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SE & t-stats for descriptive stats

Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2020 6:50 pm
by Laurel
If I have monthly stock price data and generate monthly returns (percentage changes) descriptive statistics, how do I get the standard errors, t-stats, and p-values for the mean, standard deviation, and Sharpe ratio = mean/standard deviation? Thank you!

Re: SE & t-stats for descriptive stats

Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2020 6:54 pm
by EViews Gareth
You'll have to be more descriptive. p-value for what test?

Re: SE & t-stats for descriptive stats

Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2020 6:57 pm
by Laurel
To determine if the mean, standard deviation, and Sharpe ratio = mean/standard deviation are significantly different from zero. Thank you!

Re: SE & t-stats for descriptive stats

Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2020 8:36 pm
by EViews Gareth
http://www.eviews.com/help/helpintro.ht ... 23ww204681

That will perform the test, you’ll have to then freeze the results and extract the bits you want.

http://forums.eviews.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=18

Re: SE & t-stats for descriptive stats

Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2020 6:51 pm
by Laurel
Is there a way to use robust standard errors for the test, e.g. heteroskedasticity and autocorrelation adjusted similar to the covariance method options in equation estimation (cov=hac)? Thank you!

Re: SE & t-stats for descriptive stats

Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2020 10:08 pm
by EViews Gareth
Not built in

Re: SE & t-stats for descriptive stats

Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2020 7:19 am
by startz
Testing for the standard deviation different from zero doesn't make any sense. If the sample standard deviation is different from zero, then so is the true standard deviation.

For the mean, try

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