[R] "xreg" in ARIMA modelling.

2008-11-27 Thread 00alastair00
Hello, Does anyone know how the parameter estimates are calculated for xreg variables when called as part of an arima() command, or know of any literature that provides this info? In particular, I was wondering if there is a quick way to compare different combinations of "xreg" variables in the

Re: [R] "xreg" in ARIMA modelling.

2008-11-27 Thread David Stoffer
The help file states: "The exact likelihood is computed via a state-space representation of the ARIMA process, and the innovations and their variance found by a Kalman filter." It is possible to include exogenous variables (xreg) this way, but one can only assume this is done [only one person kn