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correcting t stat in panel
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2011 7:13 am
by obicna89
hello!
i have a panel data analysis. least squares estimation, fixed effects.
so, i want to correct t statistics for heteroscedasticity, but i don't know how.
what do i have to do? do i go to panel options and change weights and/or coefficient covariance method?
Re: correcting t stat in panel
Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2011 4:07 am
by obicna89
please help me if anyone knows :(
Re: correcting t stat in panel
Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2011 6:41 am
by Econometrics_is_fun
please help me if anyone knows :(
Hello obicna(=ordinary)!
First, in panel data sets you not only will have problems with heteroscedasticity but autocorrelation as well.
I would thus advise you to select White Cross section in coefficient covariance method menu.
Re: correcting t stat in panel
Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2011 6:44 am
by obicna89
hello. thank you!
so, by selecting white cross section i can eliminate both problems (autocorr and heteros.)?
Re: correcting t stat in panel
Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2011 7:41 am
by startz
No.
Re: correcting t stat in panel
Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2011 8:23 am
by obicna89
so how do i correct autocorr?
Re: correcting t stat in panel
Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2011 8:46 am
by Econometrics_is_fun
so how do i correct autocorr?
You correct for H and AC as I wrote earlier.
With this method you can mitigate the problems facing you but not remove them. Autocorrelation in panel data is truly an enemy to us all. You can read more about this here
http://forums.eviews.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=4448
Re: correcting t stat in panel
Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2011 8:50 am
by obicna89
many thanks!
:)
Re: correcting t stat in panel
Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2011 9:23 am
by startz
The White cross section method corrects standard errors for heteroskedasticity. It does not correct for autocorrelation.
Re: correcting t stat in panel
Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2011 9:58 am
by obicna89
The White cross section method corrects standard errors for heteroskedasticity. It does not correct for autocorrelation.
when you said no, i asked you how can i correct autocorr, i didn't ask you this (quoted).
Re: correcting t stat in panel
Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2011 10:06 am
by startz
I was responding to the post by Econometrics_is_fun.
I don't believe that EViews offers autocorrelation consistent standard errors in panels. You can, however, include an AR(1) term in the regression.
Re: correcting t stat in panel
Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2011 11:30 am
by obicna89
I was responding to the post by Econometrics_is_fun.
I don't believe that EViews offers autocorrelation consistent standard errors in panels. You can, however, include an AR(1) term in the regression.
oh, i am sorry. i thought you were respondig to mine comments :)
the problem is, when i use ar(1) , eviews says near singular matrix :?
Re: correcting t stat in panel
Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2011 12:35 pm
by startz
That's puzzling.