Robust Estimation in Binary Choice Models

The binary-response smoothed maximum score (SMS) estimator accommodates heteroskedasticity of an unknown form, but it may be heavily biased when the conditional error density is not differentiable or not bell shaped. We construct a new combined SMS estimator as a linear combination of individual estimators with weights chosen to minimize the trace of estimated mean squared error. This estimator is robust and rate-adaptive under weak assumptions on the density. Results of a Monte Carlo study confirm good performance of the combined estimator.     

The Identification of Potential Longitudinal Biomarkers and Measurements of Effectiveness for Biomarkers as Surrogates in Multivariate Survival Data

A proposed method based on frailty models is used to identify longitudinal biomarkers or surrogates for a multivariate survival. This method is an extention of earlier models by Wulfsohn and Tsiatis (1997 Wulfsohn , M. S. , Tsiatis , A. A. ( 1997 ). A joint model for survival and longitudinal data measured with error . Biometrics 53 ( 1 ): 330 – 339 .[Crossref], [PubMed], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]) and Song et al. (2002 Song , X. , Davidian , M. , Tsiatis , A. A. ( 2002 ). A Semiparametric likelihood approach to joint modeling of longitudinal and time-to-event data . Biometrics 58 ( 4 ): 742 – 753 .[Crossref], [PubMed], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]). In this article, similar to Henderson et al. (2002 Henderson , R. , Diggle , P. J. , Dobson , A. ( 2002 ). Identification and efficacy of longitudinal markers for survival . Biostatistics 3 ( 1 ): 33 – 50 .[Crossref], [PubMed], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]), a joint likelihood function combines the likelihood functions of the longitudinal biomarkers and the multivariate survival times. We use simulations to explore how the number of individuals, the number of time points per individual and the functional form of the random effects from the longitudianl biomarkers influence the power to detect the association of a longitudinal biomarker and the multivariate survival time. The proposed method is illustrate by using the gastric cancer data.     

Joint modeling and estimation for longitudinal data with informative observation and terminal event times

ABSTRACT

In many longitudinal studies, there may exist informative observation times and a dependent terminal event that stops the follow-up. In this paper, we propose a joint model for analysis of longitudinal data with informative observation times and a dependent terminal event via two latent variables. Estimation procedures are developed for parameter estimation, and asymptotic properties of the proposed estimators are derived. Simulation studies demonstrate that the proposed method performs well for practical settings. An application to a bladder cancer study is illustrated.     

Estimation of the slope in linear non-normal structural relationships

This paper studies the sensitivity to nonnormality of the normal-theory test for the null hypothesis that the slope is a specific value against a two-sided alternative. Edgeworth expansion and thus the asymptotic variance for the normal-theory maximum likelihood estimator of the slope are derived.     

Asymptotics for Panel Models with Common Shocks

This article develops a novel asymptotic theory for panel models with common shocks. We assume that contemporaneous correlation can be generated by both the presence of common regressors among units and weak spatial dependence among the error terms. Several characteristics of the panel are considered: cross-sectional and time-series dimensions can either be fixed or large; factors can either be observable or unobservable; the factor model can describe either a cointegration relationship or a spurious regression, and we also consider the stationary case. We derive the rate of convergence and the limit distributions for the ordinary least square (OLS) estimates of the model parameters under all the aforementioned cases.     

单位根过程联合检验的Bootstrap研究

 本文以Ferretti和Romo的Bootstrap方法为基础进行拓展完成三种联合检验,并从理论证明了Bootstrap方法的有效性;使用蒙特卡洛模拟技术比较了Bootstrap检验与临界值检验的效果。模拟表明,在误判率上,Bootstrap方法下三个检验量的误判率分别为2.22%、3.70%、0.00%,而临界值的误判率分别高达22.22%、11.11%、15.56%;在精确程度上,Bootstrap方法的精度分别是临界值方法的11.25倍、26倍和6.5倍。模拟表明了本文构造的Bootstrap检验方法可以替代临界值方法,特别在小样本下,Bootstrap方法的优势表现更为明显。     

《中俄联合声明》与中俄关系新阶段——评胡锦涛主席访俄

自 1 991年 1 2月 2 7日《中俄会谈纪要》签署 ,中俄正式建交以来 ,在 1 2年里 ,两国关系连上四个台阶。伊拉克战争后 ,国际关系格局正处在重组调整之际 ,2 0 0 3年 5月 2 6～ 2 8日 ,胡锦涛主席的访俄及《中俄联合声明》的签订 ,不仅明确了中俄战略协作伙伴关系在新领导框架中得以延续和发展 ,而且通过重申和强化两国关于世界多极化发展的理论 ,强调和扩展两国在经贸、能源、区域安全等领域的合作 ,从而在理论基础、物质基础等方面把中俄战略协作伙伴关系推进到新的发展阶段。     

Bayesian inference for joint location and scale nonlinear models with skew-normal errors

A regression model with skew-normal errors provides a useful extension for ordinary normal regression models when the dataset under consideration involves asymmetric outcomes. In this article, we explore the use of Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods to develop a Bayesian analysis for joint location and scale nonlinear models with skew-normal errors, which relax the normality assumption and include the normal one as a special case. The main advantage of these class of distributions is that they have a nice hierarchical representation that allows the implementation of MCMC methods to simulate samples from the joint posterior distribution. Finally, simulation studies and a real example are used to illustrate the proposed methodology.     

人口与计划生育工作是结合项目--考察泰国PDA侧记

笔者依据在泰国的考察 ,简要阐述了人口与计划生育工作是一个综合性的结合项目     

玉米杂交种联合鉴定试验研究

对8个玉米杂交品种进行了联合鉴定比较。结果表明：联试2号杂交种产量最高,与对照及其他杂交种相比,达到显著差异。值得在哲里木盟地区推广。