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An Adaptive, Rate-Optimal Test of Linearity for Median Regression Models

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  • Horowitz, Joel L.

    () (University of Iowa)

  • Spokoiny, Vladimir G.

    (Weierstrass Institute for Applied Analysis and Stochastics)

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    Abstract

    This paper is concerned with testing the hypothesis that a conditional median function is linear against a nonparametric alternative with unknown smoothness. We develop a test that is uniformly consistent against alternatives whose distance from the linear model converges to zero at the fastest possible rate. The test accommodates conditional heteroskedasticity of unknown form. The numerical performance and usefulness of the test are illustrated by the results of Monte Carlo experiments and an empirical example.

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    Paper provided by University of Iowa, Department of Economics in its series Working Papers with number 00-04.

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    Length: 34 pages
    Date of creation: Nov 2000
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    Handle: RePEc:uia:iowaec:00-04

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    Postal: University of Iowa, Department of Economics, Henry B. Tippie College of Business, Iowa City, Iowa 52242
    Phone: (319) 335-0829
    Fax: (319) 335-1956
    Web page: http://tippie.uiowa.edu/economics/
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    Keywords: Hypothesis testing; local alternative; uniform consistency;

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