1. 5 – Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) Models
Box & Jenkins
Methodology

2. Box-Jenkins Methodology
ARIMA
Box-Jenkins Methodology

3. Example 1/4
The series show an upward trend.
The first several autocorrelations are persistently large and trailed off to zero rather slowly  a trend exists and this time series is nonstationary (it does not vary about a fixed level)
Idea: to difference the data to see if we could eliminate the trend and create a stationary series.

4. Example 2/4
First order differences.
A plot of the differenced data appears to vary about a fixed level.
Comparing the autocorrelations with their error limits, the only significant autocorrelation is at lag 1. Similarly, only the lag 1 partial autocorrelation is significant. The PACF appears to cut off after lag 1, indicating AR(1) behavior. The ACF appears to cut off after lag 1, indicating MA(1) behavior  we will try: ARIMA(1,1,0) and ARIMA(0,1,1)
A constant term in each model will be included to allow for the fact that the series of differences appears to vary about a level greater than zero.

5. Example 3/4
ARIMA(1,1,0)
ARIMA(0,1,1)
The LBQ statistics are not significant as indicated by the large p-values for either model.

6. Example 4/4
Finally, there is no significant residual autocorrelation for the ARIMA(1,1,0) model. The results for the ARIMA(0,1,1) are similar.
Therefore, either model is adequate and provide nearly the same one-step-ahead forecasts.

7. Examples Makridakis Minitab Montgomery ARIMA 7.1 ARIMA PIGS ARIMA DJ
ARIMA Electricity
ARIMA Computers
ARIMA Sales Industry
ARIMA Pollution
Minitab
Employ (Food)
Montgomery
EXEMPLO PAG 267
EXEMPLO PAG 271
EXEMPLO PAG 278
EXEMPLO PAG 283

8. ARIMA Basic Model

9. Basic Models ARIMA (0, 0, 0) ― WHITE NOISE
ARIMA (0, 1, 0) ― RANDOM WALK
ARIMA (1, 0, 0) ― AUTOREGRESSIVE MODEL (order 1)
ARIMA (0, 0, 1) ― MOVING AVERAGE MODEL
(order 1)
ARIMA (1, 0, 1) ― SIMPLE MIXED MODEL

10. AR MA Example Models

11. Autocorrelation - ACF Lag ACF T LBQ 1 0,0441176 0,15 0,03
1 0, ,15 0,03
2 -0, ,32 0,17
Diferenças são devido a pequenas modificações nas fórmulas de Regressão e Time Series

12. Partial Correlation
Suppose X, Y and Z are random variables. We define the notion of partial correlation between X and Y adjusting for Z.
First consider simple linear regression of X on Z
Also the linear regression of Y on Z

13. Partial Correlation Now consider the errors
Then the partial correlation between X and Y, adjusting for Z, is

14. Partial Autocorrelation - PACF
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)
Corr(X*, Y*)
Correlations: X*; Y*
Pearson correlation of X* and Y* =0,770
P-Value = 0,000
Partial Autocorrelation Function: X
Lag PACF T
1 0, ,98
2 -0, ,17
3 0, ,64
Diferenças são devido a pequenas modificações nas fórmulas de Regressão e Time Series

15. Theorectical Behavior for AR(1)
ACF  0
PACF = 0 for lag > 1

16. Theorectical Behavior for AR(2)
ACF  0
PACF = 0 for lag > 2

17. Theorectical Behavior for MA (1)
PACF  0
ACF = 0 for lag > 1

18. Theorectical Behavior for MA(2)
PACF  0
PACF = 0 for lag > 2

19. Theorectical Behavior
Note that:
ARMA(p,0) = AR(p)
ARMA(0,q) = MA(q)
ACF
PACF
AR(p)
Die out
Cut off after the order p of the process
MA(q)
Cut off after the order q of the process
ARMA(p,q)
In this context…
“Die out” means “tend to zero gradually”
“Cut off” means “disappear” or “is zero”
In practice, the values of p and q each rarely exceed 2.

20. Review of Main Characteristics of ACF and PACF

21. Example 5.1 Weekly total number of loan applications
The weekly data tend to have short runs and that the data seem to be indeed autocorrelated. Next, we visually inspect the stationarity. Although there might be a slight drop in the mean for the second year (weeks ), in general it seems to be safe to assume stationarity.
EXEMPLO PAG 267.MPJ

22. Example 5.1
1. It cuts off after lag 2 (or maybe even 3), suggesting a MA(2) (or MA(3)) model.
2. It has an (or a mixture ot) exponential decay(s) pattern suggesting an AR(p) model.

