ON CONFIDENCE REGIONS OF SEMIPARAMETRIC NONLINEAR REGRESSION MODELS(A GEOMETRIC APPROACH)

A geometric framework is proposed for semiparametric nonlinear regression models based on the concept of least favorable curve, introduced by Severini and Wong (1992). The authors use this framework to drive three kinds of improved approximate confidence regions for the parameter and parameter subset in terms of curvatures. The results obtained by Hamilton et al. (1982), Hamilton (1986) and Wei (1994) are extended to semiparametric nonlinear regression models.

Heteroscedasticity check in nonlinear semiparametric models based on nonparametric variance function

The assumption of homoscedasticity has received much attention in classical analysis of regression. Heteroscedasticity tests have been well studied in parametric and nonparametric regressions. The aim of this paper is to present a test of heteroscedasticity for nonlinear semiparametric regression models with nonparametric variance function. The validity of the proposed test is illustrated by two simulated examples and a real data example.

Semiparametric Estimation of Multivariate GARCH Models

The paper introduces a new simple semiparametric estimator of the conditional variance-covariance and correlation matrix (SP-DCC). While sharing a similar sequential approach to existing dynamic conditional correlation (DCC) methods, SP-DCC has the advantage of not requiring the direct parameterization of the conditional covariance or correlation processes, therefore also avoiding any assumption on their long-run target. In the proposed framework, conditional variances are estimated by univariate GARCH models, for actual and suitably transformed series, in the first step;the latter are then nonlinearly combined in the second step, according to basic properties of the covariance and correlation operator, to yield nonparametric estimates of the various conditional covariances and correlations. Moreover, in contrast to available DCC methods, SP-DCC allows for straightforward estimation also for the non-symultaneous case, i.e. for the estimation of conditional cross-covariances and correlations, displaced at any time horizon of interest. A simple expost procedure to ensure well behaved conditional variance-covariance and correlation matrices, grounded on nonlinear shrinkage, is finally proposed. Due to its sequential implementation and scant computational burden, SP-DCC is very simple to apply and suitable for the modeling of vast sets of conditionally heteroskedastic time series.

A Simulation Study on Comparing General Class of Semiparametric Transformation Models for Survival Outcome with Time-Varying Coefficients and Covariates

The consideration of the time-varying covariate and time-varying coefficient effect in survival models are plausible and robust techniques. Such kind of analysis can be carried out with a general class of semiparametric transformation models. The aim of this article is to develop modified estimating equations under semiparametric transformation models of survival time with time-varying coefficient effect and time-varying continuous covariates. For this, it is important to organize the data in a counting process style and transform the time with standard transformation classes which shall be applied in this article. In the situation when the effect of coefficient and covariates change over time, the widely used maximum likelihood estimation method becomes more complex and burdensome in estimating consistent estimates. To overcome this problem, alternatively, the modified estimating equations were applied to estimate the unknown parameters and unspecified monotone transformation functions. The estimating equations were modified to incorporate the time-varying effect in both coefficient and covariates. The performance of the proposed methods is tested through a simulation study. To sum up the study, the effect of possibly time-varying covariates and time-varying coefficients was evaluated in some special cases of semiparametric transformation models. Finally, the results have shown that the role of the time-varying covariate in the semiparametric transformation models was plausible and credible.

Semiparametric Regression and Model Refining

This paper presents a semiparametric adjustment method suitable for general cases.Assuming that the regularizer matrix is positive definite,the calculation method is discussed and the corresponding formulae are presented.Finally,a simulated adjustment problem is constructed to explain the method given in this paper.The results from the semiparametric model and G_M model are compared.The results demonstrate that the model errors or the systematic errors of the observations can be detected correctly with the semiparametric estimate method.

Error model identification of inertial navigation platform based on errors-in-variables model

Because the real input acceleration cannot be obtained during the error model identification of inertial navigation platform, both the input and output data contain noises. In this case, the conventional regression model and the least squares （LS） method will result in bias. Based on the models of inertial navigation platform error and observation error, the errors-in-variables （EV） model and the total least squares （TLS） method axe proposed to identify the error model of the inertial navigation platform. The estimation precision is improved and the result is better than the conventional regression model based LS method. The simulation results illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.

