Functional Regression Models with Functional Response: A New Approach and a Comparative Study
Manuel Febrero Bande, Manuel Oviedo de la Fuente, Mohammad Darbalaei,, Morteza Amini

TL;DR
This paper introduces a novel nonlinear kernel-based additive functional regression method that can handle data in non-Hilbert spaces, demonstrating advantages over traditional linear models through simulations and real data analysis.
Contribution
The paper develops a new nonlinear approach for additive functional regression that extends applicability beyond Hilbert spaces, unlike existing linear methods.
Findings
Nonlinear kernel method outperforms linear models in complex scenarios.
Method maintains efficiency close to linear models in truly linear cases.
Applicable to non-Hilbertian data, broadening functional regression scope.
Abstract
This paper proposes a new nonlinear approach for additive functional regression with functional response based on kernel methods along with some slight reformulation and implementation of the linear regression and the spectral additive model. The latter methods have in common that the covariates and the response are represented in a basis and so, can only be applied when the response and the covariates belong to a Hilbert space, while the proposed method only uses the distances among data and thus can be applied to those situations where any of the covariates or the response is not Hilbert, typically normed or even metric spaces with a real vector structure. A comparison of these methods with other procedures readily available in R is preformed in a simulation study and in real datasets showing the results of the advantages of the nonlinear proposals and the small loss of efficiency…
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TopicsSpectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses · Advanced Statistical Methods and Models · Gene expression and cancer classification
