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    A Test for the Number of Factors in an Approximate Factor Model


    Connor, Gregory and Korajczyk, Robert (1993) A Test for the Number of Factors in an Approximate Factor Model. The Journal of Finance, 45 (4). pp. 1263-1291. ISSN 0022-1082

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    Abstract

    An important issue in applications of multifactor models of asset returns is the appropriate number of factors. Most extant tests for the number of factors are valid only for strict factor models, in which diversifiable returns are uncorrelated across assets. In this paper we develop a test statistic to determine the number of factors in an approximate factor model of asset returns, which does not require that diversifiable components of returns be uncorrelated across assets. We find evidence for one to six pervasive factors in the cross-section of New York Stock Exchange and American Stock Exchange stock returns.
    Item Type: Article
    Keywords: Approximate Factor Model;
    Academic Unit: Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics, Finance and Accounting
    Item ID: 3532
    Depositing User: Gregory Connor
    Date Deposited: 12 Mar 2012 16:13
    Journal or Publication Title: The Journal of Finance
    Publisher: American Finance Association
    Refereed: Yes
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    URI: https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/3532
    Use Licence: This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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