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# loop construct.
open arma.gdt
scalar c = 0
scalar a = 0.1
scalar m = 0.1
series e = 0
series de_c = e
series de_a = e
series de_m = e
scalar crit = 1
loop while crit > 1.0e-9 --quiet
# one-step forecast errors
e = y - c - a*y(-1) - m*e(-1)
# log-likelihood
scalar loglik = -0.5 * sum(e^2)
print loglik
# partials of e with respect to c, a, and m
de_c = -1 - m * de_c(-1)
de_a = -y(-1) -m * de_a(-1)
de_m = -e(-1) -m * de_m(-1)
# partials of l with respect to c, a and m
series sc_c = -de_c * e
series sc_a = -de_a * e
series sc_m = -de_m * e
# OPG regression
ols const sc_c sc_a sc_m --print-final --no-df-corr --vcv
# Update the parameters
dc = $coeff[1]
da = $coeff[2]
dm = $coeff[3]
c += dc
a += da
m += dm
# show progress
printf " constant = %.8g (gradient = %#.6g)\n", c, dc
printf " ar1 coefficient = %.8g (gradient = %#.6g)\n", a, da
printf " ma1 coefficient = %.8g (gradient = %#.6g)\n", m, dm
crit = $T - $ess
print crit
endloop
scalar se_c = $stderr[1]
scalar se_a = $stderr[2]
scalar se_m = $stderr[3]
printf "\n"
printf "constant = %.8g (se = %#.6g, t = %.4f)\n", c, se_c, c/se_c
printf "ar1 coefficient = %.8g (se = %#.6g, t = %.4f)\n", a, se_a, a/se_a
printf "ma1 coefficient = %.8g (se = %#.6g, t = %.4f)\n", m, se_m, m/se_m
# compare with the built-in arma command (conditional ML)
arima 1 0 1 ; y --conditional
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