Symmetry Testing in Time Series using Ordinal Patterns: A U-Statistic Approach

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Auteurs principaux: Betken, Annika, Micali, Giorgio, Marín, Manuel Ruiz
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author Betken, Annika
Micali, Giorgio
Marín, Manuel Ruiz
author_facet Betken, Annika
Micali, Giorgio
Marín, Manuel Ruiz
contents We introduce a general framework for testing temporal symmetries in time series based on the distribution of ordinal patterns. While previous approaches have focused on specific forms of asymmetry, such as time reversal, our method provides a unified framework applicable to arbitrary symmetry tests. We establish asymptotic results for the resulting test statistics under a broad class of stationary processes. Comprehensive experiments on both synthetic and real data demonstrate that the proposed test achieves high sensitivity to structural asymmetries while remaining fully data-driven and computationally efficient.
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spellingShingle Symmetry Testing in Time Series using Ordinal Patterns: A U-Statistic Approach
Betken, Annika
Micali, Giorgio
Marín, Manuel Ruiz
Statistics Theory
We introduce a general framework for testing temporal symmetries in time series based on the distribution of ordinal patterns. While previous approaches have focused on specific forms of asymmetry, such as time reversal, our method provides a unified framework applicable to arbitrary symmetry tests. We establish asymptotic results for the resulting test statistics under a broad class of stationary processes. Comprehensive experiments on both synthetic and real data demonstrate that the proposed test achieves high sensitivity to structural asymmetries while remaining fully data-driven and computationally efficient.
title Symmetry Testing in Time Series using Ordinal Patterns: A U-Statistic Approach
topic Statistics Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.14223