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Basic Question 3 of 8

If a time series model contains ARCH (1) errors,

I. The standard errors for the regression parameters are not correct.
II. The variance of the error terms is not reliable.
III. The coefficients of the regression parameters are not correct.

User Contributed Comments 3

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quanttrader fix with robust standard errors or White-corrected standard errors
sahilb7 Why not II?
b25331 Not II, because if a time series contains ARCH(1) errors, the variance of these errors in period t+1 can be predicted in period t
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Learning Outcome Statements

explain autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity (ARCH) and describe how ARCH models can be applied to predict the variance of a time series;

CFA® 2025 Level II Curriculum, Volume 1, Module 5.