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Model selection in regression based on pre-smoothing

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  • Marc Aerts
  • Niel Hens
  • Jeffrey Simonoff

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In this paper, we investigate the effect of pre-smoothing on model selection. Christobal et al 6 showed the beneficial effect of pre-smoothing on estimating the parameters in a linear regression model. Here, in a regression setting, we show that smoothing the response data prior to model selection by Akaike's information criterion can lead to an improved selection procedure. The bootstrap is used to control the magnitude of the random error structure in the smoothed data. The effect of pre-smoothing on model selection is shown in simulations. The method is illustrated in a variety of settings, including the selection of the best fractional polynomial in a generalized linear model.

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  • Marc Aerts & Niel Hens & Jeffrey Simonoff, 2010. "Model selection in regression based on pre-smoothing," Journal of Applied Statistics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 37(9), pages 1455-1472.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:japsta:v:37:y:2010:i:9:p:1455-1472
    DOI: 10.1080/02664760903046086
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