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Title: Score tests for covariate effects in conditional copulas
Authors: Gijbels, Irène
OMELKA, Marek 
Pešta, Michal
VERAVERBEKE, Noel 
Issue Date: 2017
Publisher: ELSEVIER INC
Source: JOURNAL OF MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS, 159, p. 111-133
Abstract: We consider copula modeling of the dependence between two or more random variables in the presence of a multivariate covariate. The dependence parameter of the conditional copula possibly depends on the value of the covariate vector. In this paper we develop a new testing methodology for some important parametric specifications of this dependence parameter: constant, linear, quadratic, etc. in the covariate values, possibly after transformation with a link function. The margins are left unspecified. Our novel methodology opens plenty of new possibilities for testing how the conditional copula depends on the multivariate covariate and also for variable selection in copula model building. The suggested test is based on a Rao-type score statistic and regularity conditions are given under which the test has a limiting chi-square distribution under the null hypothesis. For small and moderate sample sizes, a permutation procedure is suggested to assess significance. In simulations it is shown that the test performs well (even under misspecification of the copula family and/or the dependence parameter structure) in comparison to available tests designed for testing for constancy of the dependence parameter. The test is illustrated on a real data set on concentrations of chemicals in water samples. (C) 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Notes: [Gijbels, Irene] Katholieke Univ Leuven, Dept Math, Celestijnenlaan 200B,Box 2400, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium. [Gijbels, Irene] Katholieke Univ Leuven, Leuven Stat Res Ctr LStat, Celestijnenlaan 200B,Box 2400, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium. [Omelka, Marek; Pesta, Michal] Charles Univ Prague, Dept Probabil & Stat, Fac Math & Phys, Sokolovska 83, Prague 18675 8, Czech Republic. [Veraverbeke, Noel] Hasselt Univ, Ctr Stat, Agoralaan Bldg D, B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium. [Veraverbeke, Noel] North West Univ, Unit BMI, Potchefstroom, South Africa.
Keywords: conditional copula; covariate effect; parametric dependence structure; rao score test; specification test;Conditional copula; Covariate effect; Parametric dependence structure; Rao score test; Specification test
Document URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1942/24438
ISSN: 0047-259X
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmva.2017.05.001
ISI #: 000405976900007
Rights: © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Category: A1
Type: Journal Contribution
Validations: ecoom 2018
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