Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 June 2021
In this paper, we propose two bootstrap procedures, namely parametric and block bootstrap, to approximate the finite sample distribution of change-point estimators for piecewise stationary time series. The bootstrap procedures are then used to develop a generalized likelihood ratio scan method (GLRSM) for multiple change-point inference in piecewise stationary time series, which estimates the number and locations of change-points and provides a confidence interval for each change-point. The computational complexity of using GLRSM for multiple change-point detection is as low as $O(n(\log n)^{3})$ for a series of length n. Extensive simulation studies are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed methodology under different scenarios. Applications to financial time series are also illustrated.
We would like to thank the Editor Peter C.B. Phillips, Co-Editor Robert Taylor, and two anonymous referees for their helpful comments and thoughtful suggestions, which led to a much improved version of this paper. This research has been supported in part by HKSAR-RGC-FDS Project No. UGC/FDS14/P01/20 (Ng), and HKSAR-RGC-GRF Nos 14302719, 14305517, 14308218 and 14601015 (Yau).