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June 1999 A consistent test for the functional form of a regression based on a difference of variance estimators
Holger Dette
Ann. Statist. 27(3): 1012-1040 (June 1999). DOI: 10.1214/aos/1018031266

Abstract

In this paper we study the problem of testing the functional form of a given regression model. A consistent test is proposed which is based on the difference of the least squares variance estimator in the assumed regression model and a nonparametric variance estimator. The corresponding test statistic can be shown to be asymptotically normal under the null hypothesis and under fixed alternatives with different rates of convergence corresponding to both cases. This provides a simple asymptotic test, where the asymptotic results can also be used for the calculation of the type II error of the procedure at any particular point of the alternative and for the construction of tests for precise hypotheses. Finally, the finite sample performance of the new test is investigated in a detailed simulation study, which also contains a comparison with the commonly used tests.

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Holger Dette. "A consistent test for the functional form of a regression based on a difference of variance estimators." Ann. Statist. 27 (3) 1012 - 1040, June 1999. https://doi.org/10.1214/aos/1018031266

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Published: June 1999
First available in Project Euclid: 5 April 2002

zbMATH: 0957.62036
MathSciNet: MR1724039
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1214/aos/1018031266

Subjects:
Primary: 62G10
Secondary: 62G20 , 62J02 , 62J05

Keywords: least squares estimator , limit theorems for quadratic forms , model checks , variance estimation

Rights: Copyright © 1999 Institute of Mathematical Statistics

Vol.27 • No. 3 • June 1999
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