I don't know what the problem is, however even if you make it work, you
need to be very cautious with interpreting your results about
cross-sectional dependence. The xttest2 command is based on the LM
test, which is asymptotically valid for N fixed T large. If N is of
similar size with (large) T, the LM test may be subject to large bias.
If N and T are of similar size and on top of that T is small (like in
your case) the bias will be horrendous. You may be better off by using
the xtcsd command (ssc instal xtcsd) and use the 'pesaran' option.
Cheers
Vasilis
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Subject: st: Questions concerning the xttest2
Dear users,
I tried to use the xttest2 to check for cross-sectional correlation.
Yet, I obtain the error message:
"Correlation matrix of residuals is singular.
not possible with test"
r<131>
The problems seems to be, that the number of households in my samples is
bigger than the number of periodes. But the nember of countries in my
samples is smaller than the number of periods. (N=15, T=17)
Waht is the cause of the problem?
In that case, how can I test for contemporaneous correlation?
And if PCSE analysis ignoring the error message, any problem?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Youngmi Kim
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