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In this paper we consider the problem of non-parametric relative regression for twice censored data. We introduce and study a new estimate of the regression function when it is appropriate to assess performance in terms of mean squared relative error of prediction. We establish the uniform consistency with rate over a compact set and asymptotic normality of the estimator suitably normalized. The asymptotic variance is explicitly given. A Monte Carlo study is carried out to evaluate the performance of this estimate.
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Khardani, S. Relative Error Prediction for Twice Censored Data. Math. Meth. Stat. 28, 291–306 (2019). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1066530719040045
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Keywords
- asymptotic normality
- twice censored data
- consistency
- relative regression
- mean squared relative error
- Patilea—Rollin estimator