No. 1069

Title:

Goodness of fit test for ergodic diffusions by discrete time observations: an innovation martingale approach

Author(s):

Masuda, Hiroki (Graduate School of Mathematics, Kyushu University);
Negri, Ilia (University of Bergamo);
Nishiyama, Yoichi (The Institute of Statistical Mathematics)

Key words:

Ergodic diffusion process, discrete time observation, invariance principle, asymptotically distribution free test

Abstract:

    We consider a nonparametric goodness of fit test problem for the drift coefficient of one-dimensional ergodic diffusions. Our test is based on discrete time observation of the processes, and the diffusion coefficient is a nuisance function which is estimated in our testing procedure. We prove that the limit distribution of our test is the supremum of the standard Brownian motion, and thus our test is asymptotically distribution free. We also show that our test is consistent under any fixed alternatives.