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why auto.arima() and Arima() are different?


I fitted model by function auto.arima(), then i tried to fit again by function Arima() with same model, but i got different results.

By auto.arima():

> a<-c(90,88,96,110,105,128,119,117,155,135,138,127,156,168,145,160,180,175,189,166,184)
> chuoi<-ts(a,frequency=1,start=c(1990))
> auto.arima(chuoi)
Series: chuoi 
ARIMA(2,1,0) with drift         

Coefficients:
          ar1      ar2   drift
      -0.7075  -0.4648  4.7897
s.e.   0.1930   0.1972  1.3689

sigma^2 estimated as 163.1:  log likelihood=-79.7
AIC=167.39   AICc=170.06   BIC=171.38

By Arima() with same model, used all method "CSS-ML","ML" and "CSS":

> fit210<-Arima(chuoi,c(2,1,0),method="ML")
> fit210
Series: chuoi 
ARIMA(2,1,0)                    

Coefficients:
          ar1      ar2
      -0.4670  -0.1928
s.e.   0.2162   0.2201

sigma^2 estimated as 244.2:  log likelihood=-83.48
AIC=172.96   AICc=174.46   BIC=175.95
> fit210<-Arima(chuoi,c(2,1,0),method="CSS")
> fit210
Series: chuoi 
ARIMA(2,1,0)                    

Coefficients:
          ar1      ar2
      -0.4876  -0.2111
s.e.   0.2196   0.2304

sigma^2 estimated as 268.3:  part log likelihood=-84.3
> fit210<-Arima(chuoi,c(2,1,0),method="CSS-ML")
> fit210
Series: chuoi 
ARIMA(2,1,0)                    

Coefficients:
          ar1      ar2
      -0.4671  -0.1928
s.e.   0.2162   0.2201

sigma^2 estimated as 244.2:  log likelihood=-83.48
AIC=172.96   AICc=174.46   BIC=175.95

Obviously I got different coefficients ar(1), ar(2). Then, how function auto.arima() calculated coefficients ar(1), ar(2)?


Solution

  • Your first model includes drift, you need to run it with

    Arima(chuoi,c(2,1,0),include.drift = TRUE)
    

    These two are the same:

    auto.arima(chuoi) 
    Arima(chuoi,c(2,1,0),include.drift = TRUE) # default model, but with drift
    

    Output:

    > auto.arima(chuoi)
    Series: chuoi 
    ARIMA(2,1,0) with drift         
    
    Coefficients:
              ar1      ar2   drift
          -0.7075  -0.4648  4.7897
    s.e.   0.1930   0.1972  1.3689
    
    sigma^2 estimated as 163.1:  log likelihood=-79.7
    AIC=167.39   AICc=170.06   BIC=171.38
    
    
    
    >   Arima(chuoi,c(2,1,0),include.drift = T)
    Series: chuoi 
    ARIMA(2,1,0) with drift         
    
    Coefficients:
              ar1      ar2   drift
          -0.7075  -0.4648  4.7897
    s.e.   0.1930   0.1972  1.3689
    
    sigma^2 estimated as 163.1:  log likelihood=-79.7
    AIC=167.39   AICc=170.06   BIC=171.38
    >