Unit name | Advanced Time Series |
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Unit code | MATHM6003 |
Credit points | 10 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2C (weeks 13 - 18) |
Unit director | Dr. Cho |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites | |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Mathematics |
Faculty | Faculty of Science |
Unit aims
Describe limitations of stationary linear time series models Introduce and describe ARCH and GARCH financial time series model. Introduce and describe locally stationary time series models. General Description of the Unit
This course builds on the Level 6 MATH33800 Time Series Analysis course that described classical stationary linear time series analysis. This course considers the suitability of classical models in a variety of settings. The course then divides naturally into two sections: 1. models which possess time-varying conditional variances (GARCH, ARCH) and 2. locally stationary time series. We introduce ARCH/GARCH models, examine their properties and methods for fitting and model criticism. We then introduce locally stationary models, examine their properties and explore methods for estimating key quantities. Real life data examples will be provided throughout where necessary.
Relation to Other Units
This course builds on MATH33800, Time Series Analysis.
Additional unit information can be found at http://www.maths.bristol.ac.uk/study/undergrad/current_units/index.html
Learning Objectives
At the end of the unit students should be able to:
Transferable Skills
The students will gain experience of modelling and fitting advanced time series models to data. These skills are highly valued in a number of areas but especially financial data modelling.
Lectures (with encouraged audience participation) plus problem and solution sheets. Some of the questions on the problem sheets will be to do with practical data analysis.
100% Examination.
Raw scores on the examinations will be determined according to the marking scheme written on the examination paper. The marking scheme, indicating the maximum score per question, is a guide to the relative weighting of the questions. Raw scores are moderated as described in the Undergraduate Handbook.
Reading and references are available at http://www.maths.bristol.ac.uk/study/undergrad/current_units/index.html