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(1) In autoregressive models _______ ?
[A] Current value of dependent variable is influenced by current values of independent variables
[B] Current value of dependent variable is influenced by current and past values of independent variables
[C] Current value of dependent variable is influenced by past values of both dependent and independent variables
[D] None of the above
Answer: Current value of dependent variable is influenced by past values of both dependent and independent variables
(2) Which of the following is true for white noise?
[A] Mean =0
[B] Zero autocovariances
[C] Zero autocovariances except at lag zero
[D] Quadratic Variance
Answer: Zero autocovariances except at lag zero

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(3) For the following MA (3) process yt = μ + Εt + θ1Εt-1 + θ2Εt-2 + θ3Εt-3 , where σt is a zero mean white noise process with variance σ2
[A] ACF = 0 at lag 3
[B] ACF =0 at lag 5
[C] ACF =1 at lag 1
[D] ACF =0 at lag 2
Answer: ACF =0 at lag 5
(4) The pacf (partial autocorrelation function) is necessary for distinguishing between ______ ?
[A] An AR and MA model is_solution: False
[B] An AR and an ARMA is_solution: True
[C] An MA and an ARMA is_solution: False
[D] Different models from within the ARMA family
Answer: An AR and an ARMA is_solution: True
(5) Second differencing in time series can help to eliminate which trend?
[A] Quadratic Trend
[B] Linear Trend
[C] Both A & B
[D] None of the above
Answer: Quadratic Trend
(6) Which of the following cross validation techniques is better suited for time series data?
[A] k-Fold Cross Validation
[B] Leave-one-out Cross Validation
[C] Stratified Shuffle Split Cross Validation
[D] Forward Chaining Cross Validation
Answer: Forward Chaining Cross Validation
(7) Find 95% prediction intervals for the predictions of temperature in 1999.

These results summarize the fit of a simple exponential smooth to the time series.

[A] 0.3297 2 * 0.1125
[B] 0.3297 2 * 0.121
[C] 0.3297 2 * 0.129n
[D] 0.3297 2 * 0.22
Answer: 0.3297 2 * 0.121
(8) Which of the following statement is correct?

1. If autoregressive parameter (p) in an ARIMA model is 1, it means that there is no auto-correlation in the series.

2. If moving average component (q) in an ARIMA model is 1, it means that there is auto-correlation in the series with lag 1.

3. If integrated component (d) in an ARIMA model is 0, it means that the series is not stationary.

[A] Only 1
[B] Both 1 and 2
[C] Only 2
[D] All of the statements
Answer: Only 2
(9) In a time-series forecasting problem, if the seasonal indices for quarters 1, 2, and 3 are 0.80, 0.90, and 0.95 respectively. What can you say about the seasonal index of quarter 4?
[A] It will be less than 1
[B] It will be greater than 1
[C] It will be equal to 1
[D] Seasonality does not exist
Answer: It will be greater than 1
(10) A common method known as ratio-to-trend analysis used to
[A] Deseasonalize data
[B] Take moving average
[C] Remove multicollinearity
[D] Represent graphical curve
Answer: Deseasonalize data

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