.- help for ^archlm^ (SSC distribution 23 August 1999) .- Perform a LM test for autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity (ARCH) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ^archlm^ [^if^ exp] [^in^ range] [, ^l^ags(laglist)] ^archlm^ is for use after ^regress^; see help @regress@. ^archlm^ is for use with time-series data. You must ^tsset^ your data before using ^archlm^; see help @tsset@. Description ----------- ^archtest^ computes a Lagrange multiplier test for autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity (ARCH) effects in a regression residual series for a specified number of lags p, as proposed by Engle (1982). A list of lag orders may be given; if none are given, one lag is presumed. For each specified order, the squared residual series is regressed on p of its own lags. The test statistic, a T R^^2 measure, is distributed Chi-squared(p) under the null hypothesis of no ARCH effects. The command displays the test statistic, degrees of freedom and P-value for each specified lag order and places values in the return array. Type ^return list^ to see such values. Examples -------- . ^regress csales isales^ . ^archlm^ . ^archlm^, lags(4 8 12)^ References ---------- Engle, Robert, "Autoregressive Conditional Heteroskedasticity with Estimates of the Variance of United Kingdom Inflation", Econometrica, 50, 1982, 987-1007 Authors ------- Christopher F Baum, Boston College, USA baum@@bc.edu Vince Wiggins, Stata Corporation vwiggins@@stata.com Also see -------- Manual: ^[R] regress^, ^[R] regression diagnostics^ On-line: help for @regdiag@, @regress@, @time@, @tsset@; @arch@