R-squared values range from 0 to 1, indicating the fit and explanatory power of a regression model. Values below 0.3 suggest weak explanatory power; above 0.7 indicate strong relationships. In finance ...
Daniel Jassy, CFA, is an Investopedia Academy instructor and the founder of SPYderCRusher Research. He contributes to Excel and Algorithmic Trading. Amy is an ACA and the CEO and founder of OnPoint ...
Recently I've heard a number of otherwise intelligent people assess an economic hypothesis based on the R2 of an estimated regression. I'd like to point out why that can often be very misleading. The ...