Estimation and variable selection for generalized additive partial linear models
Abstract
We study generalized additive partial linear models, proposing the use of polynomial spline smoothing for estimation of nonparametric functions, and deriving quasi-likelihood based estimators for the linear parameters. We establish asymptotic normality for the estimators of the parametric components. The procedure avoids solving large systems of equations as in kernel-based procedures and thus results in gains in computational simplicity. We further develop a class of variable selection procedures for the linear parameters by employing a nonconcave penalized quasi-likelihood, which is shown to have an asymptotic oracle property. Monte Carlo simulations and an empirical example are presented for illustration.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1112.2502,
title = {Estimation and variable selection for generalized additive partial linear models},
author = {Li Wang and Xiang Liu and Hua Liang and Raymond J. Carroll},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1112.2502},
year = {2011}
}
Comments
Published in at http://dx.doi.org/10.1214/11-AOS885 the Annals of Statistics (http://www.imstat.org/aos/) by the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (http://www.imstat.org)