{"title":"Inference for trend functions in partially linear models","authors":"Sijie Zheng , Xiaojun Song","doi":"10.1016/j.jspi.2025.106338","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A nonparametric test is developed to determine whether the trend of a partially linear model (PLM) with dependent errors and locally stationary regressors follows a specific parametric form. The test is asymptotically normal under the null hypothesis of correct trend specification and is consistent against various alternatives that deviate from the null hypothesis. The testing power against two classes of local alternatives approaching the null at different rates is derived, along with the asymptotic distribution of the test under fixed alternatives. We also propose a wild bootstrap procedure to better approximate the finite sample null distribution of the test. Statistical inference is performed on the trend specification in the Phillips curve and ozone concentration.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50039,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference","volume":"242 ","pages":"Article 106338"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8000,"publicationDate":"2025-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference","FirstCategoryId":"100","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S037837582500076X","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"数学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"STATISTICS & PROBABILITY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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A nonparametric test is developed to determine whether the trend of a partially linear model (PLM) with dependent errors and locally stationary regressors follows a specific parametric form. The test is asymptotically normal under the null hypothesis of correct trend specification and is consistent against various alternatives that deviate from the null hypothesis. The testing power against two classes of local alternatives approaching the null at different rates is derived, along with the asymptotic distribution of the test under fixed alternatives. We also propose a wild bootstrap procedure to better approximate the finite sample null distribution of the test. Statistical inference is performed on the trend specification in the Phillips curve and ozone concentration.
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