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+## Copyright (C) 1995-2012 Kurt Hornik
+##
+## This file is part of Octave.
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+
+## -*- texinfo -*-
+## @deftypefn {Function File} {} arch_rnd (@var{a}, @var{b}, @var{t})
+## Simulate an ARCH sequence of length @var{t} with AR
+## coefficients @var{b} and CH coefficients @var{a}. I.e., the result
+## @math{y(t)} follows the model
+## @c Set example in small font to prevent overfull line
+##
+## @smallexample
+## y(t) = b(1) + b(2) * y(t-1) + @dots{} + b(lb) * y(t-lb+1) + e(t),
+## @end smallexample
+##
+## @noindent
+## where @math{e(t)}, given @var{y} up to time @math{t-1}, is
+## @math{N(0, h(t))}, with
+## @c Set example in small font to prevent overfull line
+##
+## @smallexample
+## h(t) = a(1) + a(2) * e(t-1)^2 + @dots{} + a(la) * e(t-la+1)^2
+## @end smallexample
+## @end deftypefn
+
+## Author: KH <Kurt.Hornik@wu-wien.ac.at>
+## Description: Simulate an ARCH process
+
+function y = arch_rnd (a, b, t)
+
+ if (nargin != 3)
+ print_usage ();
+ endif
+
+ if (! ((min (size (a)) == 1) && (min (size (b)) == 1)))
+ error ("arch_rnd: A and B must both be scalars or vectors");
+ endif
+ if (! (isscalar (t) && (t > 0) && (rem (t, 1) == 0)))
+ error ("arch_rnd: T must be a positive integer");
+ endif
+
+ if (! (a(1) > 0))
+ error ("arch_rnd: A(1) must be positive");
+ endif
+ ## perhaps add a test for the roots of a(z) here ...
+
+ la = length (a);
+ a = reshape (a, 1, la);
+ if (la == 1)
+ a = [a, 0];
+ la = la + 1;
+ endif
+
+ lb = length (b);
+ b = reshape (b, 1, lb);
+ if (lb == 1)
+ b = [b, 0];
+ lb = lb + 1;
+ endif
+ m = max([la, lb]);
+
+ e = zeros (t, 1);
+ h = zeros (t, 1);
+ y = zeros (t, 1);
+
+ h(1) = a(1);
+ e(1) = sqrt (h(1)) * randn;
+ y(1) = b(1) + e(1);
+
+ for t = 2:m
+ ta = min ([t, la]);
+ h(t) = a(1) + a(2:ta) * e(t-ta+1:t-1).^2;
+ e(t) = sqrt (h(t)) * randn;
+ tb = min ([t, lb]);
+ y(t) = b(1) + b(2:tb) * y(t-tb+1:t-1) + e(t);
+ endfor
+
+ if (t > m)
+ for t = m+1:t
+ h(t) = a(1) + a(2:la) * e(t-la+1:t-1).^2;
+ e(t) = sqrt (h(t)) * randn;
+ y(t) = b(1) + b(2:lb) * y(t-tb+1:t-1) + e(t);
+ endfor
+ endif
+
+ y = y(1:t);
+
+endfunction