What is spurious correlation? a reply to Díaz and Osuna

Andrew Kliman

Journal of Post Keynesian Economics, 2008, vol. 31, issue 2, 345-356

Abstract: Studies by the author showed that strong cross-sectional correlations between industry-level values and prices are spurious. Díaz and Osuna (2005-6) challenged this finding, arguing that the correlation results are fatally indeterminate, and that the author's procedure for eliminating spurious correlation destroys the value-price correlation because of its differential effect on the variables' standard deviations. Replying to these claims, this note argues that the charge of indeterminacy stems from Díaz and Osuna's misunderstanding of the concept of spurious correlation, and that the author's procedure causes the value-price correlation to vanish because the correlation is spurious.

Keywords: aggregation problem; price; spurious correlation; value (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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