最大似然估计的一个推广

我们常常会遇到最大似然估计不存在的情况,这种情况以在非正态回归模型中最为典型。当参数向量不能被估计时,人们对参数向量的线性函数的估计饶有兴趣。本文给出了这些线性函数的广义最大似然估计的定义,讨论了它的性质,并得到了利用投影变换确定具有有限广义最大似然估计的线性函数的方法。最后,通过几个常见的定性资料统计模型的实例,展现了求广义最大似然估计的实施过程。     

带有额外参数连接函数的广义线性模型

本文对广义线性模型中的连接函数引入新的形状参数,提出带有额外参数连接函数的一类广义线性模型;讨论了参数的极大似然估计,并给出了迭代公式;推广了关于广义Logistic 回归模型的额外参数估计的一个结果,并提出了广义对数线性模型.     

非线性回归模型中的约束拟似然

在非线性回归模型中,拟得分函数是一类线性无偏估计函数中的最优者(GodambeandHeyde(1987),朱仲义(1996)),而由拟得分函数得到的拟似然估计在由线性无偏估计函数得到的估计类中具有渐近最优性(林路(1999)).本文则研究非线性回归模型中的有偏估计函数理论,构造了参数的约束拟似然估计,得到了约束拟似然的局部最优性,局部改进了拟似然估计,从而扩充了线性模型中的有偏估计理论.     

混合双重广义线性模型的参数估计

在实际应用中,不同类别的数据统计特性存在差异,所以对异质总体的研究非常有必要.基于总体一,二阶矩存在,利用双重广义线性模型对异质总体的不同子类数据的均值和散度同时建模,研究提出了混合双重广义线性模型.然后,利用EM算法构造了模型参数的最大扩展拟似然估计和最大伪似然估计.最后,通过随机模拟和实例研究,结果表明模型和方法的有效性和有用性.     

变系数广义线性模型及其估计

本文以经典广义线性模型为基础,通过假定其中的回归变量的系数是某一度量空间中点的任意函数,提出了一类有广泛应用背景的变系数广义线性模型,增加了模型的灵活性和适应性,同时也适用于空间数据的统计分析。基于局部加权最大似然估计方法,文章讨论了变系数广义线性模型的拟合与统计推断,以及与之相关的局部权系统和其中光滑参数的确定。     

双重广义线性模型的经验似然推断

基于截面经验似然方法,将双重广义线性模型的拟似然估计方程作为截面经验似然比函数的约束条件,构造了均值模型和散度模型未知参数的置信区间.最后通过数据模拟,将该方法与正态逼近方法比较,说明了该方法是有效和可行的.     

非线性回归模型的经验似然诊断

经验似然方法已经被广泛用于线性模型和广义线性模型.本文基于经验似然方法对非线性回归模型进行统计诊断.首先得到模型参数的极大经验似然估计;其次基于经验似然研究了三种不同的影响曲率度量;最后通过一个实际例子,说明了诊断方法的有效性.     

不完全信息随机截尾广义线性模型的极大似然估计

该文在回归子给定和随机两种情形下,分别定义了不完全信息随机截尾广义线性模型.在一定的条件下,讨论了这两种模型参数向量的似然方程解的存在性和唯一性,获得并证明了这两种模型的极大似然估计(MLE)的相合性与渐近正态性.     

缺失数据下双重广义线性模型的经验似然推断

本文基于截面经验似然的方法,在响应变量随机缺失时,将双重广义线性模型的拟似然估计方程作为截面经验似然比函数的约束条件,构造了均值模型和散度模型未知参数的置信区间.数据模拟中,在完全数据集,逆概率加权填补所得的数据集和未加权填补所得的数据集三种情形下,将经验似然方法与正态逼近方法相比较.结果表明在双重广义线性模型中,逆概率加权这一填补方法和经验似然方法是有效和可行的.     

一类零膨胀半参数混合效应模型的惩罚似然估计

本文将半参数线性混合效应模型推广应用到一类具有零膨胀的纵向数据或集群数据的研究中,提出了一类新的半参数混合效应模型,然后利用广义交叉核实法选取光滑参数,通过最大惩罚似然函数方法与EM算法给出了模型参数部分与非参数部分的估计方法,最后,通过模拟和实例说明了本文方法的有效性.     

Identification of a Discontinuous Parameter in Stochastic Parabolic Systems

The purpose of this paper is to study the identification problem for a spatially varying discontinuous parameter in stochastic diffusion equations. The consistency property of the maximum likelihood estimate (M.L.E.) and a generating algorithm for M.L.E. have been explored under the condition that the unknown parameter is in a sufficiently regular space with respect to spatial variables. In order to prove the consistency property of the M.L.E. for a discontinuous diffusion coefficient, we use the method of sieves, i.e., first the admissible class of unknown parameters is projected into a finite-dimensional space and next the convergence of the derived finite-dimensional M.L.E. to the infinite-dimensional M.L.E. is justified under some conditions. An iterative algorithm for generating the M.L.E. is also proposed with two numerical examples. Accepted 2 April 1996     

利用样本分位数的Logistic总体分布参数的近似最佳线性无偏估计

Harter H_L.,Balakrishnan N.等先后讨论了Logistic总体分布参数的极大似然估计,近似极大似然估计;其后Ogawa J.,Lloyd E.H.,Kulldorff G.,Gupta S.S,及chan L.K. 等又先后讨论了Logistlic分布参数的最佳线性无偏估计及估计的相对效率等问题.令人遗憾的是:在大样本情形下,上述估计均难以求得.为缓解这一困难,本文讨论利用样本分位数的Logistic总体的近似最佳线性无偏估计,给出估计量的大样本性质,以及样本分位数不超过10情形下,估计量有渐近最大相对估计效率时样本分位数的选取方案等.     

