The effect of the regularity of the error process on the performance of kernel regression estimators

Karim Benhenni (), Mustapha Rachdi and Yingcai Su

Metrika: International Journal for Theoretical and Applied Statistics, 2013, vol. 76, issue 6, 765-781

Abstract: This article considers estimation of regression function $$f$$ in the fixed design model $$Y(x_i)=f(x_i)+ \epsilon (x_i), i=1,\ldots ,n$$ , by use of the Gasser and Müller kernel estimator. The point set $$\{ x_i\}_{i=1}^{n}\subset [0,1]$$ constitutes the sampling design points, and $$\epsilon (x_i)$$ are correlated errors. The error process $$\epsilon $$ is assumed to satisfy certain regularity conditions, namely, it has exactly $$k$$ ( $$=\!0, 1, 2, \ldots $$ ) quadratic mean derivatives (q.m.d.). The quality of the estimation is measured by the mean squared error (MSE). Here the asymptotic results of the mean squared error are established. We found that the optimal bandwidth depends on the $$(2k+1)$$ th mixed partial derivatives of the autocovariance function along the diagonal of the unit square. Simulation results for the model of $$k$$ th order integrated Brownian motion error are given in order to assess the effect of the regularity of this error process on the performance of the kernel estimator. Copyright Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013

Keywords: Regression function; Nonparametric estimation; Non-stationary error process; Autocovariance function; Optimal bandwidth; Cross-validation; Integrated Brownian motion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/s00184-012-0414-8

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