In probability theory – specifically in the theory of stochastic processes, a stationary sequence is a random sequence whose joint probability distribution is invariant over time. If a random sequence X j is stationary then the following holds:
\( {\displaystyle {\begin{aligned}&{}\quad F_{X_{n},X_{n+1},\dots ,X_{n+N-1}}(x_{n},x_{n+1},\dots ,x_{n+N-1})\\&=F_{X_{n+k},X_{n+k+1},\dots ,X_{n+k+N-1}}(x_{n},x_{n+1},\dots ,x_{n+N-1}),\end{aligned}}} \)
where F is the joint cumulative distribution function of the random variables in the subscript.
If a sequence is stationary then it is wide-sense stationary.
If a sequence is stationary then it has a constant mean (which may not be finite):
\( {\displaystyle E(X[n])=\mu \quad {\text{for all }}n.} \)
See also
Stationary process
References
Probability and Random Processes with Application to Signal Processing: Third Edition by Henry Stark and John W. Woods. Prentice-Hall, 2002.
Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics
Graduate Studies in Mathematics
Hellenica World - Scientific Library
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