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A study on the least squares estimator of multivariate isotonic regression function

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  • Pramita Bagchi
  • Subhra Sankar Dhar

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Consider the problem of pointwise estimation of f in a multivariate isotonic regression model Z=f(X1,…,Xd)+ϵ, where Z is the response variable, f is an unknown nonparametric regression function, which is isotonic with respect to each component, and ϵ is the error term. In this article, we investigate the behavior of the least squares estimator of f. We generalize the greatest convex minorant characterization of isotonic regression estimator for the multivariate case and use it to establish the asymptotic distribution of properly normalized version of the estimator. Moreover, we test whether the multivariate isotonic regression function at a fixed point is larger (or smaller) than a specified value or not based on this estimator, and the consistency of the test is established. The practicability of the estimator and the test are shown on simulated and real data as well.

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  • Pramita Bagchi & Subhra Sankar Dhar, 2020. "A study on the least squares estimator of multivariate isotonic regression function," Scandinavian Journal of Statistics, Danish Society for Theoretical Statistics;Finnish Statistical Society;Norwegian Statistical Association;Swedish Statistical Association, vol. 47(4), pages 1192-1221, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:scjsta:v:47:y:2020:i:4:p:1192-1221
    DOI: 10.1111/sjos.12459
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