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Re: Box jenkins problem trying find to best fit model

Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 6:43 pm
by TomDoan
If you're confused about how to deal with the insignificant MA(2) term, you should talk to a faculty member.

Re: Box jenkins problem trying find to best fit model

Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 12:19 pm
by GaryM26
You might want to try using t rather than Normal errors (DISTRIB=T) option, given the high kurtosis on the standardized residuals.
Hi Tom, When your using the T distribution option, under it in the shape box what do i put? Is it the degrees of freedom. my Obs are 1999

Re: Box jenkins problem trying find to best fit model

Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 12:25 pm
by TomDoan
How many data points you have has nothing to do with that. Leave it blank and let it be estimated.