Table B1.
AUC of random forests for different choices of the tuning parameter across the four classification tasks. No CE: without cross-effect features, CE: with cross effect features
| Target | Group | Model | m = 1 | m = 2 | m = 3 | m = 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Realized volatility | Large firms | No CE | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.55 |
| CE | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.65 | ||
| Realized volatility | Small firms | No CE | 0.58 | 0.57 | 0.55 | 0.55 |
| CE | 0.60 | 0.59 | 0.58 | 0.58 | ||
| Kurtosis | Large firms | No CE | 0.48 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.47 |
| CE | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.53 | 0.53 | ||
| Kurtosis | Small firms | No CE | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.47 |
| CE | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.47 |