STAT 520(=MGSC 520) (Forecasting and Time Series)
Fall 2017
Instructor
David Hitchcock, associate professor of statistics
Syllabus
Syllabus: (Word document) or (pdf document)
Office Hours -- Fall 2017
Mon-Wed-Fri, 10:45-11:55 a.m., or please feel free to make an appointment to see me at other times.
Office: 209A LeConte College
Phone: 777-5346
E-mail: hitchcock@stat.sc.edu
Class Meeting Time
MWF 1:10 pm - 2:00 pm, WMBB Nursing 409 or via distance by streaming video
Current Textbook
Main textbook: Time Series Analysis with Applications in R (2nd Edition), by J.D. Cryer and K. Chan, Springer, 2008.
Additional textbook (available for free download online): Time Series Analysis and Applications (EZ edition), by R.H. Shumway and D.S. Stoffer, 2016.
The Shumway and Stoffer textbook is available as a free download at this site: look for the "tsaEZ" link in the "EZ time series" section.
Course Description
520Forecasting and Time Series (3) (Prereq: STAT 516 or MGSC 391, or equivalent)
Time series analysis and forecasting using the multiple regression and Box-Jenkins approaches.
Course Notes
Homework
NOTE: When you turn in the homeworks, you may either turn in a hard copy to me by hand, or you may submit the homework to me through email (Word document or pdf is preferred for submissions via email).
- STAT 520 Homework 1, Fall 2017: (Word document) or (pdf file) (due
Monday, Sept. 11 by 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13 by 2:00 p.m.)
Homework Solutions
R Code for Class Examples
Computing Resources
R is available as a free download from the CRAN home page).
This software is also available on the computers in
the labs in LeConte College (and a few other buildings).
Help in using R can be found on the
CRAN home page.
Downloading Instructions for R
Formula Sheets
Review Sheets
Information about Course Project
- Accessing the Time Series Data Library: This is a comprehensive collection of time series data sets. You can do a Google search on "time series data sets" to find other websites with time series data.
Exam Solutions
Exams
- Final Exam: Wednesday, Dec. 13 - 12:30 p.m.