Showing posts with label time series. Show all posts
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4/01/2012

New Introduction to Multiple Time Series Analysis Review

New Introduction to Multiple Time Series Analysis
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If you are looking for a book on VARs and cointegration, this is it.
Very clearly written, and with numerical applications of every new concept (so that you can check the accuracy of your codes ...)
Its a significantly improved version of the last edition.
Highly recommended.


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This is the new and totally revised edition of Lütkepohl's classic 1991 work. It provides a detailed introduction to the main steps of analyzing multiple time series, model specification, estimation, model checking, and for using the models for economic analysis and forecasting. The book now includes new chapters on cointegration analysis, structural vector autoregressions, cointegrated VARMA processes and multivariate ARCH models. The book bridges the gap to the difficult technical literature on the topic. It is accessible to graduate students in business and economics. In addition, multiple time series courses in other fields such as statistics and engineering may be based on it.

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11/26/2011

Modeling Financial Time Series with S-PLUS® Review

Modeling Financial Time Series with S-PLUS®
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This is an excellent book on financial econometrics, very practical yet rigorous. I wish all econometrics/statistics textbook could like this. Basic theory followed by practical examples - real life examples, not simplified ones like in other books. The authors gave detailed instructions on how to implement various econometric models, i.e. multi-factor models, GARCH, MGARCH, long memory models, state-space, etc. Most econometrics textbooks are at two extremes, they are either too theoretical (you still don't know how to put those models in real life), or too simple (lack of mathematical rigor and without advanced applications). This book is a combination of both worlds, computer codes/math models, and real life examples (some really good ones). A lot of cutting-edge techniques and advanced topics are also covered.

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This book represents an integration of theory, methods, and examples using the S-PLUS statistical modeling language and the S+FinMetrics module to facilitate the practice of financial econometrics. It is the first book to show the power of S-PLUS for the analysis of time series data. It is written for researchers and practitioners in the finance industry, academic researchers in economics and finance, and advanced MBA and graduate students in economics and finance.Readers are assumed to have a basic knowledge of S-PLUS and a solid grounding in basic statistics and time series concepts. This edition covers S+FinMetrics 2.0 and includes new chapters.

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11/11/2011

Introduction to Time Series Modeling (Chapman & Hall/CRC Monographs on Statistics & Applied Probability) Review

Introduction to Time Series Modeling (Chapman and Hall/CRC Monographs on Statistics and Applied Probability)
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Here is the table of contents from the CRC site.
Introduction and Preparatory Analysis
Time Series Data
Classification of Time Series
Objectives of Time Series Analysis
Preprocessing of Time Series
Organization of This Book
The Covariance Function
The Distribution of Time Series and Stationarity
The Autocovariance Function of Stationary Time Series
Estimation of the Autocovariance Function
Multivariate Time Series and Scatterplots
Cross-Covariance Function and Cross-Correlation Function
The Power Spectrum and the Periodogram
The Power Spectrum
The Periodogram
Averaging and Smoothing of the Periodogram
Computational Method of Periodogram
Computation of the Periodogram by Fast Fourier Transform
Statistical Modeling
Probability Distributions and Statistical Models
K-L Information and the Entropy Maximization Principle
Estimation of the K-L Information and Log-Likelihood
Estimation of Parameters by the Maximum Likelihood Method
Akaike Information Criterion (AIC)
Transformation of Data
The Least Squares Method
Regression Models and the Least Squares Method
Householder Transformation Method
Selection of Order by AIC
Addition of Data and Successive Householder Reduction
Variable Selection by AIC
Analysis of Time Series Using ARMA Models
ARMA Model
The Impulse Response Function
The Autocovariance Function
The Relation between AR Coefficients and the PARCOR
The Power Spectrum of the ARMA Process
The Characteristic Equation
The Multivariate AR Model
Estimation of an AR Model
Fitting an AR Model
Yule-Walker Method and Levinson's Algorithm
Estimation of an AR Model by the Least Squares Method
Estimation of an AR Model by the PARCOR Method
Large Sample Distribution of the Estimates
Yule-Walker Method for MAR Model
Least Squares Method for MAR Model
The Locally Stationary AR Model
Locally Stationary AR Model
Automatic Partitioning of the Time Interval
Precise Estimation of a Change Point
Analysis of Time Series with a State-Space Model
The State-Space Model
State Estimation via the Kalman Filter
Smoothing Algorithms
Increasing Horizon Prediction of the State
Prediction of Time Series
Likelihood Computation and Parameter Estimation for a Time Series Model
Interpolation of Missing Observations
Estimation of the ARMA Model
State-Space Representation of the ARMA Model
Initial State of an ARMA Model
Maximum Likelihood Estimate of an ARMA Model
Initial Estimates of Parameters
Estimation of Trends
The Polynomial Trend Model
Trend Component Model--Model for Probabilistic Structural Changes
Trend Model
The Seasonal Adjustment Model
Seasonal Component Model
Standard Seasonal Adjustment Model
Decomposition Including an AR Component
Decomposition Including a Trading-Day Effect
Time-Varying Coefficient AR Model
Time-Varying Variance Model
Time-Varying Coefficient AR Model
Estimation of the Time-Varying Spectrum
The Assumption on System Noise for the Time-Varying Coefficient AR Model
Abrupt Changes of Coefficients
Non-Gaussian State-Space Model
Necessity of Non-Gaussian Models
Non-Gaussian State-Space Models and State Estimation
Numerical Computation of the State Estimation Formula
Non-Gaussian Trend Model
A Time-Varying Variance Model
Applications of Non-Gaussian State-Space Model
The Sequential Monte Carlo Filter
The Nonlinear Non-Gaussian State-Space Model and Approximations of Distributions
Monte Carlo Filter
Monte Carlo Smoothing Method
Nonlinear Smoothing
Simulation
Generation of Uniform Random Numbers
Generation of Gaussian White Noise
Simulation Using a State-Space Model
Simulation with Non-Gaussian Model
Appendix A: Algorithms for Nonlinear Optimization
Appendix B: Derivation of Levinson's Algorithm
Appendix C: Derivation of the Kalman Filter and Smoother Algorithms
Appendix D: Algorithm for the Monte Carlo Filter
Bibliography

