STATS 726 Time Series

Below description edited in year: 2013

Points: 15

Prereqs: STATS 210 and either STATS 320 or STATS 325. STATS 201/8 is recommended

Credit: Final exam 60%; assignments 40%

For Advice: Ciprian Giurcaneanu (Email: c.giurcaneanu@auckland.ac.nz | extn: 82819)

Taught: Second Semester City

Website: STATS 726 website

STATS 726 provides a general introduction to the theory of time series and prediction including stationary processes, moving average and autoregressive (ARIMA) models, modelling and estimation in the time domain, seasonal models, forecasting, spectral analysis and bivariate processes. This foundation course at postgraduate level is particularly suitable for students in economics and finance, and in the engineering and physical sciences.

Specific topics covered include: linear processes; ARMA models; inference and prediction for time series models; spectral analysis of time series; inference in the frequency domain.

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