Robust comparison of regression curves

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• 作者：Long Feng (1)
  Changliang Zou (1)
  Zhaojun Wang (1)
  Lixing Zhu (2)
  
  1. Institute of Statistics ; Nankai University ; Tianjin ; China
  2. Department of Mathematics ; Hong Kong Baptist University ; Hong Kong ; Hong Kong
  
• 关键词：Bootstrap ; Generalized likelihood ratio ; Lack ; of ; fit test ; Local polynomial regression ; Local Walsh ; average regression ; 62G09 ; 62G10 ; 62G35
• 刊名：TEST
• 出版年：2015
• 出版时间：March 2015
• 年：2015
• 卷：24
• 期：1
• 页码：185-204
• 全文大小：378 KB
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• 刊物类别：Mathematics and Statistics
• 刊物主题：Statistics
  Statistics
  Statistical Theory and Methods
  Statistics for Business, Economics, Mathematical Finance and Insurance
  
• 出版者：Springer Berlin / Heidelberg
• ISSN：1863-8260

文摘

This paper is concerned about robust comparison of two regression curves. Most of the procedures in the literature are least-squares-based methods with local polynomial approximation to nonparametric regression. However, the efficiency of these methods is adversely affected by outlying observations and heavy-tailed distributions. To attack this challenge, a robust testing procedure is recommended under the framework of the generalized likelihood ratio test (GLR) by incorporating with a Wilcoxon-type artificial likelihood function. Under the null hypothesis, the proposed test statistic is proved to be asymptotically normal and free of nuisance parameters and covariate designs. Its asymptotic relative efficiency with respect to the least-squares-based GLR method is closely related to that of the signed-rank Wilcoxon test in comparison with the \(t\) test. We then consider a bootstrap approximation to determine \(p\) values of the test in finite sample situation. Its asymptotic validity is also presented. A simulation study is conducted to examine the performance of the proposed test and to compare it with its competitors in the literature.