23. Example 5.1
It cuts off after lag 2. Hence we use the second interpretation of the sample ACF plot and assume that the appropriate model to fit is the AR(2) model.

24. Example 5.1 The modified Box-Pierce test suggests that there is no
autocorrelation left in the residuals.

25. Example 5.1

26. Example 5.1

27. Example 5.1

28. The process shows signs of nonstationarity with changing mean
Example 5.2
Dow Jones Index
Exemplo: Página 271
The process shows signs of nonstationarity with changing mean
and possibly variance.

29. Example 5.2
The slowly decreasing sample ACF and sample PACF with significant value at lag 1, which is close to 1 confirm that indeed the process can be deemed nonstationary.

30. Example 5.2
One might argue that the significant sample PACF value at lag I suggests that the AR( I) model might also fit the data well.
We will consider this interpretation first and fit an AR( I) model to the Dow Jones Index data.

31. Example 5.2
The modified Box-Pierce test suggests that there is no autocorrelation left in the
residuals. This is also confirmed by the sample ACF and PACF plots of the residuals

32. Example 5.2

33. Example 5.2
The only concern in the residual plots in is in the changing variance observed in the time series plot of the residuals.

34. Example 5.2

35. Example 5.2

36. Example 5.2

37. Example 5.2

38. Example 5.3
Prediction with AR(2)
Exemplo pag 278

39. Example 5.3

40. Example 5.3

41. Example 5.5 U.S. Clothing Sales Data Exemplo: Página 283
The data obviously exhibit some
seasonality and upward linear trend. c

42. Example 5.5 The sample ACF and PACF indicate a monthly seasonality,
s = 12, as ACF values at lags 12, 24, 36 are significant and slowly decreasing

43. Example 5.5 The sample ACF and PACF indicate a monthly seasonality,
s = 12, as ACF values at lags 12, 24, 36 are significant and slowly decreasing

44. Example 5.5
There is a significant PACF value at lag 12 that is close to 1. Moreover, the slowly decreasing ACF in general also indicates a
nonstationarity that can be remedied by taking the first difference. Hence we would now consider

45. Example 5.5

46. Example 5.5
There is a significant PACF value at lag 12 that is close to 1. Moreover, the slowly decreasing ACF in general also indicates a
nonstationarity that can be remedied by taking the first difference. Hence we would now consider

47. Example 5.5
Figure shows that first difference together with seasonal differencing helps in terms of stationarity and eliminating the seasonality

48. Example 5.5

49. Example 5.5
The sample ACF with a significant value at lag 1 and the sample PACF with exponentially decaying values at the first 8 lags suggest that a nonseasonal MA( I)
model should be used.

50. Example 5.5
The interpretation of the remaining seasonality is a bit more difficult. For that we should focus on the sample ACF and PACF values at lags , 36, and so on. The sample ACF at lag 12 seems to be significant and the sample PACF at lags 12, 24, 36 (albeit not significant) seems to be alternating in sign. That suggests that a seasonal MA(1) model can be used as well. Hence an ARIMA (0, 1, 1) x (0, 1, 1) 12 model is used to model the data, yt

51. Example 5.5
Both MA( 1) and seasonal MA( 1) coefficient estimates are significant.
As we can see from the sample ACF and PACF plots, while there are still some small significant values, as indicated by the modified Box-Pierce statistic, most of the autocorrelation is now modeled out.

52. Example 5.5
As we can see from the sample ACF and PACF plots, while there are still some small significant values, as indicated by the modified Box-Pierce statistic, most of the autocorrelation is now modeled out.

53. Example 5.5

54. Example 5.5

55. Introduction
Exponential smoothing. The general assumption for these models was that any time series data can be represented as the sum of two distinct components: deterministic and stochastic (random). The former (deterministic) is modeled as a function of time whereas for the latter (stochastic) we assumed that some random noise that is added on the deterministic signal generates the stochastic behavior of the time series.
One very important assumption is that the random noise is generated through independent shocks to the process.
In practice, however, this assumption is often violated. That is, usually successive observations show serial dependence. Under these circumstances, forecasting methods based on exponential smoothing may be inefficient and sometimes inappropriate because they do not take advantage of the serial dependence in the observations in the most effective way.
To formally incorporate this dependent structure, we will explore a general class of models called autoregressive integrated moving average models or ARIMA models (also known as Box-Jenkins models).

