A misspecification test for the higher order co-moments of the factor model

The traditional estimation of higher order co-moments of non-normal random variables by the sample analog of the expectation faces a curse of dimensionality, as the number of parameters increases steeply when the dimension increases. Imposing a factor structure on the process solves this problem; however, it leads to the challenging task of selecting an appropriate factor model. This paper contributes by proposing a test that exploits the following feature: when the factor model is correctly specified, the higher order co-moments of the unexplained return variation are sparse. It recommends a general to specific approach for selecting the factor model by choosing the most parsimonious specification for which the sparsity assumption is satisfied. This approach uses a Wald or Gumbel test statistic for testing the joint statistical significance of the co-moments that are zero when the factor model is correctly specified. The asymptotic distribution of the test is derived. An extensive simulation study confirms the good finite sample properties of the approach. This paper illustrates the practical usefulness of factor selection on daily returns of random subsets of S&P 100 constituents.     

基于因素模型的协高阶矩矩阵估计及其应用研究

在高阶矩投资组合中,使用传统样本估计方法会产生较高估计误差和模型设定误差。本文在多因素模型的基础上,给出一种改进的协高阶矩估计方法,分析了基于多因素模型压缩估计量的渐进一致性。蒙特卡洛模拟表明,多因素压缩估计量在有限样本中具有更小的平均绝对误差、根均方误差以及更高的平均绝对改进百分比,有效提高了协高阶矩矩阵估计的精度;即使在样本观测量比资产数目少时,估计的协高阶矩矩阵精度都会有较大提高。基于2005年6月至2019年5月沪深300成分股的高阶矩投资组合实证发现,多因素压缩方法与其他估计方法相比,在年化收益率上可以获得4.7%~32.8%的提升,最大回撤能够下降3.7%~18.3%,表明使用多因素压缩估计方法构建的投资组合有更大的可能获得更多货币效用增益,以及面临亏损时,产生的最大亏损更小。该方法有助于金融机构或理性投资者在进行投资组合时减小投资损失,获得更好的投资回报。     

统计学与获取新知识：学习C．R．劳教授的《统计与真理——怎样运用偶然性》

一、C R Rao教授对统计学发展所做出的主要贡献　　近几年 ,我国出版了大量的统计学以及相关分支的教材和参考书 ,这是与我国目前统计学专业以及统计学相关分支的大力发展密切配合的 ,参见文献 [2 ]。但是 ,在众多教材中 ,着重介绍统计学的历史发展 ,论述统计思维、并从哲学角度传播统计知识、论述统计学原理的读物在国内还不多见。最近 ,由科学出版社出版的当代国际著名统计学家C R 劳 (C R Rao)教授所著的《统计与真理———怎样运用偶然性》(中文简体字版①)一书 ,可以说是其中的一本优秀著作。本书是C R 劳教授毕生统计学术思想的总…     

Interval censored sampling plans for the log-logistic lifetime distribution

The log-logistic distribution is one of the popular distributions in life-testing applications. This article develops an acceptance sampling procedure for the log-logistic lifetime distribution based on grouped data when the shape parameter is given. Both producer and consumer risks are considered to develop the ordinary, approximate and simulated sampling plans. Some of the proposed sampling plans are tabulated; moreover, those three types of sampling plans are compared with each other under the same censoring rates. The use of these tables is illustrated by an example.     

A new compounding life distribution: the Weibull–Poisson distribution

In this paper, a new compounding distribution, named the Weibull–Poisson distribution is introduced. The shape of failure rate function of the new compounding distribution is flexible, it can be decreasing, increasing, upside-down bathtub-shaped or unimodal. A comprehensive mathematical treatment of the proposed distribution and expressions of its density, cumulative distribution function, survival function, failure rate function, the kth raw moment and quantiles are provided. Maximum likelihood method using EM algorithm is developed for parameter estimation. Asymptotic properties of the maximum likelihood estimates are discussed, and intensive simulation studies are conducted for evaluating the performance of parameter estimation. The use of the proposed distribution is illustrated with examples.     

基于半参数混频误差修正模型的中国CPI预测研究

考虑宏观经济变量具有明显的非线性特征,将非线性误差修正项引入存在协整关系的非平稳混频数据抽样（MIDAS）模型中,构建半参数混频数据抽样误差修正（SEMI-ECM-MIDAS）模型。使用广义似然比（GLR）检验,拓展了混频数据下模型函数形式的一致性检验问题。模拟结果表明SEMI-ECM-MIDAS模型对存在非线性误差修正机制的数据具有显著的预测优势。最后使用该模型研究中国股票市场周度数据、广义货币发行量月度数据和国际原油市场月度数据对中国CPI的短期预测效果。基于AIC准则,对包含半参数模型在内的4种混频数据抽样模型和2种同频模型的连续预测效果进行了全面的比较。研究结果发现：GLR检验表明误差修正项具有明显的非线性特征且在回归中具有显著的反向修正机制,无论采用递归样本、滚动样本还是固定样本,本文提出的SEMI-ECM-MIDAS模型在进行连续预测时均具有最优的预测精度,且预测结果不受混频动态协整关系选择的影响。