Overview
This week we'll learn some techniques for identifying and estimating non-seasonal ARIMA models. We'll also look at the basics of using an ARIMA model to make forecasts. We'll look at seasonal ARIMA models next week. Lesson 3.1 gives the basic ideas for determining a model and analyzing residuals after a model has been estimated. Lesson 3.2 gives a test for residual autocorrelations. Lesson 3.3 gives some basics for forecasting using ARIMA models. We'll look at other forecasting models later in the course. This all relates to Chapter 3 in the book, although the authors give quite a theoretical treatment of the topic(s).
Objectives
After successfully completing this lesson, you should be able to:
- Identify and interpret a non-seasonal ARIMA model
- Distinguish ARIMA terms from simultaneously exploring an ACF and PACF
- Test that all residual autocorrelations are zero
- Convert ARIMA models to infinite order MA models
- Forecast with ARIMA models
- Create and interpret prediction intervals for forecasts