空间动态面板模型的时间滞后效应检验

空间面板数据模型由于考虑了经济变量间的空间相关性,其优势日益凸显,已成为计量经济学的热点研究领域。将空间相关性与动态模式同时扩展到面板模型中的空间动态面板模型,不仅考虑了经济变量之间的空间相关性,还考虑了时间上的滞后性,是空间面板模型的发展,增强了模型的解释力。考虑一种带固定个体效应、因变量的时间滞后项、因变量与随机误差项均存在空间自相关性的空间动态面板回归模型,提出了在个体数n和时间数T都很大,且T相对地大于n的条件下空间动态面板模型中时间滞后效应存在性的LM和LR检验方法,其检验方法包括联合检验、一维及二维的边际和条件检验;推导出这些检验在零假设下的极限分布;其极限分布均服从卡方分布。通过模拟试验研究检验统计量的小样本性质,结果显示其具有优良的统计性质。     

部分函数型线性变系数模型的序列相关检验

部分函数型线性变系数模型(PFLVCM)是近几年出现的一个比较灵活、应用广泛的新模型。在实际应用中,搜集到的经济和金融数据往往存在序列相关性。如果不考虑数据间的相关性直接对其进行建模,会影响模型中参数估计的精度和有效性。本文主要研究了PFLVCM中误差的序列相关性的检验问题,基于经验似然,把标量时间序列数据相关性检验的方法拓展到函数型数据中,提出了经验对数似然比检验统计量,并在零假设下得到了检验统计量的近似分布。通过蒙特卡洛数值模拟说明该统计量在有限样本下有良好的水平和功效。最后,把该方法用于检验美国商业用电消费数据是否有序列相关性,证明该统计量的有效性和实用性。     

空间误差分量模型的Bootstrap LM检验

空间误差分量模型(Spatial Error Components,SEC)传统的空间相关性LM检验存在严重的水平扭曲和较低的检验功效,导致检验统计量失效.文章将Bootstrap方法应用于SEC模型的空间相关性LM检验,提高检验统计量的有效性.Monte Carlo模拟实验表明,Bootstrap LM检验的水平受误差项分布、空间权重矩阵和样本量影响较小,并且远优于渐近LM检验,具有理想的检验水平;渐近LM检验和Bootstrap LM检验的功效均随着空间相关性的增强,及样本量的增大而增大,但Bootstrap LM检验在各种情形下均具有更高的检验功效,尤其是样本量较小时.简言之,Bootstrap LM检验是SEC模型更为优越的空间相关性检验方法.     

面板数据模型的截面相关检验研究

 相关系数的绝对值形式可以很好的避免Pesaran（2004）的CD统计量中异向相关性相互抵消的情况,相应得到一个新的检验面板数据模型扰动项截面相关的统计量。蒙特卡洛模拟显示,无论是在因子模型下还是在空间移动平均模型下,新提出的统计量水平扭曲(size distortion)检验和功效(power)检验表现较好。通过模拟还发现当存在序列相关的扰动项时,先将扰动项进行去序列相关处理可以有效地避免序列相关导致的水平扭曲,并且不会降低统计量的功效。     

空间经济计量滞后模型Bootstrap Moran检验功效的模拟分析

 当误差项不服从独立同分布时,利用Moran’s I统计量的渐近检验,无法有效判断空间经济计量滞后模型2SLS估计残差间存在空间关系与否。本文采用两种基于残差的Bootstrap方法,诊断空间经济计量滞后模型残差中的空间相关关系。大量Monte Carlo模拟结果显示,从功效角度看,无论误差项服从独立同分布与否,与渐近检验相比,Bootstrap Moran检验都具有更好的有限样本性质,能够更有效地进行空间相关性检验。尤其是,在样本量较小和空间衔接密度较高情况下,Bootstrap Moran检验的功效显著大于渐近检验。     

非线性趋势KPSS检验、模型误设与检验流程构建

利用理论推导和蒙特卡洛模拟方法,研究非线性趋势数据生成模型中KPSS检验统计量、趋势项检验统计量分布规律,并总结出KPSS检验流程。理论研究表明,在原假设和备择假设成立时,相关检验统计量在大样本下都收敛到维纳过程的泛函,且KPSS检验不能有效区分趋势类型,模拟研究也得出类似结论。实证研究显示,通过使用KPSS检验流程,可以精确确定数据生成过程。     

LSTAR-GARCH模型的单位根检验

LSTAR模型的单位根检验往往易忽视其条件方差的时变性,实际上,对许多经济变量尤其是金融变量建立LSTAR模型后,经常发现其条件方差存在GARCH效应。针对LSTAR-GARCH模型的平稳性检验,本文构建了检验统计量tNG,之后在极大似然估计的基础上,推导出tNG的渐近分布,通过蒙特卡洛模拟方法得到该统计量的渐近临界值,并在此基础上研究了tNG检验的检验功效。在与刘雪燕和张晓峒(2009)提出的tNL检验、Ling等(2003)提出的tLG检验以及DF单位根检验进行比较后,发现tNG检验具备明显优势。     

空间关联分析及其应用

本文主要介绍空间关联分析,涉及空间权重矩阵的构建、空间自相关的度量与检验、空间关联的识别等技术.文中介绍了Moran's I和Geary's C两个常用全局自相关检验统计量的度量及其检验技术;讨论了局部Moran's I、局部Geary's C、Gi(d)统计、G*i(d)统计等四个局部自相关检验统计量的度量、检验方法,及各指标在空间关联分析中的应用.     

