A subgroup effect that is significant for one group only
A signal's effect is estimated within two market regimes. In regime A the effect is bp with standard error bp (, , significant). In regime B it is bp with standard error bp (, , not significant). A researcher announces, "The signal works in regime A but not in regime B."
Test whether the effect genuinely differs between the two regimes, and explain the error in claiming a regime interaction from the two separate p-values.
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