56. Linear Models for Stationary Time Series
A linear filter is defined as
Um conceito de Processamento de Sinais
is said to be

57. Stationarity

58. Some Examples

59. Stationary Time Series
Many time series do not exhibit a stationary behavior
The stationarity is in fact a rarity in real life
However it provides a foundation to build upon since (as we will see later on) if the time series in not stationary, its first difference (yt-yt-1) will often be

60. Linear Filter

61. If Input is White Noise

62. Using the Backshift Operator

63. Wold’s Decomposition Theorem
Any nondeterministic weakly stationary time series can be written as an infinite sum of weighted random shocks (disturbances)
where

64. How can we come up with “infinitely” many terms?
How useful is this?
Well, not so much!!!
How can we come up with “infinitely” many terms?

65. Maybe we should consider some special cases:

66. Finite Order Moving Average Processes (Ma(q))

67. Some Properties
Expected Value
Variance

68. Some Properties
Autocovariance Function
Autocorrelation Function (ACF)

69. Autocorrelation Function of MA(q)
ACF of Ma(q) ”cuts off” after lag q
This is very useful in the identification of an MA(q) process

70. Example
Employ.mtw

71. Diferences

72. Autocorrelation
The graphs for the autocorrelation function (ACF) of the ARIMA residuals include lines representing two standard errors to either side of zero. Values that extend beyond two standard errors are statistically significant at approximately a = 0.05, and show evidence that the model does not explain thel autocorrelation in the data.
Because you did not specify the lag length, autocorrelation uses the default length of n / 4 for a series with less than or equal to 240 observations. Minitab generates an autocorrelation function (ACF) with approximate a = 0.05 critical bands for the hypothesis that the correlations are equal to zero.

73. Autocorrelation
The ACF for these data shows large positive, significant spikes at lags 1 and 2 with subsequent positive autocorrelations that do not die off quickly. This pattern is typical of an autoregressive process.

74. Ljung-Box q statistic
Use to test whether a series of observations over time are random and independent. If observations are not independent, one observation may be correlated with another observation k time units later, a relationship called autocorrelation. Autocorrelation can impair the accuracy of a time-based predictive model, such as time series plot, and lead to misinterpretation of the data.
For example, an electronics company tracks monthly sales of batteries for five years. They want to use the data to develop a  time series model to help forecast future sales. However, monthly sales may be affected by seasonal trends. For example, every year a rise in sales occurs when people buy batteries for Christmas toys. Thus a monthly sales observation in one year could be correlated with a monthly sales observations 12 months later (a lag of 12).
Before choosing their time series model, they can evaluate autocorrelation for the monthly differences in sales. The Ljung-Box Q (LBQ) statistic tests the null hypothesis that autocorrelations up to lag k equal zero (i.e., the data values are random and independent up to a certain number of lags--in this case 12). If the LBQ is greater than a specified critical value, autocorrelations for one or more lags may be  significantly different from zero, suggesting the values are not random and independent over time.
LBQ is also used to evaluate assumptions after fitting a time series model, such as ARIMA, to ensure that the residuals are independent.
The Ljung-Box is a Portmanteau test and is a modified version of the Box-Pierce chi-square statistic.

75. Ho: Autocorrelation (lag<6) = 0
You can use the Ljung-Box Q (LBQ) statistic to test the null hypothesis that the autocorrelations for all lags up to lag k equal zero.
Let's test that all autocorrelations up to a lag of 6 are zero. The LBQ statistic is
Ho: Autocorrelation (lag<6) = 0
Variable CumProb is created

77. In this example, the p-value is 0
In this example, the p-value is , which means the p-value is less than The very small p-value implies that one or more of the autocorrelations up to lag 6 can be judged as significantly different from zero at any reasonable a level.

78. Partial autocorrelation computes and plots the partial autocorrelations of a time series. Partial autocorrelations, like autocorrelations, are correlations between sets of ordered data pairs of a time series. As with partial correlations in the regression case, partial autocorrelations measure the strength of relationship with other terms being accounted for. The partial autocorrelation at a lag of k is the correlation between residuals at time t from an autoregressive model and observations at lag k with terms for all intervening lags present in the autoregressive model. The plot of partial autocorrelations is called the partial autocorrelation function or PACF. View the PACF to guide your choice of terms to include in an ARIMA model.

