Definition
Consider a discrete time stochastic process {}, and suppose that it can be written as an autoregressive process of order p:
Here, {} is a serially uncorrelated, mean zero stochastic process with constant variance . For convenience, assume . If is a root of the characteristic equation:
then the stochastic process has a unit root or, alternatively, is integrated of order one, denoted . If m = 1 is a root of multiplicity r, then the stochastic process is integrated of order r, denoted I(r).
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