ST422      Half Unit
Time Series

This information is for the 2015/16 session.

Teacher responsible

Dr Wai-Fung Lam COL 6.09

Availability

This course is compulsory on the MSc in Statistics (Financial Statistics) and MSc in Statistics (Financial Statistics) (Research). This course is available on the MSc in Applicable Mathematics, MSc in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, MSc in Financial Mathematics, MSc in Management Science (Operational Research), MSc in Risk and Stochastics, MSc in Statistics and MSc in Statistics (Research). This course is available with permission as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit.

Pre-requisites

Good undergraduate knowledge of statistics and probability.

Course content

A broad introduction to statistical time series analysis for postgraduates: what time series analysis can be useful for; autocorrelation; stationarity; causality;  basic time series models: AR, MA, ARMA; ARCH and GARCH models for financial time series; trend removal and seasonal adjustment; invertibility; spectral analysis; estimation; forecasting. We will also discuss nonstationarity and multivariate time series.

Teaching

20 hours of lectures and 10 hours of seminars in the MT.

Exercises will be given out to do at home during Week 6.

Indicative reading

Brockwell & Davis, Time Series: Theory and Methods; Brockwell & Davis, Introduction to Time Series and Forecasting; Box & Jenkins, Time Series Analysis, Forecasting and Control; Shumway & Stoffer, Time Series Analysis and Its Applications.

Assessment

Exam (100%, duration: 2 hours) in the LT week 0.

Student performance results

(2011/12 - 2013/14 combined)

Classification % of students
Distinction 46.6
Merit 21.6
Pass 19.1
Fail 12.7

Key facts

Department: Statistics

Total students 2014/15: 44

Average class size 2014/15: Unavailable

Controlled access 2014/15: No

Lecture capture used 2014/15: Yes (MT)

Value: Half Unit

Guidelines for interpreting course guide information

Personal development skills

  • Application of information skills
  • Application of numeracy skills