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Linear minimax efficiency of local polynomial regression smoothers

Kani Chen

Year: 2003 Journal:   Journal of nonparametric statistics Vol: 15 (3)Pages: 343-353   Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Abstract

This paper proves that local polynomial regression smoothers achieve linear minimax efficiency over a class of functions, generalizing a result of Fan (1993) for local linear smoothers and proving that a conjecture of Fan and Gijbels (1996) is true. Consequences are also illustrated.

Keywords:
Minimax Mathematics Polynomial regression Polynomial Class (philosophy) Applied mathematics Linear regression Conjecture Mathematical optimization Regression Local regression Statistics Combinatorics Mathematical analysis Computer science Artificial intelligence

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Advanced Optimization Algorithms Research
Physical Sciences →  Mathematics →  Numerical Analysis
Advanced Statistical Methods and Models
Physical Sciences →  Mathematics →  Statistics and Probability
Control Systems and Identification
Physical Sciences →  Engineering →  Control and Systems Engineering

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