Definition

Let : ARMA(p,q) that is weakly stationary

An Autoregressive, Integrated, Moving Average model , often referred to ARIMA(p,d,q), is defined as

Formulations

ARIMA(p,1,q)

Let be a weakly stationary ARMA(p,q) model, defined as

The model ARIMA(p,1,q) is defined as:

It resembles an ARMA(p+1, q) model but with one root of the AR polynomial exactly equal to 1.

Property: Characteristic Polynomial of ARIMA(p,1,q)

The AR operator using the backshift operator is: The characteristic polynomial is: This polynomial has one root equal to 1 (the factor), which confirms the non-stationarity of the original series. The remaining roots must lie outside the unit circle for the differenced series to be stationary.

Constant Term

If the differenced series has a non-zero mean , a constant term is added: where .

Sub-models

Integrated Moving Average (IMA)

An ARIMA(p,d,q) model where the autoregressive order and is integrated. Denoted as IMA(d,q).

IMA(1,1)

Non-stationary due to the unit root in the AR part; variance increases linearly with time. Common for series with a stochastic level.

IMA(2,2)

Useful for modeling series with a stochastic trend.

Autoregressive Integrated (ARI)

An ARIMA(p,d,q) model where the moving average order . Denoted as ARI(p,d).

ARI(1,1)

where for the differenced series to be stationary.

Procedure: Determining Weights for ARI(1,1)

Representing an ARI(1,1) process as a general linear process :

  1. Use the relationship .
  2. Equate coefficients of on both sides.
  3. The recursive solution for is with and .
  4. The explicit solution is .