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This review provides an introduction to the use of parametric modelling techniques for time series analysis, and in particular the application of autoregressive modelling to the analysis of physiological signals such as the human electroencephalogram. The concept of signal stationarity is considered and, in the light of this, both adaptive models, and non-adaptive models employing fixed or adaptive segmentation, are discussed. For non-adaptive autoregressive models, the Yule-Walker equations are derived and the popular Levinson-Durbin and Burg algorithms are introduced. The interpretation of an autoregressive model as a recursive digital filter and its use in spectral estimation are considered, and the important issues of model stability and model complexity are discussed.

Type

Journal article

Journal

Med Eng Phys

Publication Date

01/1996

Volume

18

Pages

2 - 11

Keywords

Biomedical Engineering, Computers, Data Interpretation, Statistical, Electroencephalography, Humans, Mathematics, Models, Neurological