A Note on the Selection of Time Series Models
We consider issues related to the order of an autoregression selected using information criteria. We study the sensitivity of the estimated order to (i) whether the effective number of observations is held fixed when estimating models of different order, (ii) whether the estimate of the variance is adjusted for degrees of freedom, and (iii) how the penalty for overfitting is defined in relation to the total sample size. Simulations show that the lag length selected by both the Akaike and the Schwarz information criteria are sensitive to these parameters in finite samples. The methods that give the most precise estimates are those that hold the effective sample size fixed across models to be compared. Theoretical considerations reveal that this is indeed necessary for valid model comparisons. Guides to robust model selection are provided. Copyright 2005 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
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2005
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Authors: | Ng, Serena ; Perron, Pierre |
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Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics. - Department of Economics, ISSN 0305-9049. - Vol. 67.2005, 1, p. 115-134
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Department of Economics |
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