Shrinkage Estimation of Semiparametric Model with Missing Responses for Cluster Data

This paper simultaneously investigates variable selection and imputation estimation of semiparametric partially linear varying-coefficient model in that case where there exist missing responses for cluster data. As is well known, commonly used approach to deal with missing data is complete-case data. Combined the idea of complete-case data with a discussion of shrinkage estimation is made on different cluster. In order to avoid the biased results as well as improve the estimation efficiency, this article introduces Group Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator (Group Lasso) to semiparametric model. That is to say, the method combines the approach of local polynomial smoothing and the Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator. In that case, it can conduct nonparametric estimation and variable selection in a computationally efficient manner. According to the same criterion, the parametric estimators are also obtained. Additionally, for each cluster, the nonparametric and parametric estimators are derived, and then compute the weighted average per cluster as finally estimators. Moreover, the large sample properties of estimators are also derived respectively.

Strong Consistency of Estimators of a Semiparametric Regression Model under Fixed Design

In this paper, we consider the following semipaxametric regression model under fixed design： yi = xi′β＋g（xi）＋ei. The estimators of β, g（·） and σ^2 axe obtained by using the least squares and usual nonparametric weight function method and their strong consistency is proved under the suitable conditions.

APPLICATION OF FRF ESTIMATOR BASED ON ERRORS-IN-VARIABLES MODEL IN MULTI-INPUT MULTI-OUTPUT VIBRATION CONTROL SYSTEM

The FRF estimator based on the errors-in-variables （EV） model of multi-input multi-output （MIMO） system is presented to reduce the bias error of FRF HI estimator. The FRF HI estimator is influenced by the noises in the inputs of the system and generates an under-estimation of the true FRF. The FRF estimator based on the EV model takes into account the errors in both the inputs and outputs of the system and would lead to more accurate FRF estimation. The FRF estimator based on the EV model is applied to the waveform replication on the 6-DOF （degree-of-freedom） hydraulic vibration table. The result shows that it is favorable to improve the control precision of the MIMO vibration control system.

财政教育投入、产业结构升级对全要素生产率的影响

财政教育投入是我国教育投入的主要力量,对于普及义务教育和形成人力资本发挥着重要作用。人力资本是提高劳动力质量和实现技术进步的主要基础,研究财政教育投入对经济增长效率的作用机制和区域差异具有很好的理论和实践意义。在内生经济增长理论框架下,探究产业结构升级在财政教育投入影响全要素生产率过程中的调节效应。从全国数据看,财政教育投入可以直接提高全要素生产率,我国东部和中部地区的产业结构升级弱化了财政教育投入对全要素生产率的促进作用,西部地区的产业结构升级增强了财政教育投入对全要素生产率的促进作用。在其他控制变量中,GDP增长率和城镇化水平对全要素生产率具有明显促进作用,对外开放程度、外商直接投资、金融深化和科技投入占比对全要素生产率的影响存在较大区域差异。据此提出相应对策建议。

基于迭代优化和神经网络补偿的超冗余机械臂半参数动力学模型辨识

为了实现超冗余机械臂动力学模型的精确辨识,提出了一种基于迭代优化和神经网络补偿的半参数动力学模型辨识方法。首先,介绍了超冗余机械臂的动力学模型和最小参数集,建立了关节非线性摩擦模型,使用遗传算法优化回归矩阵条件数生成激励轨迹。然后建立了机械臂动力学模型物理可行性约束,基于迭代优化方法设计了两层循环网络对超冗余机械臂的惯性参数和关节摩擦模型进行辨识。最后,利用数据集训练BP神经网络,得到超冗余机械臂半参数动力学模型,并与多种算法进行了比较分析。实验结果表明:相较于传统的最小二乘算法和加权最小二乘算法,通过使用本文提出的辨识算法,关节辨识力矩残差均方根(Root Mean Square,RMS)之和分别提高了32.81%和23.76%,半参数动力学模型相比于全参数动力学模型力矩残差均方根之和提高了23.56%,辨识结果验证了辨识方法的有效性和优越性。

带有时变杠杆效应的随机波动率模型参数估计及其应用

为了更好地捕捉金融时间序列中杠杆效应的时变非对称性,本文基于线性样条思想,提出一种带有时变杠杆效应的半参数随机波动率模型,并利用贝叶斯MCMC方法对所提模型中的参数进行了估计.模拟研究表明贝叶斯MCMC方法在所提模型的参数估计方面有着良好的有限样本表现.最后利用本文所提出的带有时变杠杆效应的半参数随机波动率模型对2000年1月4日至2020年8月18日的上证综合指数和深证成份指数日收益数据进行了实证分析,结果表明利用本文所提出的模型拟合这两组实例数据是合理的.

