Definition of dynamic noise and observational noise in finance

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The discussion clarifies the definitions of dynamic noise and observational noise in finance. Dynamic noise is characterized by an autoregressive error structure, represented mathematically as e(t) = a0 + a1e(t-1) + ... + ake(t-k). In contrast, observational noise refers to the empirical error term produced during model estimation, exemplified by the CAPM equation ri(t) = b0 + b1rm(t) + ui(t), where the observational noise is calculated as \widehat {u_i}(t) = r_i(t) - \widehat {b_0} - \widehat {b_1} r_m(t). These definitions provide a clear distinction between the two types of noise encountered in financial modeling.

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Hi,

i have problems differentiating these two terms. can anyone give some examples of these two terms? Thanks!
 
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This is the first time that I have encountered these specific concepts. If I had to guess, dynamic noise may be something like an AR (autoregressive) error structure; i.e. e(t) = a0 + a1e(t-1) + ... + ake(t-k) where e(s) is the noise term in period s. Observational noise may be the empirical error term that a model estimation might produce, e.g. when estimating the CAPM equation ri(t) = b0 + b1rm(t) + ui(t) for asset i, observational noise may be [tex]\widehat {u_i}(t) = r_i(t) - \widehat {b_0} - \widehat {b_1} r_m(t)[/tex]. These are my guesses.
 
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