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T S h o w t h a t {Y } + Z, \φ\>1, t {Z }~WN(0,a ). 2 t a l s o satisfies t h e c a u s a l A R ( 1 ) e q u a t i o n t Y t = φ - ^ - ι + W, t {W } ~ WN(0, σ ) 2 t for a s u i t a b l y c h o s e n w h i t e n o i s e p r o c e s s {Wt}. Determine σ. 2 3 . S h o w t h a t for a n M A ( 2 ) p r o c e s s w i t h m o v i n g a v e r a g e p o l y n o m i a l θ(ζ) = 1 — Θ\Ζ — # z t o b e i n v e r t i b l e , t h e p a r a m e t e r s ( # i , 0 ) m u s t lie i n t h e t r i a n g u l a r r e g i o n d e t e r m i n e d b y t h e i n t e r s e c t i o n of t h e t h r e e r e g i o n s 2 2 2 0 + 0 i < 1, 2 0 - 0i < 1, 2 | 0 | < 1.