79. You obtain a partial autocorrelation function (PACF) of the food industry employment data, after taking a difference of lag 12, in order to help determine a likely ARIMA model.

80. Minitab generates a partial autocorrelation function with critical bands at approximately a = 0.05 for the hypothesis that the correlations are equal to zero.
In the food data example, there is a single large spike of 0.7 at lag 1, which is typical of an autoregressive process of order one. There is also a significant spike at lag 9, but you have no evidence of a nonrandom process occurring there.

82. Sample ACF
Will not be equal to zero after lag q for an MA(q)
But it will be small
For the same size of N, this can be tested using the limits:

83. First-Order Moving Average Process MA(1)
for which autocovariance and autocorrelation functions are given as

84. Some Examples
Note, the behavior
of sample ACF

85. Second-Order Moving Average Process MA(2)
for which autocovariance and autocorrelation functions are given as

86. An Example

87. Finite Order Autoregressive Processes (AR(p))
MA(q) processes take into account disturbances up to q lags in the past
What if all past disturbances have some lingering effects? Back to square one?
We may be able to come up with some special cases though

88. A very special case
What if we let

89. Decomposition
and

90. Combining the two equations
This is an AR(1) model

91. First-Order Autoregressive Process (AR(1))

92. Properties
Expected Value
Autocovariance Function
Autocorrelation Function

93. Some Examples

94. Second-Order Autoregressive Process (AR(2))

95. Conditions for Stationarity

96. AR(2) is stationary if …

97. AR(2) is stationary if …

98. AR(2)
Hence {yj} satisfy the 2nd order linear difference equation. So the yi can be expressed as the solution to this equation in terms of the 2 roots m1 and m2 of the associated polynomial
If the roots m1 and m2 satisfy

99. AR(2) is stationary if the roots m1 and m2 of are both less than one in absolute value

100. ACF of a stationary AR(2)

101. ACF of a stationary AR(2)
Yule-Walker
Equations

102. ACF of a stationary AR(2)
Hence ACF satisfies the 2nd order linear difference equation. So the r(k) can be expressed as the solution to this equation in terms of the 2 roots m1 and m2 of the associated polynomial

103. ACF of a stationary AR(2)

104. Some Examples

105. AR(p)

106. are less than one in absolute value.
AR(p) is Stationary
If the roots of
are less than one in absolute value.

107. Infinite MA representation

108. Expected Value of an AR(p)

109. Autocovariance Function of an AR(p)

110. Autocorrelation Function of an AR(p)

111. ACF of AR(p)
In general ACF of AR(p) can be a mixture
of exponential decay and damped sinusoidal behavior depending on the solution to the corresponding Yule-Walker equations.

112. ACF of AR(p)

113. ACF of MA(q) “cuts off” after q
ACF for AR(p) and MA(q)
ACF of MA(q) “cuts off” after q
ACF of AR(p) can be a mixture of exponential decay and damped sinusoidal

114. So how are we going to determine p in the AR(p) model?

115. Partial Correlation
Suppose X, Y and Z are random variables. We define the notion of partial correlation between X and Y adjusting for Z.
First consider simple linear regression of X on Z
Also the linear regression of Y on Z

116. Partial Correlation Now consider the errors
Then the partial correlation between X and Y, adjusting for Z, is

117. Partial Autocorrelation Function (PACF)

118. Partial Autocorrelation Function (PACF)

119. Partial Autocorrelation Function (PACF)

120. Partial Autocorrelation Function (PACF)

121. Sample Partial Autocorrelation Function

122. Some Examples

123. For an AR(p) process, PACF cuts off after lag p.
For an MA(q) process, PACF has an exponential decay and/or a damped sinusoid form

124. Invertibility of a MA Process

125. Invertibility of a MA Process

126. Invertibility of a MA Process
We have

127. The ACF and PACF do have very distinct and indicative properties for MA and AR models. Therefore in model identification it is strongly recommended to use both the sample ACF and PACF simultaneously

128. Mixed Autoregressive-Moving Average (ARMA(p,q)) Process

129. Stationarity of ARMA(p,q)

130. Invertibility of ARMA(p,q)

131. ACF and PACF of an ARMA(p,q)
Both ACF and PACF of an ARMA(p,q) can be a mixture of exponential decay and damped sinusoids depending on the roots of the AR operator.

