The original series is nonstationary as it has a clear increasing trend and its ACF plot gradually dampens. To make the series stationary, what optimum order of differencing (d) is needed?
Furthermore, if the ACF and PACF plots of the differenced series do not cut off after a definite value of lags but have peaks at certain intermittent lags. How to choose the optimum values of 'p' and 'q' in such a case?