Structural identification and variable selection in high-dimensional varying-coefficient models

Yuping Chen, Yang Bai and Wingkam Fung

Journal of Nonparametric Statistics, 2017, vol. 29, issue 2, 258-279

Abstract: Varying-coefficient models have been widely used to investigate the possible time-dependent effects of covariates when the response variable comes from normal distribution. Much progress has been made for inference and variable selection in the framework of such models. However, the identification of model structure, that is how to identify which covariates have time-varying effects and which have fixed effects, remains a challenging and unsolved problem especially when the dimension of covariates is much larger than the sample size. In this article, we consider the structural identification and variable selection problems in varying-coefficient models for high-dimensional data. Using a modified basis expansion approach and group variable selection methods, we propose a unified procedure to simultaneously identify the model structure, select important variables and estimate the coefficient curves. The unique feature of the proposed approach is that we do not have to specify the model structure in advance, therefore, it is more realistic and appropriate for real data analysis. Asymptotic properties of the proposed estimators have been derived under regular conditions. Furthermore, we evaluate the finite sample performance of the proposed methods with Monte Carlo simulation studies and a real data analysis.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1080/10485252.2017.1303057

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