Extreme Events – Specimen Question A.3.1
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(a)    Explain the
advantages and disadvantages of attempting to back-fill data for Index C for
the first seven periods from data applicable to either Index A
or Index
B when creating a model that jointly describes the behaviour of all three
indices.
 
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(b)   If you had to select
between either Index A
or Index
B to backfill data for Index C
as per (a), which would you use? Why?
 
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(c)    What are the
advantages and disadvantages of using a linear combination of Index A
and Index
B to backfill data for Index C,
rather than using an either/or approach as per (b)?
 
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