Consider a random walk model with the following equation: Yt = Yt - 1 + et, where

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Consider a random walk model with the following equation: Yt = Yt - 1 + et, where et is a random series with mean 0 and standard deviation 1. Specify a moving average model that is equivalent to this random walk model. In particular, what is the appropriate span in the equivalent moving average model? What is the smoothing effect of this span?

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Data Analysis and Decision Making

ISBN: 978-0538476126

4th edition

Authors: Christian Albright, Wayne Winston, Christopher Zappe

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