A functional central limit theorem for regression models

Abstract

Let a linear regression be given. For detecting change-points, it is usual to consider the sequence of partial sums of least squares residuals whence a partial sums process is defined. Given a sequence of exact experimental designs, we consider for each design the corresponding partial sums process. If the sequence of designs converges to a continuous design, we derive the explicit form of the limit process of the corresponding sequence of partial sums processes. This is a complicated function of the Brownian motion. These results are useful for the problem of testing for change of regression at known or unknown times.