Mixture decomposition via the simulated annealing algorithm

This paper presents the problem of the evaluation of the maximum likelihood estimator, when the likelihood function has multiple maxima, using the stochastic algorithm called ‘simulated annealing’. Analysis of the particular case of the decomposition of a mixture of five univariate normal distributions shows the properties of this methodology with respect to the E—M algorithm. The results are compared considering some distance measures between the estimated distribution functions and the true one.     

图的最大亏格、支配数和围长

一个连图G的最大亏格γM（G）=（β（G）-ξ（G）/2,其中β（G）=E（G）-V（G 1是G的圈秩,ξ（G）是G的Betti亏数,本文利用G的支配数和围长给出了G的Betti亏数ξ（G）的一个上界,从而也给出了最大亏格γ（M（G）的一个下界,而且它是可达的,对于某些图类,该下界比黄元秋（2000）所给下界更好。     

有限混合Laplace分布回归模型局部估计的EM算法

本文研究了一类有限混合Laplace分布回归模型的局部极大似然估计问题. 利用核回归方法和最大化局部加权似然函数的EM算法, 获得了参数函数的局部极大似然估计量, 并讨论了它们的渐近偏差, 渐近方差和渐近正态性. 推广了有限混合回归模型下局部非参数估计的结果.     

Maximum Likelihood Estimation for an Observation Driven Model for Poisson Counts

This paper is concerned with an observation-driven model for time series of counts whose conditional distribution given past observations follows a Poisson distribution.This class of models is capable of modeling a wide range of dependence structures and is readily estimated using an approximation to the likelihood function. Recursive formulae for carrying out maximum likelihood estimation are provided and the technical components required for establishing a central limit theorem of the maximum likelihood estimates are given in a special case.AMS 2000 Subject Classification: Primary 62M05; Secondary 62E20     

Estimating the parameters of a fatigue model using Benders’ decomposition

This paper shows how Benders decomposition can be used for estimating the parameters of a fatigue model. The objective function of such model depends on five parameters of different nature. This makes the parameter estimation problem of the fatigue model suitable for the Benders decomposition, which allows us to use well-behaved and robust parameter estimation methods for the different subproblems. To build the Benders cuts, explicit formulas for the sensitivities (partial derivatives) are obtained. This permits building the classical iterative method, in which upper and lower bounds of the optimal value of the objective function are obtained until convergence. Two alternative objective functions to be optimized are the likelihood and the sum of squares error functions, which relate to the maximum likelihood and the minimum error principles, respectively. The method is illustrated by its application to a real-world problem.     

Asymptotic properties of particle filter-based maximum likelihood estimators for state space models

We study the asymptotic performance of approximate maximum likelihood estimators for state space models obtained via sequential Monte Carlo methods. The state space of the latent Markov chain and the parameter space are assumed to be compact. The approximate estimates are computed by, firstly, running possibly dependent particle filters on a fixed grid in the parameter space, yielding a pointwise approximation of the log-likelihood function. Secondly, extensions of this approximation to the whole parameter space are formed by means of piecewise constant functions or B-spline interpolation, and approximate maximum likelihood estimates are obtained through maximization of the resulting functions. In this setting we formulate criteria for how to increase the number of particles and the resolution of the grid in order to produce estimates that are consistent and asymptotically normal.     

Nonparametric likelihood based estimation for a multivariate Lipschitz density

We consider a problem of nonparametric density estimation under shape restrictions. We deal with the case where the density belongs to a class of Lipschitz functions. Devroye [L. Devroye, A Course in Density Estimation, in: Progress in Probability and Statistics, vol. 14, Birkhäuser Boston Inc., Boston, MA, 1987] considered these classes of estimates as tailor-made estimates, in contrast in some way to universally consistent estimates. In our framework we get the existence and uniqueness of the maximum likelihood estimate as well as strong consistency. This NPMLE can be easily characterized but it is not easy to compute. Some simpler approximations are also considered.     

A multi-objective-ACO-based data association method for bearings-only multi-target tracking

The study is concerned with data association of bearings-only multi-target tracking using two stationary observers in a 2-D scenario. In view of each target moving with a constant speed, two objective functions, i.e., distance and slope differences, are proposed and a multi-objective-ant-colony-optimization-based algorithm is then introduced to execute data association by minimizing the two objective functions. Numerical simulations are conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm in comparison with the data association results of the joint maximum likelihood (ML) method under different noise levels and track figurations.