132. ARMA Models
For ARMA models, except for possible special cases, neither ACF nor PACF has distinctive features that would allow “easy identification”
For this reason, there have been many additional sample functions considered to help with identification problem:
Extended sample ACF (ESACF)
Generalized sample PACF (GPACF)
Inverse ACF
Use of “canonical correlations”

133. Some Examples

134. Review of Main Characteristics of ACF and PACF

135. Review of Main Characteristics of Sample ACF and PACF

136. Some Examples

137. Some Examples

138. Some Examples

139. Some Examples

140. Some Examples

141. ARIMA Models
Process {yt} is ARIMA(p,d,q), if the dth order differences, wt=(1-B)dyt, form a stationary ARMA(p,q) process:
Thus {yt} satisfies

142. Some Examples

143. Some Examples

144. Model Building
Given T observations from a process, want to obtain a model that adequately represents the main features of the time series data. Model can be used for purposes of forecasting, control, …

145. STAGE 1: Model Specification or Identification
3-Stage Procedure
STAGE 1: Model Specification or Identification
Consider issue of nonstationarity vs. stationarity of series. Use procedures such as differencing to obtain a stationary series; say wt=(1-B)dyt
Examine sample ACF and PACF of wt and use features of these functions to identify an appropriate ARMA model. The specification is “tentative”

146. Review of Main Characteristics of ACF and PACF

147. Review of Main Characteristics of Sample ACF and PACF

148. ARMA Models
For ARMA models, except for possible special cases, neither ACF nor PACF has distinctive features that would allow “easy identification”
For this reason, there have been many additional sample functions considered to help with identification problem:
Extended sample ACF (ESACF)
Generalized sample PACF (GPACF)
Inverse ACF
Use of “canonical correlations”

149. STAGE 2: Estimation of Parameters in Tentatively Specified Model
3-Stage Procedure
STAGE 2: Estimation of Parameters in Tentatively Specified Model
Method of moments
Least Squares
Maximum Likelihood

150. STAGE 3: Model Checking 3-Stage Procedure
Based on examining features of residuals

151. 3-Stage Procedure
STAGE 3: If the specified model is appropriate order p, q; then we expect the residuals behave similar to the “true” white noise et.

152. Example 5.1
Weekly total number of loan applications

153. Example 5.1

154. Example 5.1

155. Example 5.1

156. Example 5.1

157. Example 5.1

158. Example 5.1

159. Example 5.2
Dow Jones Index

160. Example 5.2

161. Example 5.2

162. Example 5.2

163. Example 5.2

164. Example 5.2

165. Example 5.2

166. Example 5.2

167. Example 5.2

168. Example 5.2

169. Forecasting ARIMA Processes

170. Forecasting ARIMA Processes

171. The “best” forecast

172. Forecast Error

173. Prediction Intervals

174. Two Issues

175. Illustration Using ARIMA(1,1,1)
ARIMA(1,1,1) process is given as
Two commonly used approaches

176. Approach 1

177. Approach 2

178. Example 5.3

179. Seasonal Processes

180. Seasonal Processes

181. Seasonal Processes

182. Seasonal Processes

183. Example 5.4

184. Example 5.5
U.S. Clothing Sales Data

185. Example 5.5

186. Example 5.5

187. Example 5.5

188. Example 5.5

189. Example 5.5

190. Example 5.5

191. Example 5.5

192. Example 5.5

193. Example 5.5

194. Use ARIMA to model time series behavior and to generate forecasts
Use ARIMA to model time series behavior and to generate forecasts. ARIMA fits a Box-Jenkins ARIMA model to a time series. ARIMA stands for Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average with each term representing steps taken in the model construction until only random noise remains. ARIMA modeling differs from the other time series methods in the fact that ARIMA modeling uses correlational techniques. ARIMA can be used to model patterns that may not be visible in plotted data.

195. The ACF and PACF of the food employment data suggest an autoregressive model of order 1, or AR(1), after taking a difference of order 12. You fit that model here, examine diagnostic plots, and examine the goodness of fit. To take a seasonal difference of order 12, you specify the seasonal period to be 12, and the order of the difference to be 1.

