A robust and efficient variable selection method for linear regression

Zhuoran Yang, Liya Fu, You-Gan Wang, Zhixiong Dong and Yunlu Jiang

Journal of Applied Statistics, 2022, vol. 49, issue 14, 3677-3692

Abstract: Variable selection is fundamental to high dimensional statistical modeling, and many approaches have been proposed. However, existing variable selection methods do not perform well in presence of outliers in response variable or/and covariates. In order to ensure a high probability of correct selection and efficient parameter estimation, we investigate a robust variable selection method based on a modified Huber's function with an exponential squared loss tail. We also prove that the proposed method has oracle properties. Furthermore, we carry out simulation studies to evaluate the performance of the proposed method for both p n. Our simulation results indicate that the proposed method is efficient and robust against outliers and heavy-tailed distributions. Finally, a real dataset from an air pollution mortality study is used to illustrate the proposed method.

Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1080/02664763.2021.1962259

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