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How do you fix Heteroskedasticity of data?
There are three common ways to fix heteroscedasticity:
- Transform the dependent variable. One way to fix heteroscedasticity is to transform the dependent variable in some way.
- Redefine the dependent variable. Another way to fix heteroscedasticity is to redefine the dependent variable.
- Use weighted regression.
How does Heteroskedasticity affect standard errors and how do we fix that?
Heteroscedasticity does not cause ordinary least squares coefficient estimates to be biased, although it can cause ordinary least squares estimates of the variance (and, thus, standard errors) of the coefficients to be biased, possibly above or below the true of population variance.
Do you have to model heteroskedasticity or serial correlation?
Given that, you should move to heteroskedasticity, and decide again if you have to model it (by GARCH-type or similar approaches) or account for it (with Newey-West estimators for the covariance of the innovations). The appropriate choices depend on the data you are analysing and on the purpose of your analyses.
On the other hand, negative serial correlation overestimates standard errors and understates the F-statistics. This increases Type II errors (The acceptance of the null hypothesis when it is actually false). The first step of testing for serial correlation is by plotting the residuals against time.
How can first differences provide a cure for serial correlation?
Can Muhammad Taqi explain how first differences can provide a cure for serial correlation (or heteroskedasticity). In cases other than the I (1) variables mentioned already first differencing is likely to induce an MA term in the residuals and further complicate the serial correlation.
How does heteroskedasticity affect the standard error test?
Heteroskedasticity introduces bias into estimators of the standard error of regression coefficients making the t-tests for the significance of individual regression coefficients unreliable. iv. More specifically, it results in inflated t-statistics and underestimated standard errors.