Nonparametric estimation of regression models with mixed discrete and continuous covariates by the K-nn method

Citation
Green, Carl et al., Nonparametric estimation of regression models with mixed discrete and continuous covariates by the K-nn method, Econometric reviews , 36(1-3), 2017, pp. 205-224
Journal title
ISSN journal
07474938
Volume
36
Issue
1-3
Year of publication
2017
Pages
205 - 224
Database
ACNP
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Abstract
In this article we consider the problem of estimating a nonparametric conditional mean function with mixed discrete and continuous covariates by the nonparametric k-nearest-neighbor (k-nn) method. We derive the asymptotic normality result of the proposed estimator and use Monte Carlo simulations to demonstrate its finite sample performance. We also provide an illustrative empirical example of our method.