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of a stochastic process

Correlation of the values of and . The term "auto-correlation" , along with the term "correlation function" , is mostly employed in studies of stationary stochastic processes, in which the auto-correlation depends only on and not on (cf. Stationary stochastic process).


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I.e. the auto-correlation of the process is the correlation coefficient of and .

How to Cite This Entry:
Auto-correlation. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Auto-correlation&oldid=37455
This article was adapted from an original article by A.V. Prokhorov (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article