A Monte Carlo method for estimating the correlation exponent
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We propose a Monte Carlo method for estimating the correlation exponent of a stationary ergodic sequence. The estimator can be considered as a bootstrap version of the classical Hill estimator. A simulation study shows that the method yields reasonable estimates.
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Correlation exponent correlation dimension Hill estimator Monte Carlo method bootstrapPreview
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