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17. Hypothesis Testing

  • e. Explain what the p-value of a hypothesis test measures, and calculate the p-value from a test statistic

21. Stationary Time Series

  • d. Define and describe the properties of autoregressive (AR) processes, and calculate the time series for an AR process using specified parameters
  • e. Define and describe the properties of moving average (MA) processes, and calculate the time series for an MA process using specified parameters
  • f. Explain how a lag operator works, calculate the lag polynomial of a time series process, and apply characteristic equations to assess stationarity
  • i. Describe the application of AR, MA, and ARMA processes, and apply model selection criteria to identify the best-fitting time series model
  • k. Describe, calculate, and interpret the Box-Pierce Q statistic and the Ljung-Box Q statistic