Two investments X and Y give returns as follows (expectation and variance): E(X)=0.5, E(Y)=0.4 and V(X)=2, V(Y)=1. The correlation between X and Y is ρ (X,Y) = 0.6.

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2022-08-14

Let C be a positive definite correlation matrix partitioned as
C = [ I k 1 A A I k 2 ]
How can I show that the eigenvalues of AA′ are all less than 1?

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Jazmyn Bean

Jazmyn Bean

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Step 1
Using the Schur complement of the lower-right entry, we see that C is positive definite if and only if I k 2 A A is positive definite. This occurs if and only if the eigenvalues of A A are less than 1.

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