linearmodels.panel.covariance.HeteroskedasticCovariance¶

class linearmodels.panel.covariance.HeteroskedasticCovariance(y, x, params, entity_ids, time_ids, *, debiased=False, extra_df=0)[source]¶

Covariance estimation using White estimator

Parameters:¶

y : ndarray¶: (entity x time) by 1 stacked array of dependent
x : ndarray¶: (entity x time) by variables stacked array of exogenous
params : ndarray¶: variables by 1 array of estimated model parameters
entity_ids : ndarray¶: (entity x time) by 1 stacked array of entity ids
time_ids : ndarray¶: (entity x time) by 1 stacked array of time ids
debiased : bool¶: Flag indicating whether to debias the estimator
extra_df : int¶: Additional degrees of freedom consumed by models beyond the number of columns in x, e.g., fixed effects. Covariance estimators are always adjusted for extra_df irrespective of the setting of debiased

Notes

The estimator of the covariance is

\[n^{-1}\hat{\Sigma}_{xx}^{-1}\hat{S}\hat{\Sigma}_{xx}^{-1}\]

where

\[\hat{\Sigma}_{xx} = n^{-1}X'X\]

and

\[\hat{S} = (n-df)^{-1} \sum_{i=1}^n \hat{\epsilon}_i^2 x_i'x_i\]

where df is extra_df and n-df is replace by n-df-k if debiased is True.

Methods

`deferred_cov`()	Covariance calculation deferred until executed

Properties