On sequential confidence estimation of parameters of stochastic dynamical systems with conditionally Gaussian noises

Abstract

We consider the problem of non-asymptotical confidence estimation of linear parameters in multidimensional dynamical systems defined by general regression models with discrete time and conditionally Gaussian noises under the assumption that the number of unknown parameters does not exceed the dimension of the observed process. We develop a non-asymptotical sequential procedure for constructing a confidence region for the vector of unknown parameters with a given diameter and given confidence coefficient that uses a special rule for stopping the observations. A key role in the procedure is played by a novel property established for sequential least squares point estimates earlier proposed by the authors. With a numerical modeling example of a two-dimensional first order autoregression process with random parameters, we illustrate the possibilities for applying confidence estimates to construct adaptive predictions.