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December, 1991 Variable Selection in Nonparametric Regression with Continuous Covariates
Ping Zhang
Ann. Statist. 19(4): 1869-1882 (December, 1991). DOI: 10.1214/aos/1176348375

Abstract

In a nonparametric regression setup where the covariates are continuous, the problem of estimating the number of covariates will be discussed in this paper. The kernel method is used to estimate the regression function and the selection criterion is based on minimizing the cross-validation estimate of the mean squared prediction error. We consider choosing both the bandwidth and the number of covariates based on the data. Unlike the case of linear regression, it turns out that the selection is consistent and efficient even when the true model has only a finite number of covariates. In addition, we also observe the curse of dimensionality at work.

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Ping Zhang. "Variable Selection in Nonparametric Regression with Continuous Covariates." Ann. Statist. 19 (4) 1869 - 1882, December, 1991. https://doi.org/10.1214/aos/1176348375

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Published: December, 1991
First available in Project Euclid: 12 April 2007

zbMATH: 0738.62051
MathSciNet: MR1135153
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1214/aos/1176348375

Subjects:
Primary: 62G05
Secondary: 62J99

Keywords: cross-validation , kernel estimate , Model selection

Rights: Copyright © 1991 Institute of Mathematical Statistics

Vol.19 • No. 4 • December, 1991
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