Approximation of the Distribution of the Location Parameter in the Growth Curve Model |
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Authors: | TÕ NU KOLLO,ANU ROOS,DIETRICH VON ROSEN |
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Affiliation: | Institute of Mathematical Statistics, University of Tartu; Department of Biometry and Engineering, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences |
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Abstract: | Abstract. In this paper an Edgeworth-type approximation of order O(n −2 ) to the density of the estimator of the location parameter in the growth curve model has been derived. The approximation is a mixture of a normal and a Kotz-type distribution, thus being an elliptical distribution. A condition for unimodality of the mixture was found and marginal distribution of a subvector of the mixture distribution was derived. Finally, a small example was given to demonstrate an application of the approximation. |
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Keywords: | elliptical distribution growth curve model Kotz-type distribution location parameter mixture distribution |
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