Lab Eight Lab Eight Econ 240C Econ 240C
Dec 19, 2015
Per Se LegislationPer Se Legislation
• Introduced in Great Britain in October 1967
• Before driving dangerously while intoxicated led to a conviction only if you were found guilty in court
• After October 1967, if your blood alcohol content, BAC, was 0.08 or greater you were per se guilty
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Two Approaches to Seasonal DataTwo Approaches to Seasonal Data
• Regression of kill(t) = a –b*step(1967.10) + seasonal dummies + e(t)
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Series: ResidualsSample 1960:04 1975:12Observations 189
Mean 6.68E-09Median -3.352202Maximum 169.0330Minimum -166.0877Std. Dev. 43.97311Skewness 0.177571Kurtosis 4.364645
Jarque-Bera 15.65850Probability 0.000398
The Alternative ApproachThe Alternative Approach
• Box Jenkins– Seasonal difference instead of seasonal
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Model:
Kill(t) c ar(1) ar(2) ar(3) step
(1-Z12) Kill(t) c ar(1) ar(2) (1-Z12) step(1967.10)
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Series: ResidualsSample 1961:03 1975:12Observations 178
Mean 1.888725Median 0.375867Maximum 162.6580Minimum -156.3048Std. Dev. 46.53823Skewness 0.113472Kurtosis 3.510213
Jarque-Bera 2.312674Probability 0.314637