First Differencing & Detrending Flashcards

1
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What is the difference between detrending and differencing?

A

Detrending removes deterministic trend; differencing removes stochastic trend (unit root).

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What is the purpose of first differencing?

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To transform an I(1) series into an I(0) (stationary) one.

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