10 Spectrum Model Continued

Power Spectral Density

The sufficient statistic for model two is the periodogram I(j/n). The mean is 2γj2n, this is the power of frequency jn.
If we plot the points (jn,f(jn)) for j=1,⋯,m and join the neighboring points by lines, we get a continuous function plot. This is known as the power spectral density and is defined on [0,0.5].
After estimating γ12,⋯,γm2, it is customary to plot f.

Equivalent Definition: Rewriting the Model in Terms of yt

Model three is written in terms of bj: Re(bj),Im(bj)∼i.i.dN(0,γj2).
Recall inverse DFT: yt=1n∑j=0n−1bjexp⁡(2πijtn). Rewrite it into yt=1n∑j=0n−1(Re(bj)+iIm(bj))(cos⁡(2πjtn)+isin⁡(2πjtn))=1n∑j=0n−1(Re(bj)cos⁡(2πjtn)−Im(bj)sin⁡(2πjtn))+in∑j=0n−1(Re(bj)sin⁡(2πjtn)+Im(bj)cos⁡(2πjtn)).
Ignore the imaginary part: yt=1n∑j=0n−1(Re(bj)cos⁡(2πjtn)−Im(bj)sin⁡(2πjtn))=b0n+1n∑j=1n−1(Re(bj)cos⁡(2πjtn)−Im(bj)sin⁡(2πjtn)).
Recall we assume n is odd and m=n−12. Also use the fact from here that bn−j=b―j, which is Re(bn−j)=Re(bj) and Im(bn−j)=−Im(bj). This gives yt=b0n+∑j=1m(2Re(bj)ncos⁡(2πjtn)−2Im(bj)nsin⁡(2πjtn)).
Denote β0=b0n,β1j=2Re(bj)n,β2j=−2Im(bj)n, then (2.1)yt=β0+∑j=1m(β1jcos⁡(2πjtn)+β2jsin⁡(2πjtn)).
So model three is equivalent to (2.1), with β1j=2Re(bj)n∼N(0,4n2γj2),β2j=−2Re(bj)n∼N(0,4n2γj2).

Two Key Properties of the Spectrum Model

Consider definition 2 (2.1) of the spectrum model.
First is (recall here) Var(yt)=∑j=1mτj2=2n∑j=1mf(jn)≈2∫012f(w)dw.
Next is Cov(yt,yt+h)=∑j=1mτj2cos⁡(2πjhn)=2n∑j=1mf(jn)cos⁡(2πjhn)≈2∫012f(w)cos⁡(2πwh)dw.

The Case of Even n

If n is even, 12 becomes a Fourier frequency and bn2 becoms real (sin⁡(πt)=0). Now we can simple avoid working with 12 by taking m=n−22 and using Re(bj),Im(bj)∼i.i.dN(0,γj2). This will be equivalent to (2.1).