基于相依误差可加模型的多项式样条估计

文章首先采用多项式样务估计的方法,对基于相依误差的可加模型进行多项式样条估计,获得函数系数的估计,并给出了该估计的相合性;然后,使用该方法对我国当前的上证指数进行了实证研究;最后,将基于相依误差和误差为标准正态的可加模型的预测结果进行了比较,得出了基于相依误差的可加模型的多项式样条估计对上证指数的预测更有效的结论.     

Esscher保费的非参数估计

Esscher保费原理是非寿险精算中最重要的保费原理之一,在精算学中有重要的运用.文章研究了Esscher保费的非参数估计,并证明了估计的强相合性和渐近正态性,最后通过数值模拟的方法验证了估计的收敛速度及渐近正态性.     

PA样本下刻度指数族参数的经验Bayes双边检验

文章在PA样本下,基于加权乘积损失函数,研究刻度指数族中参数的经验Bayes双边检验问题.利用概率密度函数及其导函数的核估计的方法构造了EB检验函数,证明了这种估计的渐近最优性,获得其收敛速度.     

纵向可加部分线性测量误差模型的渐近估计

基于纵向数据,研究参数部分协变量含有测量误差的可加部分线性测量误差模型的估计问题,提出了用于模型估计的偏差修正的二次推断函数方法,得到参数部分的估计结果具有相合性、渐近正态性,非参数可加函数的估计结果达到最优收敛速度。数值模拟和实例数据分析结果显示,该模型估计方法在同等条件下要优于广义估计方程方法。理论和数值结果显示,偏差修正的二次推断函数可以有效地处理测量误差和个体内相关性,是一个有效的纵向数据和测量误差数据分析工具,具有一定的理论和应用价值。     

单指标纵向数据模型的估计

纵向数据是一类重要的相关性数据,广泛出现在诸多科研领域。单指标模型是多元非参数回归中重要的降维方法,在纵向数据下研究单指标模型是统计研究的热点问题。针对纵向数据单指标模型,提出惩罚改进二次推断函数方法来讨论模型的参数和非参数估计问题。该方法利用多项式样条回归方法逼近模型中的未知联系函数,将联系函数的估计转化为回归样条系数的估计,然后构造关于样条回归系数和单指标系数的惩罚改进二次推断函数,最小化惩罚改进二次推断函数便可得到模型的估计。理论结果显示,估计结果具有相合性和渐近正态性,最后得到了较好的数值模拟结果和实例数据分析结果,结果显示该方法适用于半参数纵向模型的参数和非参数估计问题。     

NA误差下线性模型最小绝对偏差估计的相合性

文章基于相依序列,研究了线性模型,在若干条件的假设下,建立了以NA序列为误差的线性模型未知参数的最小绝对偏差估计的渐近性质,如最小绝对偏差估计的强相合性.此结果是在较弱的条件下将文献[1]中独立误差情形下未知参数估计的相关结果推广到了NA误差下相应的结果.     

Lindley分布参数的经验Bayes检验的收敛速度

文章讨论了独立同分布样本情形下Lindley分布参数的经验Bayes(EB)单侧检验问题。利用密度函数的递归核估计构造了参数的EB检验函数,在适当条件下证明了所提出的EB检验函数的渐近最优性,并获得了其收敛速度。     

基于随机窗宽的α-混合序列分布函数估计

在总体未知的条件下,非参数方法是分布函数常用的估计方法.独立样本下分布函数的核估计方法已经有了深入的研究,文章对非独立的平稳α-混合序列的分布函数提出了随机窗宽条件下的非参数核估计,讨论了估计的强一致相合性和一致完全收敛性.     

三参数Burr分布经验贝叶斯估计的渐近性

文章在平方损失下研究三参数BurrI分布族形状参数的经验贝叶斯(EB)估计的渐近性。在先验分布形式未知的情况下,采用非参数估计方法导出了BurrI分布族形状参数的贝叶斯(Bayes)估计,利用历史样本采用密度函数核估计方法,构造了边缘密度函数及其导函数的估计,将它们代入Bayes估计式中,得到了形状参数的EB估计。在一定的条件下,证明所得到的EB估计具有渐近性,其收敛速度为n-γ(s-1)(δ-2)/δ(2s+1)。文章还举例说明满足定理条件的参数的先验分布是存在的。     

纵向数据非参数模型的二次推断函数估计

文章研究了纵向数据非参数模型y=f(t)+ε,其中f(t)为未知平滑函数,ε为零均值随机误差项.我们选取一组基函数对f(t)进行基函数展开近似,然后构造关于基函数系数的二次推断函数,利用New-ton-Raphson迭代方法得到基函数系数的估计值,进而得到未知平滑函数f(t)的拟合估计.理论结果显示,所得到的基函数系数估计有相合性和渐近正态性.最后通过数值方法得到了较好的模拟结果.     

