8.) Multicollinearity Flashcards

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Strictly speaking, perfect multicollinearity is the..

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violation of Classical Assumption VI - that no independent variable is a perfect linear function of one or more other independent variables.

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Recall that the coefficient betak can be thought of as…

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the impact on the dependent variable of a one-unit increase in the independent variable Xk holding constant the other independent variables in the equations.

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Perfect multicollinearity violates …

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Classical Assumption VI, which specifies that no explanatory variable is a perfect linear function of any other variable.

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A perfect linear function has all data points..

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on the same straight line.

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Perfect multicollinearity ruins our ability to…

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estimate the coefficients because the two variables cannot be distinguished.

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Dominant Variable

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is by definition related so highly correlated with the independent variable that it completely masks the effects of all other independent variables in the equation.

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Dominant variables should be recognized as..

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being virtually identical to the dependent variable.

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8
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imperfect Multicolinearity can be defined as…

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a linear functional relationship between two or more independent variable that is so strong that it can significantly affect the estimation of the coefficients of the variable

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What are the consequences of multicolinearity?

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  1. ) Estimates will remain unbiased.
  2. ) The variances and standard errors of the estimates will increase.
  3. ) The computed t-scores will fall.
  4. ) Estimates will become very sensitive to changes in specification.
  5. ) The overall fit of the equation and the estimation of the coefficients of multicollinear variables will be largely unaffected.
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10
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The main purpose in discussing multicollinearity is to learn to determine…

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how much multicolinearity exists in an equation, not whether any multicolinearity exists.

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The severity of multicollinearity in a given equation can change from sample to sample …

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depending on the characteristics of the sample

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The trick is to find variables that are…

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theoretically relevant (for meaningful interpretation) and that are also statistically nonmulticolinear (for meaningful inference)

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13
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Are there accepted tests to find multicolinearity?

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No, there are none.

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The use of simple correlation coefficients as an indication of the extent of multicolinearity involves..

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a major limitation if there are more than two explanatory variables.

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r is high if..

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it causes unacceptably large variances in the coefficient estimates in which we’re interested.

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16
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The variance inflation factor (VIF)

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is a method of detecting the severity of multicollinearity by looking at the extent to which a given explanatory variable can be explained by all the other explanatory variables in the equation.

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There is a VIF for…

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every explanatory variable in an equation.

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What are the steps for variance inflation factor (VIF)

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  1. ) Run an OLS regression that has Xi as a function of all the other explanatory variables in the equation
  2. ) Calculate the variance inflation factor for beta hat i.