Title Frequency estimation from crossings of an unknown level
Authors Cuzick Jack, Georg Lindgren
Alternative Location http://biomet.oxfordjournal..., Restricted Access
Alternative Location http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/b..., Restricted Access
Publication Biometrika
Year 1980
Volume 67
Issue 1
Pages 65 - 72
Document type Article
Status Published
Quality controlled Yes
Language eng
Abstract English By counting the number of upcrossings of the mean level by a stationary Gaussian process one can estimate the mean frequency of the process. Here we present a frequency estimator based on the number of upcrossings of one unknown level hoped to be near the mean, and the percentage of the total observation time spent above the level. This is equivalent to observing upcrossings of a known level in a process with unknown mean and variance. Formulae are given for the bias and variance of the estimator, and conditions for its asymptotic normality. Numerical examples show that the estimator behaves reasonably for levels within one standard deviation from the process mean.
Keywords Central limit theorem, Gaussian process, Level crossing, Mean frequency, Spectral moment,
ISBN/ISSN/Other ISSN: 0006-3444

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