Consider the following time-series process given by

where denotes the lag operator and . What is the lag 1 autocorrelation of , ?

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Consider the following time-series process given by

where  denotes the lag operator and . What is the lag 1 autocorrelation of , ?

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The question asks for the lag-1 autocorrelation of a time-series process, but the essential equation defining the process is not visible in the prompt provided here. To compute the lag-1 autocorrelation, we need the explicit time-series model X_t (for example, an ARMA form like X_t = sum of coefficients times past X's plus a noise term, etc.). Without that equation, we cannot perform a concrete calculation.

In general, the lag-1 autocorrelation, denoted rho(1), is defined as:
- gamma(1) = Cov(X_t, X_{t-1})
- gamma(0) = Var(X_t)
- rho(1) = gamma(1) / gamma(0)
So the steps are:
1) Write down the model equation for X_t as given, specifying how X_t relates to past values and any noise term.
2) Use the model to derive equations for the autocovariances, typically by applying expectations and using stationarity assumptions. For common models:
   - If it's an AR(1): X_t = phi X_{t-1} + e_t, with e_t white noise, then gamma(1) = phi gamma(0) and gamma(0) = phi^2 gamma(0) + sigma_e^2, which leads to rho(1) = phi.
   - If it's an MA(1): X_t = e_t + theta e_{t-1}, then gamma(0) = (1 + theta^2) sigma_e^2 and gamma(1) = theta sigma_e^2, so rho(1) = theta / (1 + theta^2).
   - For ARMA(p,q): solve the Yule-Walker equations to obtain gamma(k) for k = 0,1,... and then rho(1) = gamma(1)/gamma(0).
3) Compute gamma(0) and gamma(1) from the model, substitute into rho(1) = gamma(1)/gamma(0).
4) If numerical values for parameters are given, plug them in to obtain a numerical value.

Because the provided prompt references an equation and lag-operator form that are not visible here, I cannot reproduce the exact calculation steps leading to the numerical value 0.482. If you share the explicit time-series equation (the expression involving the lag operator and any coefficients or noise terms), I can walk through the derivation step by step and show how to arrive at rho(1) = 0.482, including solving any Yule-Walker equations or direct covariance calculations relevant to that model.

To help further, here are condensed example pathways you might see once the model is specified:
- For an AR(1) with phi = 0.75 and white noise variance sigma_e^2: rho(1) = 0.75.
- For an MA(1) with theta = 0.5 and sigma_e^2 = 1: rho(1) = 0.5 / (1 + 0.25) = 0.4.
- For a generic ARMA(2,1): set up and solve the system from gamma(0) and gamma(1) using the Yule-Walker equations to obtain rho(1).

If you can provide the missing equation, I will compute the exact lag-1 autocorrelation and show all intermediate steps explicitly.

econ_475_120251_244434 Problem Set 3

Consider the following time-series process given by where denotes the lag operator and . What is the lag 1 autocorrelation of , ?

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