| lfbas {locfit} | R Documentation |
By default, Locfit uses a polynomial basis as the fitting functions.
An alternative set of basis functions can be specified through
the basis argument to locfit.raw.
lfbas is a wrapper function used internally in Locfit's processing.
To use the basis argument, you must write a function
f(x,t) to evaluate the basis function at a fitting
point t and data point(s) x. See below for an example.
Note that the basis function will be called with multiple
data points simultaneously, so should assume x is a matrix
with d columns, where d is the number of independent
variables. The fitting point t will always be a single point,
in a vector of length d.
The basis function should return a matrix, with each column being the evaluation of one fitting function.
To ensure that the returned fit estimates the mean function, the
first component of the basis should be 1; the remaining components
should be 0 when x=t. To help ensure Locfit's interpolation
routines are meaningful, the next d components should represent
partial derivatives at x=t. Specifically, df(x,t)/dx[i],
evaluated at x=t, should be the unit vector with 1 in the
(i+1)st position.
Violation of these rules can be useful, if functionals other than the mean are of interest. But this will require extreme care.
Specifying a user basis results in extensive use of the
call_S function, which may be slow. Speed may also
be significantly affected by different ways of writing
the basis.
# Specify a bivariate linear with interaction basis.
data(ethanol)
my.basis <- function(x,t)
{
u1 <- x[, 1] - t[1]
u2 <- x[, 2] - t[2]
cbind(1, u1, u2, u1 * u2)
}
fit <- locfit(NOx~E+C, data=ethanol, scale=0, basis=my.basis)
# With this basis, Locfit's standard interpolation and plot methods
# should be reasonable.
plot(fit,get.data=TRUE)
# Estimation of change points. This provides an alternative to using
# left() and right(), and can easily be modified to detecting
# a change in slopes or other parameters. Note that the first
# component is the indicator of x>t, so the coefficient estimates
# the size of the change, assuming the change occurs at t.
data(penny)
my.basis <- function(x,t) cbind(x>t,1,x-t)
xev <- (1945:1988) + 0.5
fit <- locfit(thickness~year, data=penny, alpha=c(0,10), ev=xev, basis=my.basis)
# The plot will show peaks where change points are most likely.
# in S4, S-Plus 5 etc,
# plot(preplot(fit,where="fitp")^2, type="b") is an alternative.
plot(xev, predict(fit,where="fitp")^2, type="b")
# Estimate the mean function using local linear regression, with
# discontinuities at 1958.5 and 1974.5.
# The basis functions must consist of the constant 1, the linear term
# x-t, and indicator functions for two of the three sections.
# Note the care taken to ensure my.basis(t,t) = c(1,0,0,0) for all t.
my.basis <- function(x,t)
{ ret <- NULL
if (t<1958.5) ret <- cbind(1, x>=1958.5, x>1974.5, x-t)
if (t>1974.5) ret <- cbind(1, x<=1974.5, x<1958.5, x-t)
if (is.null(ret))
ret <- cbind(1, x<1958.5, x>1974.5, x-t)
ret
}
fit <- locfit(thickness~year, data=penny, alpha=c(0,10), ev=xev, basis=my.basis)
plot(preplot(fit,where="fitp", get.data=TRUE))