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Estimation of Change Point in Poisson Random Variables Using the Maximum Likelihood Method

Received: 27 May 2016     Accepted: 18 June 2016     Published: 11 July 2016
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Abstract

The point at which a process undergoes a significant shift from its usual course is known as change point. Change point analysis entails testing for the presence of change in a given process, and the location of a single or multiple change points. This study presents a maximum likelihood estimate of a single change point in a sequence of independent and identically distributed Poisson random variables which are dependent on some covariates. A Poisson regression model is used to estimate the mean parameter and the likelihood function. A likelihood ratio test is conducted to check whether change exists with critical values of the test being obtained as in Gombay and Horvath [9]. The procedure is validated for simulated data for cases when there is no change and when there is a predefined change point with special application to incidence of road accidents in Kenya.

Published in American Journal of Theoretical and Applied Statistics (Volume 5, Issue 4)
DOI 10.11648/j.ajtas.20160504.18
Page(s) 219-224
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Keywords

Change Point, Poisson Regression, Maximum Likelihood Estimation, Likelihood Ratio Test

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    Shalyne Nyambura, Simon Mundia, Anthony Waititu. Estimation of Change Point in Poisson Random Variables Using the Maximum Likelihood Method. Am J Theor Appl Stat. 2016;5(4):219-224. doi: 10.11648/j.ajtas.20160504.18

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  • Department of Statistics and Actuarial Sciences, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya

  • Department of Statistics and Actuarial Sciences, Dedan Kimathi University of Technology, Nyeri, Kenya

  • Department of Statistics and Actuarial Sciences, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya

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