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Re: st: robust estimators and auotcorrelation


From   "Mark Schaffer" <[email protected]>
To   [email protected]
Subject   Re: st: robust estimators and auotcorrelation
Date   Wed, 20 Apr 2005 12:13:00 +0100

Robin,

Date sent:      	Tue, 19 Apr 2005 15:10:59 -0500
To:             	[email protected]
From:           	Robin Gottfried <[email protected]>
Subject:        	st: robust estimators and auotcorrelation
Send reply to:  	[email protected]

> I am using xtgee, robust, to estimate a probit equation for panel 
> data. xtserial indicates I have autocorrelation in the data.
> 
> Does robust estimation correct for autocorrelation

No.  In Stata-ese, "robust" = "robust to arbitrary 
heteroskedasticity".

... but if you use "cluster", then your standard errors will be 
robust to arbitrary autocorrelation and heteroskedasticity.

In both cases, only the SEs are corrected; the coefficients are the 
same with or without these options.

HTH.

--Mark

> or should I also 
> use the Arima correction along with the robust estimation?
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