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Summary:
Let $X_1,\ldots,X_N$ be a finite part of the normal $p$-dimensional autoregressive series generated by $\sum^n_{k=1} A_kX_{t-k}=\zeta_t$ where random vectors $\zeta_t$ are uncorrelated and each of them has the unit covariance matrix. The Bayes approach is applied to the problem of estimating the autoregressive parameters under condition that the matrix $A_0$ is diagonal. The "vague" prior distribution is supposed. It is proved that the point estimates coincide with the least squares estimates. The posterior distribution of these parameters is given in a simple form. The results are derived without the assumption that $\{X_t\}$ is the stationary series.
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