0.9341 | 0.9958 | 0.0006 | 0.9820 | 0.9487 | 0.0223 | 0.8841 |
0.95 | 0.9994 | 0.0004 | 0.9978 | 0.9797 | 0.0333 | 0.9417 | 0.9977 | 0.0009 | 0.9902 | 0.9516 | 0.0381 | 0.8974 | ||
1.00 | 0.9994 | 0.0009 | 0.9974 | 0.9780 | 0.0362 | 0.9350 | 0.9974 | 0.0010 | 0.9891 | 0.9489 | 0.0432 | 0.8849 | ||
DGP2 | 0.50 | 0.0004 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.0392 | 0.9993 | 0.9976 | 0.0003 | 0.9998 | 0.9994 | 0.0409 | 0.9965 | 0.9928 | |
0.95 | 0.0001 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.0422 | 0.9991 | 0.9982 | 0.006 | 0.9994 | 0.9991 | 0.0410 | 0.9965 | 0.9928 | ||
1.00 | 0.0004 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.0445 | 0.9992 | 0.9982 | 0.0010 | 0.9998 | 0.9994 | 0.0416 | 0.9957 | 0.9924 | ||
DGP3 | 0.50 | 0.9657 | 0.9988 | 1.000 | 0.9781 | 0.9988 | 1.000 | 0.9454 | 0.9956 | 1.000 | 0.9512 | 0.9937 | 0.9958 | |
0.95 | 0.9827 | 0.9920 | 1.000 | 0.9788 | 0.9991 | 1.000 | 0.9694 | 0.9895 | 1.000 | 0.9512 | 0.9937 | 0.9998 | ||
1.00 | 0.9868 | 0.9922 | 1.000 | 0.9782 | 0.9984 | 0.9999 | 0.9754 | 0.9888 | 1.000 | 0.9538 | 0.9954 | 0.9998 |
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The results are reported under the asymptotic 5% significance level. π is the test for Nyquist frequency, π/2 is for harmonic frequency pairs and J is for joint frequencies.
Finite sample performance of seasonal rescaled variance tests (V/S): data prefiltering.
τ = 0.1 | τ = 0.2 | ||||||||
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q = 0 | q = T1/3 | q = 0 | q = T1/3 | ||||||
π | π/2 | π | π/2 | π | π/2 | π | π/2 | ||
T = 100 | DGP1 | 0.6023 | 0.0510 | 0.4765 | 0.0502 | 0.8723 | 0.0496 | 0.7445 | 0.0464 |
DGP2 | 0.0550 | 0.5721 | 0.0515 | 0.3843 | 0.0503 | 0.9032 | 0.0473 | 0.7704 | |
DGP3 | 0.5456 | 0.4575 | 0.4425 | 0.3655 | 0.7653 | 0.7452 | 0.6804 | 0.7084 | |
T = 400 | DGP1 | 0.9862 | 0.0489 | 0.9523 | 0.0553 | 0.9994 | 0.0462 | 0.9780 | 0.0362 |
DGP2 | 0.0476 | 0.9974 | 0.0544 | 0.9913 | 0.0522 | 1.000 | 0.0532 | 0.9992 | |
DGP3 | 0.9774 | 0.9761 | 0.9523 | 0.9904 | 0.9868 | 0.9922 | 0.9872 | 0.9984 |
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The results are reported under the asymptotic 5% significance level. π is the test for Nyquist frequency, π/2 is for harmonic frequency pairs.
Size performance of seasonal rescaled variance tests (V/S): additive outlier case.
Pθ2 = 0.4 | Pθ2 = 0.8 | |||||
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π | π/2 | J | π | π/2 | J | |
T = 100 | 0.0567 | 0.0543 | 0.0507 | 0.0721 | 0.0716 | 0.0686 |
T = 400 | 0.0624 | 0.0615 | 0.0611 | 0.0778 | 0.0769 | 0.0732 |
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