Beta Factor Model

Provides tools for factor analysis in financial and econometric settings under Beta factor models. It includes functions to simulate factor-model data with Beta-distributed idiosyncratic components (e.g., standard Beta, scaled Beta, and truncated Beta distributions) and to conduct model diagnostic assessments such as likelihood ratio tests for factor number selection and goodness-of-fit tests for Beta distribution assumptions. Estimation routines encompass maximum likelihood estimation for finite-dimensional Beta factor models, regularized Beta factor analysis for high-dimensional datasets, and shrinkage-based estimation for robust Beta factor loading recovery in noisy or incomplete data environments. The package's methodological framework is detailed in Guo G. (2023) .


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install.packages("BFM")

0.2.11 by Guangbao Guo, 5 months ago


Browse source code at https://github.com/cran/BFM


Authors: Guangbao Guo [aut, cre] , Jiahui Feng [aut]


Documentation:   PDF Manual  


MIT + file LICENSE license


Imports MASS, psych, stats

Suggests testthat, spelling, betareg, zoib


See at CRAN