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Generating random correlation matrices by the simple rejection method: Why it does not work

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  • Böhm, Walter
  • Hornik, Kurt

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We derive exact and asymptotic formulas for the probability that a symmetric n×n matrix with unit diagonal and upper diagonal elements i.i.d. uniform on (−1,1) is positive definite (and thus a “random correlation matrix”): this is almost never the case for n≥6.

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  • Böhm, Walter & Hornik, Kurt, 2014. "Generating random correlation matrices by the simple rejection method: Why it does not work," Statistics & Probability Letters, Elsevier, vol. 87(C), pages 27-30.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:stapro:v:87:y:2014:i:c:p:27-30
    DOI: 10.1016/j.spl.2013.12.012
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