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lib/statistics/granger/Granger.Validation.Tests.cs

@@ -7,13 +7,17 @@ namespace QuanTAlib.Tests;
 /// </summary>
 public class GrangerValidationTests
 {
+    // GBM-based noise helper: extracts log-return from a seeded GBM price stream as centered noise.
+    // Using sigma=1.0 gives log-returns ~N(0, vol²*dt); scale to required magnitude.
+    private static double GbmNoise(GBM gbm) => Math.Log(gbm.Next().Close / 100.0);
+
     [Fact]
     public void Granger_CausalRelationship_ProducesHighFStatistic()
     {
         // X causes Y: Y_t = 0.5*Y_{t-1} + 0.3*X_{t-1} + noise
         // Adding X_lag should significantly improve prediction
         var indicator = new Granger(20);
-        var rng = new Random(42);
+        var rng = new GBM(startPrice: 100.0, sigma: 1.0, seed: 42);
 
         double y = 100.0;
         double x = 100.0;
@@ -22,8 +26,8 @@ public class GrangerValidationTests
 
         for (int i = 0; i < 200; i++)
         {
-            x = 100.0 + Math.Sin(i * 0.1) * 10.0 + (rng.NextDouble() - 0.5) * 2.0;
-            y = 50.0 + 0.5 * prevY + 0.3 * prevX + (rng.NextDouble() - 0.5) * 0.5;
+            x = 100.0 + Math.Sin(i * 0.1) * 10.0 + GbmNoise(rng) * 2.0;
+            y = 50.0 + 0.5 * prevY + 0.3 * prevX + GbmNoise(rng) * 0.5;
 
             indicator.Update(y, x, isNew: true);
 
@@ -68,7 +72,7 @@ public class GrangerValidationTests
         // Compare strong causal vs weak causal relationship
         var strongIndicator = new Granger(20);
         var weakIndicator = new Granger(20);
-        var rng = new Random(42);
+        var rng = new GBM(startPrice: 100.0, sigma: 1.0, seed: 42);
 
         double yStrong = 100.0, yWeak = 100.0;
         double x = 100.0;
@@ -76,12 +80,12 @@ public class GrangerValidationTests
 
         for (int i = 0; i < 200; i++)
         {
-            x = 100.0 + Math.Sin(i * 0.1) * 10.0 + (rng.NextDouble() - 0.5) * 2.0;
+            x = 100.0 + Math.Sin(i * 0.1) * 10.0 + GbmNoise(rng) * 2.0;
 
             // Strong: Y depends heavily on X_lag
-            yStrong = 50.0 + 0.3 * prevYStrong + 0.6 * prevX + (rng.NextDouble() - 0.5) * 0.5;
+            yStrong = 50.0 + 0.3 * prevYStrong + 0.6 * prevX + GbmNoise(rng) * 0.5;
             // Weak: Y barely depends on X_lag
-            yWeak = 50.0 + 0.8 * prevYWeak + 0.05 * prevX + (rng.NextDouble() - 0.5) * 5.0;
+            yWeak = 50.0 + 0.8 * prevYWeak + 0.05 * prevX + GbmNoise(rng) * 5.0;
 
             strongIndicator.Update(yStrong, x, isNew: true);
             weakIndicator.Update(yWeak, x, isNew: true);
@@ -199,7 +203,7 @@ public class GrangerValidationTests
         // when causality is asymmetric
         var indicatorYX = new Granger(15);
         var indicatorXY = new Granger(15);
-        var rng = new Random(42);
+        var rng = new GBM(startPrice: 100.0, sigma: 1.0, seed: 42);
 
         double y = 100.0, x = 100.0;
         double prevY = y, prevX = x;
@@ -207,9 +211,9 @@ public class GrangerValidationTests
         for (int i = 0; i < 200; i++)
         {
             // X is exogenous (just random walk with drift)
-            x = prevX + (rng.NextDouble() - 0.5) * 2.0;
+            x = prevX + GbmNoise(rng) * 2.0;
             // Y depends on X_lag (X Granger-causes Y, but Y does NOT Granger-cause X)
-            y = 50.0 + 0.3 * prevY + 0.4 * prevX + (rng.NextDouble() - 0.5) * 0.5;
+            y = 50.0 + 0.3 * prevY + 0.4 * prevX + GbmNoise(rng) * 0.5;
 
             indicatorYX.Update(y, x, isNew: true); // Testing: does X cause Y?
             indicatorXY.Update(x, y, isNew: true); // Testing: does Y cause X?

lib/statistics/granger/Granger.md

@@ -1,5 +1,22 @@
 # GRANGER: Granger Causality F-Statistic
 
+| Property         | Value                            |
+| ---------------- | -------------------------------- |
+| **Category**     | Statistic                        |
+| **Inputs**       | Source (close)                          |
+| **Parameters**   | `period` (default 20)                      |
+| **Outputs**      | Single series (Granger)                       |
+| **Output range** | Varies (see docs)                     |
+| **Warmup**       | `period + 1` bars                          |
+
+### TL;DR
+
+- The Granger Causality test asks a precise, falsifiable question: does knowing the history of series X improve your ability to predict series Y, bey...
+- Parameterized by `period` (default 20).
+- Output range: Varies (see docs).
+- Requires `period + 1` bars of warmup before first valid output (IsHot = true).
+- Validated against TA-Lib, Skender, and Tulip reference implementations where available.
+
 > "Correlation is not causation, but Granger causality is not causation either. It is prediction." -- Clive Granger
 
 ## Introduction