Question: Exam4-500E-SI'97 Consider the attached data file Exxon-CTE5-Problem1. These data represent monthly prices of shares in Exxon from January 1995 through December 2005. The column Date
Exam4-500E-SI'97
Consider the attached data file "Exxon-CTE5-Problem1". These data represent monthly prices of shares in Exxon from January 1995 through December 2005. The column Date contains the dates with the year, the month and the last day of the month, where 19950131 means the 31st day of January in 1995.
Prepare an appropriate time-series model to forecast Exxon share prices. Describe the reasoning behind your selected model. Please make sure that you attach all relevant Excel/PHStat outputs and that you explain them thoroughly.
| Date | Exxon Price |
| 19950131 | 62.5 |
| 19950228 | 64.6250001 |
| 19950331 | 67.4072897 |
| 19950428 | 70.3160471 |
| 19950531 | 72.971869 |
| 19950630 | 72.2050893 |
| 19950731 | 74.1220386 |
| 19950831 | 71.0549197 |
| 19950929 | 74.6722611 |
| 19951031 | 78.9355564 |
| 19951130 | 80.744227 |
| 19951229 | 84.6575175 |
| 19960131 | 83.7444164 |
| 19960229 | 83.7444164 |
| 19960329 | 85.8511941 |
| 19960430 | 89.5380551 |
| 19960531 | 90.1068852 |
| 19960628 | 92.3662023 |
| 19960731 | 87.4488651 |
| 19960830 | 87.4913935 |
| 19960930 | 89.370043 |
| 19961031 | 95.1401808 |
| 19961129 | 102.160962 |
| 19961231 | 106.085026 |
| 19970131 | 112.17409 |
| 19970228 | 109.375827 |
| 19970331 | 117.558557 |
| 19970430 | 123.559226 |
| 19970530 | 130.181782 |
| 19970630 | 134.576104 |
| 19970731 | 141.167586 |
| 19970829 | 135.339617 |
| 19970930 | 141.698782 |
| 19971031 | 135.892588 |
| 19971128 | 135.831762 |
| 19971231 | 136.249277 |
| 19980130 | 132.074121 |
| 19980227 | 142.868293 |
| 19980331 | 151.552444 |
| 19980430 | 163.738268 |
| 19980529 | 158.914362 |
| 19980630 | 160.886704 |
| 19980731 | 158.350836 |
| 19980831 | 148.427142 |
| 19980930 | 160.193572 |
| 19981030 | 162.4618 |
| 19981130 | 171.047041 |
| 19981231 | 166.770865 |
| 19990129 | 160.214062 |
| 19990226 | 152.739306 |
| 19990331 | 161.918006 |
| 19990430 | 190.601445 |
| 19990528 | 184.227985 |
| 19990630 | 177.885238 |
| 19990730 | 183.074758 |
| 19990831 | 182.867177 |
| 19990930 | 176.201654 |
| 19991029 | 171.709671 |
| 19991130 | 184.901611 |
| 19991231 | 187.815742 |
| 20000131 | 194.518243 |
| 20000229 | 176.602166 |
| 20000331 | 182.757594 |
| 20000428 | 182.171363 |
| 20000531 | 196.393334 |
| 20000630 | 185.048782 |
| 20000731 | 188.584746 |
| 20000831 | 193.45259 |
| 20000929 | 211.227713 |
| 20001031 | 211.375839 |
| 20001130 | 209.604252 |
| 20001229 | 207.073519 |
| 20010131 | 200.43407 |
| 20010228 | 194.098308 |
| 20010330 | 193.978561 |
| 20010430 | 212.179015 |
| 20010531 | 213.591949 |
| 20010629 | 210.270741 |
| 20010731 | 201.051081 |
| 20010831 | 194.407166 |
| 20010928 | 190.77565 |
| 20011031 | 191.017748 |
| 20011130 | 182.205272 |
| 20011231 | 191.461678 |
| 20020131 | 190.243729 |
| 20020228 | 202.325789 |
| 20020328 | 214.720094 |
| 20020430 | 196.789993 |
| 20020531 | 196.741015 |
| 20020628 | 201.61888 |
| 20020731 | 181.121946 |
| 20020830 | 175.800639 |
| 20020930 | 158.195774 |
| 20021031 | 166.923818 |
| 20021129 | 173.717803 |
| 20021231 | 174.416665 |
| 20030131 | 170.473085 |
| 20030228 | 170.972269 |
| 20030331 | 175.646116 |
| 20030430 | 176.902526 |
| 20030530 | 184.189707 |
| 20030630 | 181.710222 |
| 20030731 | 180.04038 |
| 20030829 | 192.032945 |
| 20030930 | 186.42985 |
| 20031031 | 186.327993 |
| 20031128 | 185.665805 |
| 20031231 | 210.28447 |
| 20040130 | 209.207408 |
| 20040227 | 217.567484 |
| 20040331 | 214.575103 |
| 20040430 | 219.528022 |
| 20040528 | 224.532542 |
| 20040630 | 230.554686 |
| 20040730 | 240.366625 |
| 20040831 | 240.730026 |
| 20040930 | 252.374903 |
| 20041029 | 257.022399 |
| 20041130 | 269.032785 |
| 20041231 | 269.085271 |
| 20050131 | 270.870074 |
| 20050228 | 333.758145 |
| 20050331 | 314.199723 |
| 20050429 | 300.65118 |
| 20050531 | 297.804414 |
| 20050630 | 304.53416 |
| 20050729 | 311.316887 |
| 20050831 | 318.947471 |
| 20050930 | 338.32925 |
| 20051031 | 298.926716 |
| 20051130 | 310.534484 |
| 20051230 | 300.581109 |
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