基于蒙特卡罗模拟的误差序列自相关检验研究

进行计量经济分析时一般都要检验模型是否存在自相关性,但目前常用的几种自相关检验方法都不同程度地存在一些问题,对此进行进一步的研究有重要意义。对于一阶自相关性检验,DW检验是最常用的方法,但其存在两个不确定区域。针对给定的解释变量,运用模拟方法,可以得到DW检验的临界值,从而克服了其存在不确定区域的缺陷。回归检验法则无可用的临界值,也可以用模拟方法计算其临界值,而且除检验功效很接近1的情形外,回归检验法的功效显著大于DW检验,可以替代DW检验。当样本量不是很大时,LM检验统计量的临界值与卡方分布的临界值差距较大,不能使用标准卡方临界值。在LM检验中,通常通过对最高阶滞后项系数进行t检验以确定自相关的阶数,但LM检验中最高阶滞后项系数的t统计量与标准t分布有较大差距,也不能用t分布临界值。     

可加模型的序列相关检验

可加模型是一类应用广泛的半参数模型,为了检验模型误差是否存在有限阶数的序列相关,基于由Backfitting估计方法得到残差构造了检验统计量,并证明了该统计量的渐近零分布为正态分布或卡方分布,最后通过模拟试验验证了该检验方法的有效性。     

Conditional heteroscedasticity test for Poisson autoregressive model

In this article, the problem of interest is testing the conditional heteroscedasticity of Poisson autoregressive model. We construct a non parametric test statistic based on empirical likelihood method. The asymptotic distribution of the proposed statistic is derived and its finite-sample property is examined through Monte Carlo simulations. The simulation results show that the proposed method is good for practical use.     

Empirical likelihood‐based inference for genetic mixture models

The authors show how the genetic effect of a quantitative trait locus can be estimated by a nonparametric empirical likelihood method when the phenotype distributions are completely unspecified. They use an empirical likelihood ratio statistic for testing the genetic effect and obtaining confidence intervals. In addition to studying the asymptotic properties of these procedures, the authors present simulation results and illustrate their approach with a study on breast cancer resistance genes.     

Performance of and software for a modified mantel-haenszel statistic for correlated data

This paper presents the results of a small sample simulation study designed to evaluate the performance of a recently proposed test statistic for the analysis of correlated binary data. The new statistic is an adjusted Mantel-Haenszel test, which may be used in testing for association between a binary exposure and a binary outcome of interest across several fourfold tables when the data have been collected under a cluster sampling design. Al- though originally developed for the analysis of periodontal data, the proposed method may be applied to clustered binary data arising in a variety of settings, including longitu- dinal studies, family studies, and school-based research. The features of the simulation are intended to mimic those of a research study of periodontal health, in which a large number of observations is made on each of a relatively small number of patients. The simulation reveals that the adjusted test statistic performs well in finite samples, having empirical type I error rates close to nominal and empirical power similar to that of more complicated marginal regression methods. Software for computing the adjusted statistic is also provided.     

Approximate tests of hypotheses in regression models with grouped data

Techniques for testing hypotheses about parameters in the regression models under the situation of grouped data are provided. A test statistic similar to conventional F statistic is considered. A simulation study performed for a few cases shows that the proposed statistic has an approximate F distribution and is useful in applications.     

Bootstrap test for a structural break under possible heteroscedasticity

In this article, we consider the Wald test statistic for testing equality between the sets of regression coefficients in two linear regression models when the disturbance variances may possibly be unequal. This test can be also used as a test for a structural break. However, it is well known that the test based on the Wald test statistic suffers from severe size distortion in small sample when the disturbance variances of the two regression models are unequal. Our simulation results show that substantial improvements are made when the bootstrap methods are applied.     

Gap-ratio goodness of fit tests for weibull or extreme value distribution assumptions with left or right censored data

With data collection in environmental science and bioassay, left censoring because of nondetects is a problem. Similarly in reliability and life data analysis right censoring frequently occurs. There is a need for goodness of fit tests that can adapt to left or right censored data and be used to check important distributional assumptions without becoming too difficult to regularly implement in practice. A new test statistic is derived from a plot of the standardized spacings between the order statistics versus their ranks. Any linear or curvilinear pattern is evidence against the null distribution. When testing the Weibull or extreme value null hypothesis this statistic has a null distribution that is approximately F for most combinations of sample size and censoring of practical interest. Our statistic is compared to the Mann-Scheuer-Fertig statistic which also uses the standardized spacings between the order statistics. The results of a simulation study show the two tests are competitive in terms of power. Although the Mann-Scheuer-Fertig statistic is somewhat easier to compute, our test enjoys advantages in the accuracy of the F approximation and the availability of a graphical diagnostic.     

Testing for serial correlation in linear model with validation data

In this paper, we investigate the testing for serial correlation in a linear model with validation data, then we apply the empirical likelihood method to construct the test statistic and derive the asymptotic distribution of the test statistic under null hypothesis. Simulation results show that our method performs well both in size and power with finite same size.     

Empirical likelihood ratio under infinite second moment

In this article, we show that the log empirical likelihood ratio statistic for the population mean converges in distribution to χ²₍₁₎ as n → ∞ when the population is in the domain of attraction of normal law but has infinite variance. The simulation results show that the empirical likelihood ratio method is applicable under the infinite second moment condition.     

Generalized likelihood-ratio test of the number of components in finite mixture models

The number of components is an important feature in finite mixture models. Because of the irregularity of the parameter space, the log-likelihood-ratio statistic does not have a chi-square limit distribution. It is very difficult to find a test with a specified significance level, and this is especially true for testing k — 1 versus k components. Most of the existing work has concentrated on finding a comparable approximation to the limit distribution of the log-likelihood-ratio statistic. In this paper, we use a statistic similar to the usual log likelihood ratio, but its null distribution is asymptotically normal. A simulation study indicates that the method has good power at detecting extra components. We also discuss how to improve the power of the test, and some simulations are performed.