Arbeitspapier
Modelling Issues in Kernel Ridge Regression
Kernel ridge regression is gaining popularity as a data-rich nonlinear forecasting tool, which is applicable in many different contexts. This paper investigates the influence of the choice of kernel and the setting of tuning parameters on forecast accuracy. We review several popular kernels, including polynomial kernels, the Gaussian kernel, and the Sinc kernel. We interpret the latter two kernels in terms of their smoothing properties, and we relate the tuning parameters associated to all these kernels to smoothness measures of the prediction function and to the signal-to-noise ratio. Based on these interpretations, we provide guidelines for selecting the tuning parameters from small grids using cross-validation. A Monte Carlo study confirms the practical usefulness of these rules of thumb. Finally, the flexible and smooth functional forms provided by the Gaussian and Sinc kernels makes them widely applicable, and we recommend their use instead of the pop ular polynomial kernels in general settings, in which no information on the data-generating process is available.
- Sprache
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper ; No. 11-138/4
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Model Construction and Estimation
Forecasting Models; Simulation Methods
Computational Techniques; Simulation Modeling
- Thema
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nonlinear forecasting
shrinkage estimation
kernel methods
high dimensionality
Prognoseverfahren
Nichtlineares Verfahren
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Exterkate, Peter
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Tinbergen Institute
- (wo)
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Amsterdam and Rotterdam
- (wann)
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2011
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:41 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Exterkate, Peter
- Tinbergen Institute
Entstanden
- 2011
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