Estimation of a linear model with two-parameter symmetric platykurtic distributed errors

Abstract

Purpose: A linear regression model with Gaussian-distributed error terms is the most widely used method to describe the possible relationship between outcome and predictor variables. However, there are some drawbacks of Gaussian errors such as the distribution being mesokurtic. In many practical situations, the variables under study may not be mesokurtic but are platykurtic. Hence, to analyze this sort of platykurtic variables, a multiple regression model with symmetric platykurtic (SP) distributed errors is needed. In this paper, we introduce and develop a multiple linear regression model with symmetric platykurtic distributed errors for the first time.Methods: We used the methods of ordinary least squares (OLS) and maximum likelihood (ML) to estimate the model parameters. The properties of the ML estimators with respect to the symmetric platykurtic distributed errors are discussed. The model selection criteria such as Akaike information criteria (AIC) and Bayesian information criteria (BIC) for the models are used. The utility of the proposed model is demonstrated with both simulation and real-time data.Results: A comparative study of symmetric platykurtic linear regression model with the Gaussian model revealed that the former gives good fit to some data sets. The results also revealed that ML estimators are more efficient than OLS estimators in terms of the relative efficiency of the one-step-ahead forecast mean square error. Conclusions: The study shows that the symmetric platykurtic distribution serves as an alternative to the normal distribution. The developed model is useful for analyzing data sets arising from agricultural experiments, portfolio management, space experiments, and a wide range of other practical problems.

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