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Postgraduate Course: Time Series (MATH11131)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Mathematics CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Course typeStandard AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits10
Home subject areaMathematics Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThe course offers an introduction to the theory of time series analysis and forecasting. The aim is to learn the basics of the mathematical theory and to understand the wide applicability of the subject matter through some real-world applications, primarily in economics and finance.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements For admission to this course, a good understanding of probability at undergraduate level is required. If in doubt, please consult with the Course Organiser.
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
- demonstrate knowledge of, and a critical understanding of, the main concepts of time series theory;
- demonstrate knowledge of, and a critical understanding of, the main properties of moving average and autoregressive models;
- use least squares, maximum likelihood and other methods to fit time series models to the data;
- understand ARCH, GARCH and other nonlinear time series models and their applications for modelling of financial data;
- demonstrate an understanding of, and critical assessment of, time series models fitted by computer packages;
- demonstrate an understanding of, and critical assessment of, methods used to produce forecasts;
- use a range of time series models to produce forecasts.
Assessment Information
Coursework: 30%
Examination: 70%
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus - Revision of basic definitions in Statistics including expectation, variance, autocovariance and autocorrelation.
- Properties of moving average and autoregressive models.
- Estimation of parameters of moving average and autoregressive models.
- Introduction to ARCH, GARCH and other nonlinear time series models
and their applications for modelling of financial data.
- Estimation of parameters of moving average, autoregressive and nonlinear models.
- Forecasting using Kalman filters.
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Brockwell-Davis: Introduction to Time Series and Forecasting, 2nd Edition, Springer, 2002
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsTS
Contacts
Course organiserDr Sotirios Sabanis
Tel: (0131 6)50 5084
Email: S.Sabanis@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Julie Hands
Tel: (0131 6)50 4885
Email: Julie.Hands@ed.ac.uk
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