Robust testing for superiority between two regression curves

The problem of testing the null hypothesis that the regression functions of two populations are equal versus one-sided alternatives under a general nonparametric homoscedastic regression model is considered. To protect against atypical observations, the test statistic is based on the residuals obtai...

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Autores: Boente Boente, Graciela Lina, Pardo Fernández, Juan Carlos
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/18946
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/18946
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Hypothesis Testing
Nonparametric Regression Models
Robust Inference
Smoothing Techniques
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Sumario:The problem of testing the null hypothesis that the regression functions of two populations are equal versus one-sided alternatives under a general nonparametric homoscedastic regression model is considered. To protect against atypical observations, the test statistic is based on the residuals obtained by using a robust estimate for the regression function under the null hypothesis. The asymptotic distribution of the test statistic is studied under the null hypothesis and under root−n local alternatives. A Monte Carlo study is performed to compare the finite sample behaviour of the proposed tests with the classical one obtained using local averages. A sensitivity analysis is carried on a real data set.