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Is TRAMO-SEATS automatic identification of Reg-ARIMA ... - Cemfi

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Back to original question: For series with NZ not longer than 30 year (monthlydata)AMI in TSW+ seems quite reliable.One last comment:In SA, long tradition <strong>of</strong> ambiguity:• Lack <strong>of</strong> precise definition <strong>of</strong> seasonality;• “wishful thinking”: how a decent seasonal componentshould be.Important example:Should a decent S(t) be NON-STATIONARY ?Stationary seasonal : each month component has 0 mean.Problem: if series is stationary, S(t) is stationary.Say,1 0.7 ) AR polynomial.• If adjusted by replacing it with 1 ) : overadjustment(misspecification);• If not adjusted: diagnostics (AC, spectrum) will say there isseasonality in SA series.Better, stick to model.As Hawking says: “there is no model-independent test <strong>of</strong> reality.”(Then, one can add “judgment.”)56

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