Algorithms and statistical analysis for linear structured weighted total least squares problem

Weighted total least squares(WTLS)have been regarded as the standard tool for the errors-in-variables(EIV)model in which all the elements in the observation vector and the coefficient matrix are contaminated with random errors.However,in many geodetic applications,some elements are error-free and some random observations appear repeatedly in different positions in the augmented coefficient matrix.It is called the linear structured EIV(LSEIV)model.Two kinds of methods are proposed for the LSEIV model from functional and stochastic modifications.On the one hand,the functional part of the LSEIV model is modified into the errors-in-observations(EIO)model.On the other hand,the stochastic model is modified by applying the Moore-Penrose inverse of the cofactor matrix.The algorithms are derived through the Lagrange multipliers method and linear approximation.The estimation principles and iterative formula of the parameters are proven to be consistent.The first-order approximate variance-covariance matrix(VCM)of the parameters is also derived.A numerical example is given to compare the performances of our proposed three algorithms with the STLS approach.Afterwards,the least squares(LS),total least squares(TLS)and linear structured weighted total least squares(LSWTLS)solutions are compared and the accuracy evaluation formula is proven to be feasible and effective.Finally,the LSWTLS is applied to the field of deformation analysis,which yields a better result than the traditional LS and TLS estimations.

基于半参数模型平均法的比例风险模型的估计问题

利用半参数模型平均预测法估计倾向性得分,然后以估计出的倾向性得分作为自变量的取值进行Cox回归求出回归系数的最大似然估计。在一定的正则性条件下证明了该估计的相合性,模拟结果显示两种惩罚函数下所提出的估计都有优异的表现。

Variable Selection for Semiparametric Varying-Coefficient Partially Linear Models with Missing Response at Random

In this paper, we present a variable selection procedure by combining basis function approximations with penalized estimating equations for semiparametric varying-coefficient partially linear models with missing response at random. The proposed procedure simultaneously selects significant variables in parametric components and nonparametric components. With appropriate selection of the tuning parameters, we establish the consistency of the variable selection procedure and the convergence rate of the regularized estimators. A simulation study is undertaken to assess the finite sample performance of the proposed variable selection procedure.

Convergence Rates of Wavelet Estimators in Semiparametric Regression Models Under NA Samples

Consider the following heteroscedastic semiparametric regression model：where {Xi, 1 〈 i 〈 n} are random design points, errors {ei, 1 〈 i 〈 n} are negatively associated （NA） random variables, （r2 = h（ui）, and {ui} and {ti} are two nonrandom sequences on [0, 1]. Some wavelet estimators of the parametric component β, the non- parametric component g（t） and the variance function h（u） are given. Under some general conditions, the strong convergence rate of these wavelet estimators is O（n- 1 log n）. Hence our results are extensions of those re, sults on independent random error settings.

Average Estimation of Semiparametric Models for High-Dimensional Longitudinal Data

Model average receives much attention in recent years.This paper considers the semiparametric model averaging for high-dimensional longitudinal data.To minimize the prediction error,the authors estimate the model weights using a leave-subject-out cross-validation procedure.Asymptotic optimality of the proposed method is proved in the sense that leave-subject-out cross-validation achieves the lowest possible prediction loss asymptotically.Simulation studies show that the performance of the proposed model average method is much better than that of some commonly used model selection and averaging methods.

On a General Class of Semiparametric Hazards Regression Models for Recurrent Gap Times

In the article,we investigate a general class of semiparametric hazards regression models for recurrent gap times.The general class includes the proportional hazards model,the accelerated failure time model and the accelerated hazards models as special cases.The model is flexible in modelling recurrent gap times since a covariate effect is identified as having two separate components,namely a time-scale change on hazard progression and a relative hazards ratio.In order to infer the model parameters,the procedure is proposed based on estimating equations.The asymptotic properties of the proposed estimators are established and the finite sample properties are investigated via simulation studies.In addition,a lack of fit test is presented to assess the adequacy of the model and an application of data from a bladder cancer study is reported for illustration.

ASYMPTOTIC NORMALITY OF PARAMETERSESTIMATION IN EV MODEL WITH REPLICATEDOBSERVATIONS

This paper based on the essay [1], studies in case that replicated observations are available in some experimental points., the parameters estimation of one dimensional linear errors-in-variables (EV) models. Asymptotic normality is established.

Asymptotic Properties in Semiparametric Partially Linear Regression Models for Functional Data

We consider the semiparametric partially linear regression models with mean function XTβ ＋ g（z）, where X and z are functional data. The new estimators of β and g（z） are presented and some asymptotic results are given. The strong convergence rates of the proposed estimators are obtained. In our estimation, the observation number of each subject will be completely flexible. Some simulation study is conducted to investigate the finite sample performance of the proposed estimators.