Permanent components in seasonal variables

We propose considering a seasonal time series as the realization of a s-variate stochastic process, s being the seasonal periodo In this paper we propose a test statistic for the hypothesis of a univariate versus a multivariate representation of seasonality. We find evidence against the more standar...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Flores de Frutos, Rafael, Novales Cinca, Alfonso Santiago
Tipo de recurso: informe técnico
Fecha de publicación:1994
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/64151
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/64151
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Análisis de Series temporales
Procesos estocásticos.
Procesos estocásticos
1208.08 Procesos Estocásticos
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Sumario:We propose considering a seasonal time series as the realization of a s-variate stochastic process, s being the seasonal periodo In this paper we propose a test statistic for the hypothesis of a univariate versus a multivariate representation of seasonality. We find evidence against the more standard univariate representation for some key variables of the U.S. economy. When a VAR representation is chosen for each of these variables and its residuals are properly orthogonalized, forecasting perfomance is improved, relative to univariate ARIMA models. Also, a Permanent-Transitory decomposition of each variable reveals that permanent components exhibit important seasonal fluctuations. This supports the view that seasonality should be considered as an integral part of agents' decision-making.