Over the last few years many methods have been developed for analyzing functional data with different objectives. The purpose of this paper is to predict a binary response variable in terms of a functional variable whose sample information is given by a set of curves measured without error. In order to solve this problem we formulate a functional logistic regression model and propose its estimation by approximating the sample paths in a finite dimensional space generated by a basis. Then, the problem is reduced to a multiple logistic regression model with highly correlated covariates. In order to reduce dimension and to avoid multicollinearity, two different approaches of functional principal component analysis of the sample paths are proposed. Finally, a simulation study for evaluating the estimating performance of the proposed principal component approaches is developed.
SUMMARYIn recent years, many studies have dealt with predicting a response variable based on the information provided by a functional variable. When the response variable is binary, different problems arise, such as multicollinearity and high dimensionality, which prejudice the estimation of the model and the interpretation of its parameters. In this article we address these problems by using functional logistic regression and principal component analysis. In order to obtain a unique solution for the maximum likelihood estimation of the parameter function, quasi-natural cubic spline interpolation of sample paths on their discrete time observations is proposed. We also introduce a new interpretation of the relationship between the response variable and the functional predictor where the change in the odds of success is evaluated from the estimated parameter function. An analysis of climatological data is finally presented to illustrate the practical performance of the proposed methodologies.
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