NONPARAMETRIC FUNCTION ESTIMATION AND BANDWIDTH SELECTION FOR DISCONTINUOUS REGRESSION-FUNCTIONS

For nonparametric regression, where the regression function has discontinuity points, the kernel regression estimator and cross-validation are known to be affected by discontinuity. This effect is precisely quantified through the mean average square error (MASE) for the kernel regression estimator and a limiting distribution for the cross-validated bandwidth. An approach is proposed to adjust for the effect of discontinuity on kernel regression estimation and bandwidth selection. The resulting kernel regression estimator and cross-validation are further analyzed by the MASE and a limiting distribution, respectively. Simulation studies show that the asymptotic results are applicable to reasonable sample sizes.