变系数模型中的逐元B-Spline估计法

给出了一种用于估计变系数模型中未知函数的逐元B-Spline方法,建立了估计量的局部渐近偏差,方差和渐近正态分布,开发了一种快速选择估计量窗宽的方法,通过Monte Carlo模拟研究了估计量的有限样本性质.     

变系数模型中的逐元B-Spline估计法

给出了一种用于估计变系数模型中未知函数的逐元B-Spline方法,建立了估计量的局部渐近偏差,方差和渐近正态分布,开发了一种快速选择估计量窗宽的方法,通过Monte Carlo模拟研究了估计量的有限样本性质.     

基于变系数模型的自适应分位回归方法

提出了变系数模型条件分位估计的一种新方法.变系数模型已经成为经济学、流行病学、纵向数据和医学领域处理高维数据的有力工具.该模型有助于探测数据的动态特征、降低模型偏差、避免高维灾难,同时便于解释.尽管关于变系数模型条件均值的估计已经有很多文章,但关于变系数模型条件分位的估计方面的文章相对较少.文中提出了一种有效的适应性分位回归方法来诊断出齐性邻域,进行局部自适应窗宽选择和局部线性逼近,同时给出了估计量的风险界和最优窗宽的自动选择准则.模拟研究说明了所提出估计方法的效果.     

半变系数模型的变窗宽和一步局部M-估计

讨论了半变系数模型的变窗宽一步局部M-估计.用一步局部M-估计给出了未知函数的估计,用平均法给出了未知参数的估计,并在其中嵌入一个变窗宽加以提高,得到了未知函数和未知参数的渐近正态性.     

变系数模型中的逐元估计法

提出了一种叫做逐元估计法的方法用来估计变系数模型中的未知函数和它们的导数,构造了一种快速选择估计量窗宽和快速计算大量估计点的方法,推导了估计量的渐近正态性.通过Monte Carlo模拟研究了估计量的有限样本性质.     

变系数模型变窗宽局部M-估计的相合性

用变窗宽局部M-估计对变系数模型的系数函数进行估计,得到了估计的相合性和渐近正态性.所采用的方法继承了局部多项式回归的优点并且克服了最小二乘方法缺乏稳健性的缺点.变窗宽的使用提高了局部M-估计的可塑性,并使得它们能成功地处理空间非齐性曲线、异方差性及非均匀设计密度.     

变系数EV模型基于核估计的误差方差估计

在利用核函数法和广义最小二乘法讨论变系数EV模型系数参数估计的基础上给出了其误差方差σ2的一种估计量(σ)2n,证明了所定义的估计量(σ)2n有很好的大样本性质.     

部分线性变系数模型的一种新的轮廓(Profile)最小二乘估计

作为部分线性模型和变系数模型的推广,部分线性变系数模型以其良好的适应性和稳健性受到了广泛的关注。本文基于函数的局部线性拟合,给出部分线性变系数模型的另一种轮廓(profile)最小二乘估计的方法,并从理论上证实了所得估计量具有良好的渐近性质,最后给出了估计方法的实例分析。     

空间半参数变系数部分线性回归中的分位数估计

本文研究了空间数据变系数部分线性回归中的分位数估计. 模型中的参数估计量通过未知系数函数的分段多项式逼近得到, 而未知系数函数的估计量通过将参数估计量代入模型中并通过局部线性逼近得到. 文中推导了未知参数向量估计量的渐近分布, 并建立了未知系数函数估计量在内点及边界点的渐近分布. 通过Monte Carlo 模拟研究了估计量的有限样本性质.     

变系数计量经济学联立模型的局部线性工具向量估计及其性质

联立方程计量经济学模型在经济政策制定、经济结构分析和经济预测方面起着重要作用。本文首次提出了我国宏观经济的一类变系数联立模型,并建立了函数系数的局部线性工具向量估计,同时在时间点列固定设计、经济变量随机设计条件下,研究了估计量的大样本性质。与我国宏观经济经典线性联立模型相比,变系数联立模型拟合效果更优。另外它也有助于克服我国宏观经济数据不多而造成的非参数方法应用困难的现实情况。     

非参数计量经济联立模型的局部线性两阶段最小二乘变窗宽估计

联立方程模型在经济政策制定、经济结构分析和经济预测方面起重要作用 .本文在随机设计 (模型中所有变量为随机变量 )下 ,提出了非参数计量经济联立模型的局部线性两阶段最小二乘变窗宽估计并利用概率论中大数定理和中心极限定理在内点处研究了它的大样本性质 ,证明了它的一致性和渐近正态性 .它在内点处的收敛速度达到了非参数函数估计的最优收敛速度 .     

Partially linear varying coefficient models with missing at random responses

This paper considers partially linear varying coefficient models when the response variable is missing at random. The paper uses imputation techniques to develop an omnibus specification test. The test is based on a simple modification of a Cramer von Mises functional that overcomes the curse of dimensionality often associated with the standard Cramer von Mises functional. The paper also considers estimation of the mean functional under the missing at random assumption. The proposed estimator lies in between a fully nonparametric and a parametric one and can be used, for example, to obtain a novel estimator for the average treatment effect parameter. Monte Carlo simulations show that the proposed estimator and test statistic have good finite sample properties. An empirical application illustrates the applicability of the results of the paper.     

