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Postgraduate Course: Time Series Analysis and Forecasting (MATH11073)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Mathematics CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits5 ECTS Credits2.5
SummaryFiltering, autoregressive and moving average models, ARMA and ARIMA models, forcasting, seasonal variation.
Course description week 6 - Introduction, white noise
week 7 - Moving average and autoregressive models
week 8 - ARMA and ARIMA models
week 9 - Forecasting
week 10 - Seasonal variation and other topics
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. The ability to demonstrate an understanding of the principles behind modern forecasting techniques.
  2. The ability to select and appropriate model, to fit parameter values, and to carry out the forecasting calculation.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Course URL http://student.maths.ed.ac.uk
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsTSAF
Contacts
Course organiserDr Ioannis Papastathopoulos
Tel: (0131 6)50 5020
Email: i.papastathopoulos@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Frances Reid
Tel: (0131 6)50 4883
Email: f.c.reid@ed.ac.uk
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