Estimation of the parameters in a mixed autoregressive moving average process leads to a nonlinear optimization problem. The negative logarithm of the likelihood function, suitably normalized, converges to a deterministic function as the sample length increases. The local and global extrema of this function are investigated. Conditions for the existence of a unique global and local minimum are given.
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Åström et al. (1974) studied this question.