Nonparametric functional central limit theorem for time series regression with application to self-normalized confidence interval

Seonjin Kim, Zhibiao Zhao and Xiaofeng Shao

Journal of Multivariate Analysis, 2015, vol. 133, issue C, 277-290

Abstract: This paper is concerned with the inference of nonparametric mean function in a time series context. The commonly used kernel smoothing estimate is asymptotically normal and the traditional inference procedure then consistently estimates the asymptotic variance function and relies upon normal approximation. Consistent estimation of the asymptotic variance function involves another level of nonparametric smoothing. In practice, the choice of the extra bandwidth parameter can be difficult, the inference results can be sensitive to bandwidth selection and the normal approximation can be quite unsatisfactory in small samples leading to poor coverage. To alleviate the problem, we propose to extend the recently developed self-normalized approach, which is a bandwidth free inference procedure developed for parametric inference, to construct point-wise confidence interval for nonparametric mean function. To justify asymptotic validity of the self-normalized approach, we establish a functional central limit theorem for recursive nonparametric mean regression function estimates under primitive conditions and show that the limiting process is a Gaussian process with non-stationary and dependent increments. The superior finite sample performance of the new approach is demonstrated through simulation studies.

Keywords: Conditional heteroscedasticity; Functional central limit theorem; Nonparametric regression; Self-normalization; Time series (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jmva.2014.09.017

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