# linearmodels.iv.covariance.ClusteredCovariance¶

class ClusteredCovariance(x, y, z, params, clusters=None, debiased=False, kappa=1)[source]

Covariance estimation for clustered data

Parameters
xndarray

Model regressors (nobs by nvar)

yndarray

Series ,modeled (nobs by 1)

zndarray

Instruments used for endogenous regressors (nobs by ninstr)

paramsndarray

Estimated model parameters (nvar by 1)

debiasedbool

Flag indicating whether to use a small-sample adjustment

clustersndarray

Cluster group assignment. If not provided, uses clusters of 1. Either nobs by ncluster where ncluster is 1 or 2.

kappafloat

Value of kappa in k-class estimator

Notes

Covariance is estimated using

$n^{-1} V^{-1} \hat{S} V^{-1}$

where

$\begin{split}\hat{S} & = n^{-1} (G/(G-1)) \sum_{g=1}^G \xi_{g}^\prime \xi_{g} \\ \xi_{g} & = \sum_{i\in\mathcal{G}_g} \hat{\epsilon}_i \hat{x}_i \\\end{split}$

where $$\hat{\gamma}=(Z'Z)^{-1}(Z'X)$$ and $$\hat{x}_i = z_i\hat{\gamma}$$. $$\mathcal{G}_g$$ contains the indices of elements in cluster g. If debiased is true, then $$S$$ is scaled by g(n - 1) / ((g-1)(n-k)) where g is the number of groups..

$V = n^{-1} X'Z(Z'Z)^{-1}Z'X$

where $$X$$ is the matrix of variables included in the model and $$Z$$ is the matrix of instruments, including exogenous regressors.

Attributes
config
cov

Covariance of estimated parameters

debiased

Flag indicating if covariance is debiased

s

Clustered estimator of score covariance

s2

Estimated variance of residuals.

Methods

Properties

 config cov Covariance of estimated parameters debiased Flag indicating if covariance is debiased s Clustered estimator of score covariance s2 Estimated variance of residuals.