Nonparametrics

A Projection Based Conditional Dependence Measure with Applications to High-dimensional Undirected Graphical Models

Measuring conditional dependence is an important topic in econometrics with broad applications including graphical models. Under a factor model setting, a new conditional dependence measure based on projection is proposed. The corresponding …

Nonparametric Independence Screening via Favored Smoothing Bandwidth

We propose a flexible nonparametric regression method for ultrahigh-dimensional data. As a first step, we propose a fast screening method based on the favored smoothing bandwidth of the marginal local constant regression. Then, an iterative procedure …

Feature Augmentation via Nonparametrics and Selection (FANS) in High Dimensional Classification

We propose a high-dimensional classification method that involves nonparametric feature augmentation. Knowing that marginal density ratios are the most powerful univariate classifiers, we use the ratio estimates to transform the original feature …

Functional and Parametric Estimation in a Semi-and Nonparametric Model with Application to Mass-Spectrometry Data

Motivated by modeling and analysis of mass-spectrometry data, a semi- and nonparametric model is proposed that consists of linear parametric components for individual location and scale and a nonparametric regression function for the common shape. A …

Nonparametric Independence Screening in Sparse Ultra-High Dimensional Additive Models

A variable screening procedure via correlation learning was proposed by Fan and Lv (2008) to reduce dimensionality in sparse ultra-high-dimensional models. Even when the true model is linear, the marginal regression can be highly nonlinear. To …

Nonparametric estimation of genewise variance for microarray data

Estimation of genewise variance arises from two important applications in microarray data analysis: selecting significantly differentially expressed genes and validation tests for normalization of microarray data. We approach the problem by …

Alignment of protein mass spectrometry data by integrated Markov chain shifting method

Mass spectrometers such as SELDI-TOF (surface enhanced laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight) and MALDI-TOF (matrix assisted laser desorption and ionization time-of-flight) measure the relative abundance of different protein ions or protein …

Local quasi-likelihood with a parametric guide

Generalized linear models and the quasi-likelihood method extend the ordinary regression models to accommodate more general conditional distributions of the response. Nonparametric methods need no explicit parametric specification, and the resulting …