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In time series modeling, the behavior of a certain phenomenon is expressed in relation to the past values of itself and other covariates. Since many important phenomena in statistical analysis are actually time series and the identification of conditional distribution of the phenomenon is an essential part of the statistical modeling, it is very important and useful to learn fundamental methods of time series modeling. Illustrating how to build models for time series using basic methods, Introduction to Time Series Modeling covers numerous time series models and the various tools for handling them.The book employs the state-space model as a generic tool for time series modeling and presents convenient recursive filtering and smoothing methods, including the Kalman filter, the non-Gaussian filter, and the sequential Monte Carlo filter, for the state-space models. Taking a unified approach to model evaluation based on the entropy maximization principle advocated by Dr. Akaike, the author derives various methods of parameter estimation, such as the least squares method, the maximum likelihood method, recursive estimation for state-space models, and model selection by the Akaike information criterion (AIC). Along with simulation methods, he also covers standard stationary time series models, such as AR and ARMA models, as well as nonstationary time series models, including the locally stationary AR model, the trend model, the seasonal adjustment model, and the time-varying coefficient AR model.With a focus on the description, modeling, prediction, and signal extraction of times series, this book provides basic tools for analyzing time series that arise in real-world problems. It encourages readers to build models for their own real-life problems.

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10/13/2011

Time Series: Modeling, Computation, and Inference (Chapman & Hall/CRC Texts in Statistical Science) Review

Time Series: Modeling, Computation, and Inference (Chapman and Hall/CRC Texts in Statistical Science)
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Finally, a solid and accessible (if a little dry - more, and varied, examples would help motivate the various improvements) monograph that can be used in a Ph.D. course on Bayesian time series modeling; I wish I had it, in addition to Hamilton's tome, when I was in grad school. I look forward to "Time series" gaining an audience among current and future researchers, and helping integrate Bayesian methods into statistics and econometrics curricula.
The book can be compared to "Bayesian forecasting and dynamic models" by West and Harrison - the "Old Testament" on DLMs, more thorough/technical/specialized, less up-to-date - and "Dynamic linear models with R" by Petris, Petrone and Campagnoli, which takes a "softer", introductory approach, but gets to some of the more challenging topics, explored in "Time series", in its final chapters.
I suggest using "Search inside" to read Preface on page xviii, then going back to the table of contents.

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Focusing on Bayesian approaches and computations using up-to-date simulation-based methods for inference, Time Series: Modeling, Computation, and Inference integrates mainstream approaches for time series modeling with significant recent developments in methodology and applications of time series analysis. It encompasses a graduate-level account of Bayesian time series modeling and analysis, a broad range of references to state-of-the-art approaches to univariate and multivariate time series analysis, and emerging topics at research frontiers.The book presents overviews of several classes of models and related methodology for inference, statistical computation for model fitting and assessment, and forecasting. The authors also explore the connections between time- and frequency-domain approaches and develop various models and analyses using Bayesian tools, such as Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) and sequential Monte Carlo (SMC) methods. They illustrate the models and methods with examples and case studies from a variety of fields, including signal processing, biomedicine, and finance. Data sets, R and MATLAB code, and other material are available on the authors' websites.Along with core models and methods, this text offers sophisticated tools for analyzing challenging time series problems. It also demonstrates the growth of time series analysis into new application areas.

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