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The VARMAX Procedure

MODEL Statement

Lag Specification Options

Q= number
Q= (number-list)
specifies the order of the moving-average error process. Subset models of moving-average orders can be specified as, for example, Q=(1,5). The default is Q=0.

GARCH Model Estimation Options

GARCH=(Q=number P=number FORM= value MEAN )
specifies a GARCH-type multivariate conditional heteroscedasticity model. The GARCH= option in the MODEL statement specifies the family of GARCH models to be estimated.

The following options can be used in the GARCH= option.

FORM= value
specifies the representation for a GARCH model. Valid values are as follows:
BEKK
specifies a BEKK representation. This is the default.
BEW
specifies a vectorized representation.
DIAG
specifies a diagonal representation.

MEAN
specifies the GARCH-M model.

P=number

P=(number-list)
specifies the order of the process or the subset of GARCH terms to be fitted. By default, P=0.

Q=number

Q=(number-list)
specifies the order of the process or the subset of ARCH terms to be fitted. This option is required in the GARCH= option.

Printing Options

PRINT=(ROOTS)
In addition, when the GARCH= option is specified, this option prints the roots of the GARCH characteristic polynomials to check covariance stationarity for the GARCH process.

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