Optimal Bandwidth Selection for Nonparametric Conditional Distribution and Quantile Functions

Qi Li, Juan Lin and Jeffrey Racine

Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, 2013, vol. 31, issue 1, 57-65

Abstract: We propose a data-driven least-square cross-validation method to optimally select smoothing parameters for the nonparametric estimation of conditional cumulative distribution functions and conditional quantile functions. We allow for general multivariate covariates that can be continuous, categorical, or a mix of either. We provide asymptotic analysis, examine finite-sample properties via Monte Carlo simulation, and consider an application involving testing for first-order stochastic dominance of children’s health conditional on parental education and income. This article has supplementary materials online.

Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1080/07350015.2012.738955

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