Semi-varying coefficient models with a diverging number of components

Semiparametric models with both nonparametric and parametric components have become increasingly useful in many scientific fields, due to their appropriate representation of the trade-off between flexibility and efficiency of statistical models. In this paper we focus on semi-varying coefficient models (a.k.a. varying coefficient partially linear models) in a “large n, diverging p” situation, when both the number of parametric and nonparametric components diverges at appropriate rates, and we only consider the case p=o(n). Consistency of the estimator based on B-splines and asymptotic normality of the linear components are established under suitable assumptions. Interestingly (although not surprisingly) our analysis shows that the number of parametric components can diverge at a faster rate than the number of nonparametric components and the divergence rates of the number of the nonparametric components constrain the allowable divergence rates of the parametric components, which is a new phenomenon not established in the existing literature as far as we know. Finally, the finite sample behavior of the estimator is evaluated by some Monte Carlo studies.     

动态变系数回归模型的识别与非参数GMM估计

主要研究关于面板数据的有限阶固定效应的动态变系数回归模型(简称FDVCM)的统计推断问题.基于B-样条函数和广义矩估计(简称GMM)方法,首先建立了未知系数函数的非参数GMM估计,并证明大样本情形下该估计达到最优非参数收敛速度且具有渐近正态性质.然而实际问题中模型的动态阶数完全未知,也可能存在其它冗余的回归变量,文中借助文[Fan J,Li R.Variable selection via penalized likelihood and its oracle properties.Journal of the American Statistical Association,2001,96(456):1348-1360]中的smoothly clipped absolute deviation(简称SCAD)惩罚函数同时识别真实的动态阶数和显著的外生回归变量.同时建立了压缩估计的Oracle性质,即所识别的模型与真实模型中的参数估计具有相同的渐近分布.最后,无论是数值试验还是实例数据分析都验证了本文方法的合理性和可行性.     

Combining empirical likelihood and generalized method of moments estimators: Asymptotics and higher order bias

This paper proposes an estimator combining empirical likelihood (EL) and the generalized method of moments (GMM) by allowing the sample average moment vector to deviate from zero and the sample weights to deviate from n⁻¹. The new estimator may be adjusted through free parameter δ∈(0,1) with GMM behavior attained as δ?0 and EL as δ?1. When the sample size is small and the number of moment conditions is large, the parameter space under which the EL estimator is defined may be restricted at or near the population parameter value. The support of the parameter space for the new estimator may be adjusted through δ. The new estimator performs well in Monte Carlo simulations.     

Asymptotic expansions and higher order properties of semi-parametric estimators in a system of simultaneous equations

Asymptotic expansions are made for the distributions of the Maximum Empirical Likelihood (MEL) estimator and the Estimating Equation (EE) estimator (or the Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) in econometrics) for the coefficients of a single structural equation in a system of linear simultaneous equations, which corresponds to a reduced rank regression model. The expansions in terms of the sample size, when the non-centrality parameters increase proportionally, are carried out to O(n⁻¹). Comparisons of the distributions of the MEL and GMM estimators are made. Also, we relate the asymptotic expansions of the distributions of the MEL and GMM estimators to the corresponding expansions for the Limited Information Maximum Likelihood (LIML) and the Two-Stage Least Squares (TSLS) estimators. We give useful information on the higher order properties of alternative estimators including the semi-parametric inefficiency factor under the homoscedasticity assumption.     

Local Weighted Composite Quantile Estimating for Varying Coefficient Models

A generalization of classical linear models is varying coefficient models, which offer a flexible approach to modeling nonlinearity between covariates. A method of local weighted composite quantile regression is suggested to estimate the coefficient functions. The local Bahadur representation of the local estimator is derived and the asymptotic normality of the resulting estimator is established. Comparing to the local least squares estimator, the asymptotic relative efficiency is examined for the local weighted composite quantile estimator. Both theoretical analysis and numerical simulations reveal that the local weighted composite quantile estimator can obtain more efficient than the local least squares estimator for various non-normal errors. In the normal error case, the local weighted composite quantile estimator is almost as efficient as the local least squares estimator. Monte Carlo results are consistent with our theoretical findings. An empirical application demonstrates the potential of the proposed method.     

Automatic model selection for partially linear models

We propose and study a unified procedure for variable selection in partially linear models. A new type of double-penalized least squares is formulated, using the smoothing spline to estimate the nonparametric part and applying a shrinkage penalty on parametric components to achieve model parsimony. Theoretically we show that, with proper choices of the smoothing and regularization parameters, the proposed procedure can be as efficient as the oracle estimator [J. Fan, R. Li, Variable selection via nonconcave penalized likelihood and its oracle properties, Journal of American Statistical Association 96 (2001) 1348–1360]. We also study the asymptotic properties of the estimator when the number of parametric effects diverges with the sample size. Frequentist and Bayesian estimates of the covariance and confidence intervals are derived for the estimators. One great advantage of this procedure is its linear mixed model (LMM) representation, which greatly facilitates its implementation by using standard statistical software. Furthermore, the LMM framework enables one to treat the smoothing parameter as a variance component and hence conveniently estimate it together with other regression coefficients. Extensive numerical studies are conducted to demonstrate the effective performance of the proposed procedure.     

Varying coefficients partially linear models with randomly censored data

This paper considers the problem of estimation and inference in semiparametric varying coefficients partially linear models when the response variable is subject to random censoring. The paper proposes an estimator based on combining inverse probability of censoring weighting and profile least squares estimation. The resulting estimator is shown to be asymptotically normal. The paper also proposes a number of test statistics that can be used to test linear restrictions on both the parametric and nonparametric components. Finally, the paper considers the important issue of correct specification and proposes a nonsmoothing test based on a Cramer von Mises type of statistic, which does not suffer from the curse of dimensionality, nor requires multidimensional integration. Monte Carlo simulations illustrate the finite sample properties of the estimator and test statistics.