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Variance decomposition of forecast errors
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Econometrics/7U52gzHt">econometrics</a> and other applications of multivariate <a href="/facts/Time_series_analysis/fSXPR817">time series analysis</a>, a variance decomposition or forecast error variance decomposition (FEVD) is used to aid in the interpretation of a <a href="/facts/Vector_autoregression/ELm2a06B">vector autoregression</a> (VAR) model once it has been fitted. The <a href="/facts/Variance/ULBJKXD1">variance</a> decomposition indicates the amount of information each variable contributes to the other variables in the autoregression. It determines how much of the forecast error variance of each of the variables can be explained by exogenous shocks to the other variables. </p>