Impact of macroeconomic factors towards Malaysian exchange rate / Siti Azilah Mohd Hanafi

This project paper is carried out to providing better understanding for the readers regarding
the correlation of macroeconomic factors and exchange rate in Malaysia. The United States
is taken as the base country.
The variable that be involved under this research is the dependent variable is the exchange
rate and the independent variable which are gross domestic product (GDP), money supply,
inflation rate and interest rate of Malaysia. The study period for this study is from 1984
until 2015 and the data were collected yearly for 32 years. This research is conducted by
using time series data.
The method used for this research is Unit root test to see whether the data is stationary or
vice versa. There are also Regression Analysis, Correlation Analysis and Descriptive
Analysis. Furthermore, the are other test involved which are Normality test, Auto
correlation Test, Heteroscedasticity Test, Multicollinearity Test and RAMSEY Reset Test.
The test will be done between dependent and independent variable.