BOOTSTRAP

Simulate values by bootstrap sampling from a dateset. The bootstrap method allows for a uniform random sampling, or a biased (probability-weighted) sampling method, useful for scenario analysis.

Description

Bootstrap simulation method samples from an empirical dataset typically drawing independent observations with equal probability to reconstruct a new hyptothetical distribution. with BOOTSTRAP, can sample with equal probability or with specified biases in the empirical dataset. This is useful for stress testing and scenario analysis. This function draws from sample with replacement.

Syntax

The following describes the function signature for use in Microsoft Excel's formula bar.

=BOOTSTRAP(sample, nPaths, numPeriods, weights, prVector, rndSeed)

Input(s)

Argument	Description
sample	Vector or matrix of the sample population data.
nPaths	Number of paths to simulate.
numPeriods	Number of periods to simulate.
weights	Optional argument. Vector of asset/variable weights to apply to sample. If weights are not specified and sample is multivariate, then nPaths will be forced to 1.
prVector	Optional argument. Probability vector to specifiy the likelihood of sampling from a given period in the sample population. If not specified, this argument defaults to an equal probabilities across all periods (uniform distribution).
rndSeed	Optional argument, numeric value to specify random generator seed. If not specified, the random seed is a function of CPU clock.

Output(s)

Bootstrap simulated sample with repetitions. The simulated sample will be numPeriods by nPaths in size.

Because Microsoft Excel is in some ways a 2-dimensional application, it is challenging to work with persisting N-dimensional arrays in a presentable form. To accommodate this, we can bootstrap multivariate samples and aggregate the results to a portfolio solution via weights and return a 2-dimensional matrix of bootstrapped portfolio values.

Example

Coming soon.