Bernstein conditional density estimation with application to conditional distribution and regression functions

In this paper we propose a smooth nonparametric estimation for the conditional probability density function based on a Bernstein polynomial representation. Our estimator can be written as a finite mixture of beta densities with data-driven weights. Using the Bernstein estimator of the conditional density function, we derive new estimators for the distribution function and conditional mean. We establish the asymptotic properties of the proposed estimators, by proving their asymptotic normality and by providing their asymptotic bias and variance. Simulation results suggest that the proposed estimators can outperform the Nadaraya–Watson estimator and, in some specific setups, the local linear kernel estimators. Finally, we use our estimators for modeling the income in Italy, conditional on year from 1951 to 1998, and have another look at the well known Old Faithful Geyser data.     

Estimating the conditional tail index by integrating a kernel conditional quantile estimator

This paper deals with the estimation of the tail index of a heavy-tailed distribution in the presence of covariates. A class of estimators is proposed in this context and its asymptotic normality established under mild regularity conditions. These estimators are functions of a kernel conditional quantile estimator depending on some tuning parameters. The finite sample properties of our estimators are illustrated on a small simulation study.     

Asymptotic normality of kernel estimators based upon incomplete data

In this paper, we are concerned with nonparametric estimation of the density and the failure rate functions of a random variable X which is at risk of being censored. First, we establish the asymptotic normality of a kernel density estimator in a general censoring setup. Then, we apply our result in order to derive the asymptotic normality of both the density and the failure rate estimators in the cases of right, twice and doubly censored data. Finally, the performance and the asymptotic Gaussian behaviour of the studied estimators, based on either doubly or twice censored data, are illustrated through a simulation study.     

HAZARD RATE ESTIMATION FOR CENSORED DATA BY WAVELET METHODS

ABSTRACT

We study the estimation of a hazard rate function based on censored data by non-linear wavelet method. We provide an asymptotic formula for the mean integrated squared error (MISE) of nonlinear wavelet-based hazard rate estimators under randomly censored data. We show this MISE formula, when the underlying hazard rate function and censoring distribution function are only piecewise smooth, has the same expansion as analogous kernel estimators, a feature not available for the kernel estimators. In addition, we establish an asymptotic normality of the nonlinear wavelet estimator.     

Large sample behavior of the Bernstein copula estimator

Bernstein polynomial estimators have been used as smooth estimators for density functions and distribution functions. The idea of using them for copula estimation has been given in Sancetta and Satchell (2004). In the present paper we study the asymptotic properties of this estimator: almost sure consistency rates and asymptotic normality. We also obtain explicit expressions for the asymptotic bias and asymptotic variance and show the improvement of the asymptotic mean squared error compared to that of the classical empirical copula estimator. A small simulation study illustrates this superior behavior in small samples.     

Local polynomial quasi-likelihood regression with truncated and dependent data

The local polynomial quasi-likelihood estimation has several good statistical properties such as high minimax efficiency and adaptation of edge effects. In this paper, we construct a local quasi-likelihood regression estimator for a left truncated model, and establish the asymptotic normality of the proposed estimator when the observations form a stationary and α-mixing sequence, such that the corresponding result of Fan et al. [Local polynomial kernel regression for generalized linear models and quasilikelihood functions, J. Amer. Statist. Assoc. 90 (1995), pp. 141–150] is extended from the independent and complete data to the dependent and truncated one. Finite sample behaviour of the estimator is investigated via simulations too.     

An estimator of a conditional quantile in the presence of auxiliary information

In this paper, a new estimator for a conditional quantile is proposed by using the empirical likelihood method and local linear fitting when some auxiliary information is available. The asymptotic normality of the estimator at both boundary and interior points is established. It is shown that the asymptotic variance of the proposed estimator is smaller than those of the usual kernel estimators at interior points, and that the proposed estimator has the desired sampling properties at both boundary and interior points. Therefore, no boundary modifications are required in our estimation.     

A Semi-parametric Regression Model with Errors in Variables

Abstract.  In this paper, we consider a partial linear regression model with measurement errors in possibly all the variables. We use a method of moments and deconvolution to construct a new class of parametric estimators together with a non-parametric kernel estimator. Strong convergence, optimal rate of weak convergence and asymptotic normality of the estimators are investigated.     

On self-consistent estimators and kernel density estimators with doubly censored data

We study the detailed structure (in a large sample) of the self-consistent estimators of the survival functions with doubly censored data. We also introduce the kernel-type density estimators based on the self-consistent estimators, and using our results on the structure of the self-consistent estimators, we establish the strong uniform consistency and the asymptotic normality of the kernel density estimators for doubly censored data. From these, the strong uniform consistency and the asymptotic normality of the failure rate estimators for doubly censored data are derived.     

Asymptotic behaviour of binned kernel density estimators for locally non-stationary random fields

We investigate the asymptotic behaviour of binned kernel density estimators for dependent and locally non-stationary random fields converging to stationary random fields. We focus on the study of the bias and the asymptotic normality of the estimators. A simulation experiment conducted shows that both the kernel density estimator and the binned kernel density estimator have the same behavior and both estimate accurately the true density when the number of fields increases. We apply our results to the 2002 incidence rates of tuberculosis in the departments of France.