Covariance Matrix The COV= option must be specified to compute an approximate covariance matrix for the parameter estimates under asymptotic theory for least-squares, maximum-likelihood, or Bayesian ...

T is the total covariance matrix, which includes E plus the between-group covariance matrix (H) which measures the variability of the outcome variables between each group of the explanatory variable.

This paper proposes a novel shrinkage estimator for high-dimensional covariance matrices by extending the Oracle Approximating Shrinkage (OAS) of Chen et al. (2009) to target the diagonal elements of ...

Within a VaR framework, the relative performance of covariance matrix forecasts depends greatly on the VaR models' distributional assumptions. Of the forecasts examined, simple specifications, such as ...

This short paper demonstrates how a covariance matrix estimated using log returns of multiple assets in their respective base currencies can be converted directly into a covariance matrix in a single ...

The parametric method, also known as the variance-covariance method, is a risk management technique for calculating the VaR of a portfolio of assets that first identifies the mean, or expected ...

Given the drawbacks of implementing multivariate analysis for mapping multiple traits in genome-wide association study (GWAS), principal component analysis (PCA) has been widely used to generate ...

The concept of covariance is commonly used when discussing relationships between two economic indicators or terms. For example, market values of publicly traded companies typically have a positive ...

Covariance Matrix The estimated covariance matrix of the parameter estimates is computed as the inverse Hessian matrix, and for unconstrained problems it should be positive definite. If the final ...