Financial Risk Manager Part 1

Financial Risk Manager Part 1

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An analyst obtained the following linear regression relationship between 2 variables, X and Y:

Y=α+β1XY = \alpha + \beta_1X

where α=0.45\alpha = 0.45 and β=0.8823\beta = 0.8823. He proceeded to construct a 2-sided 95% confidence interval for the slope coefficient (β1\beta_1) and obtained the following interval:

β=0.8823±0.2147\beta = 0.8823 \pm 0.2147

Suppose the analyst decided to test the hypothesis H0:β1=1H_0: \beta_1 = 1 vs Ha:β11H_a: \beta_1 \ne 1 at 5% significance, what would be the inference?

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Explanation:

Explanation

The 95% confidence interval for the slope coefficient is:

β1=0.8823±0.2147\beta_1 = 0.8823 \pm 0.2147

This gives us the interval:

  • Lower bound: 0.8823 - 0.2147 = 0.6676
  • Upper bound: 0.8823 + 0.2147 = 1.0970

The interval [0.6676, 1.0970] contains the value 1.

Key Concept: When testing a hypothesis at significance level α, if the (1-α)% confidence interval contains the hypothesized value, we fail to reject the null hypothesis.

  • Significance level: 5%
  • Confidence level: 95%
  • Hypothesized value: β₁ = 1
  • Since 1 is within the 95% confidence interval [0.6676, 1.0970], we do not reject H₀

This means there is insufficient evidence to conclude that the slope coefficient is statistically different from 1 at the 5% significance level._

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