196. 1    Model is specified by the usual notation (pdq) x (PDQ) S:
(pdq) is for a nonseasonal model; (PDQ) for a seasonal, and S is the seasonality.
2    At least one of the p, P, q, or Q parameters must be non-zero, and none may exceed five.
3    The maximum number of parameters you can estimate is ten.
4    At least three data points must remain after differencing. That is, S * D + d + 2 must be less than the number of points, where S is the length of a season.
5    The maximum "back order" for the model is 100. In practice, this condition is always satisfied if S * D + d + p + P + q + Q is at most 100.
6    The ARIMA model normally includes a constant term only if there is no differencing (that is, d = D = 0).
7    Missing observations are only allowed at the beginning or the end of a series, not in the middle.
8    The seasonal component of this model is multiplicative, and thus is appropriate when the amount of cyclical variation is proportional to the mean.

197. The ARIMA model converged after nine iterations
The ARIMA model converged after nine iterations. The AR(1) parameter had a t-value of As a rule of thumb, you can consider values over two as indicating that the associated parameter can be judged as significantly different from zero. The MSE (1.1095) can be used to compare fits of different ARIMA models.
The Ljung-Box statistics give nonsignificant p-values , indicating that the residuals appeared to uncorrelated. The ACF and PACF of the residuals corroborate this. You assume that the spikes in the ACF and PACF at lag 9 are the result of random events
The coefficients are estimated using an iterative algorithm that calculates least squares estimates. At each iteration, the back forecasts are computed and SSE is calculated.
Back forecasts are calculated using the specified model and the current iteration's parameter estimates

198. Box and Jenkins [2] present an interactive approach for fitting ARIMA models to time series. This iterative approach involves identifying the model, estimating the parameters, checking model adequacy, and forecasting, if desired. The model identification step generally requires judgment from the analyst.
1    First, decide if the data are stationary. That is, do the data possess constant mean and variance .
·    Examine a time series plot to see if a transformation is required to give constant variance.
·    Examine the ACF to see if large autocorrelations do not die out, indicating that differencing may be required to give a constant mean.
A seasonal pattern that repeats every kth time interval suggests taking the kth difference to remove a portion of the pattern. Most series should not require more than two difference operations or orders. Be careful not to overdifference. If spikes in the ACF die out rapidly, there is no need for further differencing. A sign of an overdifferenced series is the first autocorrelation close to -0.5 and small values elsewhere.

199. 2    Next, examine the ACF and PACF of your stationary data in order to identify what autoregressive or moving average models terms are suggested.
·    An ACF with large spikes at initial lags that decay to zero or a PACF with a large spike at the first and possibly at the second lag indicates an autoregressive process.
·    An ACF with a large spike at the first and possibly at the second lag and a PACF with large spikes at initial lags that decay to zero indicates a moving average process.
·    The ACF and the PACF both exhibiting large spikes that gradually die out indicates that both autoregressive and moving averages processes are present.
For most data, no more than two autoregressive parameters or two moving average parameters are required in ARIMA models.

200. 3    Once you have identified one or more likely models, you are ready to use the ARIMA procedure.
·    Fit the likely models and examine the significance of parameters and select one model that gives the best fit.
·    Check that the ACF and PACF of residuals indicate a random process, signified when there are no large spikes. You can easily obtain an ACF and a PACF of residual using ARIMA's Graphs subdialog box. If large spikes remain, consider changing the model.
·    You may perform several iterations in finding the best model. When you are satisfied with the fit, go ahead and make forecasts.
The ARIMA algorithm will perform up to 25 iterations to fit a given model. If the solution does not converge, store the estimated parameters and use them as starting values for a second fit. You can store the estimated parameters and use them as starting values for a subsequent fit as often as necessary.

201. The graphs for the ACF and PACF of the ARIMA residuals include lines representing two standard errors to either side of zero. Values that extend beyond two standard errors are statistically significant at approximately a = 0.05, and show evidence that the model has not explained all autocorrelation in the data.

203. The AR(1) model appears to fit well so you use it to forecast employment.

206. The ARIMA algorithm is based on the fitting routine in the TSERIES package written by Professor William Q. Meeker, Jr., of Iowa State University.
W.Q. Meeker, Jr. (1977). "TSERIES-A User-oriented Computer Program for Identifying, Fitting and Forecasting ARIMA Time Series Models," ASA 1977 Proceedings of the Statistical Computing Section.
W.Q. Meeker, Jr. (1977). TSERIES User's Manual, Statistical Laboratory, Iowa State University.