Mean estimate in ranked set sampling using a length-biased concomitant variable

In this paper, a ranked set sampling procedure with ranking based on a length-biased concomitant variable is proposed. The estimate for population mean based on this sample is given. It is proved that the estimate based on ranked set samples is asymptotically more efficient than the estimate based on simple random samples. Simulation studies are conducted to present the properties of the proposed estimate for finite sample size. Moreover, the consequence of ignoring length bias is also addressed by simulation studies and the real data analysis.     

油气储量价值评估理论及其实证研究

在借鉴国外矿业权流转市场惯例的同时,结合我国市场经济环境,建立了油气储量价值评估的数学模型,并以某油田S井块为例进行了实证研究,进而对有关参数进行了分析。     

Convergence properties of the EM algorithm in constrained parameter spaces

The established general results on convergence properties of the EM algorithm require the sequence of EM parameter estimates to fall in the interior of the parameter space over which the likelihood is being maximized. This paper presents convergence properties of the EM sequence of likelihood values and parameter estimates in constrained parameter spaces for which the sequence of EM parameter estimates may converge to the boundary of the constrained parameter space contained in the interior of the unconstrained parameter space. Examples of the behavior of the EM algorithm applied to such parameter spaces are presented.     

Affine Invariant Multivariate Sign and Rank Tests and Corresponding Estimates: a Review

The paper reviews recent contributions to the statistical inference methods, tests and estimates, based on the generalized median of Oja. Multivariate analogues of sign and rank concepts, affine invariant one-sample and two-sample sign tests and rank tests, affine equivariant median and Hodges–Lehmann-type estimates are reviewed and discussed. Some comparisons are made to other generalizations. The theory is illustrated by two examples.     

Computing the Cox Model for Case Cohort Designs

Prentice (1986) proposed a case-cohort design as an efficient subsampling mechanism for survival studies. Several other authors have expanded on these ideas to create a family of related sampling plans, along with estimators for the covariate effects. We describe how to obtain the proposed parameter estimates and their variance estimates using standard software packages, with SAS and SPLUS as particular examples.     

生长曲线最小二乘估计和最佳线性无偏估计相等的几个充要条件

讨论了生长曲线未知参数的最小二乘估计与最佳线性无偏估计相等的几个充要条件,并给出了主要结论的两种不同证明。     

On the robustness of empirical likelihood ratio confidence intervals for location

The authors examine the robustness of empirical likelihood ratio (ELR) confidence intervals for the mean and M‐estimate of location. They show that the ELR interval for the mean has an asymptotic breakdown point of zero. They also give a formula for computing the breakdown point of the ELR interval for M‐estimate. Through a numerical study, they further examine the relative advantages of the ELR interval to the commonly used confidence intervals based on the asymptotic distribution of the M‐estimate.     

Properties of Model-Averaged BMDLs: A Study of Model Averaging in Dichotomous Response Risk Estimation

Model averaging (MA) has been proposed as a method of accounting for model uncertainty in benchmark dose (BMD) estimation. The technique has been used to average BMD dose estimates derived from dichotomous dose-response experiments, microbial dose-response experiments, as well as observational epidemiological studies. While MA is a promising tool for the risk assessor, a previous study suggested that the simple strategy of averaging individual models' BMD lower limits did not yield interval estimators that met nominal coverage levels in certain situations, and this performance was very sensitive to the underlying model space chosen. We present a different, more computationally intensive, approach in which the BMD is estimated using the average dose-response model and the corresponding benchmark dose lower bound (BMDL) is computed by bootstrapping. This method is illustrated with TiO(2) dose-response rat lung cancer data, and then systematically studied through an extensive Monte Carlo simulation. The results of this study suggest that the MA-BMD, estimated using this technique, performs better, in terms of bias and coverage, than the previous MA methodology. Further, the MA-BMDL achieves nominal coverage in most cases, and is superior to picking the "best fitting model" when estimating the benchmark dose. Although these results show utility of MA for benchmark dose risk estimation, they continue to highlight the importance of choosing an adequate model space as well as proper model fit diagnostics.     

岭型主成分估计在降维估计类中的最优性

研究岭型主成分估计在岭型降维估计类中的性质 ,在不同的条件下 ,证明了岭型主成分估计有某些最优性质     

新型农村合作医疗制度补偿机制的社会评价分析及建议

新型农村合作医疗满足了农民的医疗保障需要,有效地缓解了农民＂看病难、看病贵＂的问题。但也存在着补偿方案不尽合理,新农合总体受益率很低、同一省区补偿标准和受益程度有明显差异、补偿模式设计存在缺陷、不同级别医疗机构分段补偿比例未能引导病人合理分流等问题。以新型农村合作医疗制度补偿机制入手,从社会评价角度分析了现行补偿机制的利弊,针对存在的问题提出改进的建议,以期为未来的政策调整提供依据。