[R] Maximum likelihood acf

2007-01-12 Thread Alain Guillet
Hello! I am looking for a function which computes the maximum likelihood estimator of the autocorrelation function for a gaussian time series. Does a such function already exist in R? The estimator by default in R, acf(), uses the method of moments. Thanks a lot, Alain -- Alain Guillet

Re: [R] Maximum likelihood acf

2007-01-12 Thread Prof Brian Ripley
You will need to give us a reference, as the acf is not a parameter in a model in your description and MLEs apply to model parameters. Just possibly ar.mle is what you are looking for, perhaps plus ARMAacf? On Fri, 12 Jan 2007, Alain Guillet wrote: Hello! I am looking for a function which

Re: [R] Maximum likelihood acf

2007-01-12 Thread Alain Guillet
Prof. Brian Ripley, You are right, my question was not clear. In fact, I want to estimate the k first components of the acf, i.e. I want to estimate the k parameters (c(0),c(1),...c(k-1)), where c is the autocorrelation function, by a maximum likelihood estimator. Alain Prof Brian Ripley a

Re: [R] Maximum likelihood acf

2007-01-12 Thread Prof Brian Ripley
On Fri, 12 Jan 2007, Alain Guillet wrote: Prof. Brian Ripley, You are right, my question was not clear. In fact, I want to estimate the k first components of the acf, i.e. I want to estimate the k parameters (c(0),c(1),...c(k-1)), where c is the autocorrelation function, by a maximum

Re: [R] Maximum likelihood acf

2007-01-12 Thread Alain Guillet
In fact, I need it in the general case, not only for an ARMA process. Unfortunately, I have no reference to give so I will code it. Sorry for the trouble. Alain Prof Brian Ripley a écrit : On Fri, 12 Jan 2007, Alain Guillet wrote: Prof. Brian Ripley, You are right, my question was not