拟似然非线性模型中MQLE的弱相合性的充分条件

拟似然非线性模型包括广义线性模型作为一个特殊情形.给出了拟似然非线性模型中极大拟似然估计的弱相合性的一些充分条件,其中矩的条件要弱于文献中极大拟似然估计的强相合性的条件.     

自然联系函数下自适应设计广义线性模型的渐近性质(英文)

本文在一些弱的条件下,对自然联系函数和自适应设计下广义线性模型的极大拟似然估计渐近性进行研究,获得了极大拟似然估计的渐近存在性、弱相合性、收敛速度及渐近正态性.并通过蒙特卡罗数值模拟的方法对所得结果进行验证.     

非线性半参数回归模型的最大经验似然估计

对于非线性半参数回归模型的估计问题,利用经验似然方法,给出了回归系数,光滑函数以及误差方差的最大经验似然估计.在一定条件下证明了所得估计量的渐近正态性和相合性.     

非线性模型中的拟似然估计和约束拟似然估计

该文证明了,在非线性回归模型中,若以均方误差或均方误差矩阵为标准,拟似然估计是正则广义拟似然估计类中的最优估计,并讨论了拟得分函数最优性与拟似然估计最优性的关系.为改进拟似然估计,该文提出了一种约束拟似然估计,并证明了约束拟似然估计比拟似然估计有较小的均方误差.     

随机截尾情形下Rayleigh分布参数的最大似然估计

研究了随机截尾情形下Rayleigh分布参数的最大似然估计,研究了最大似然估计的存在唯一性;在很一般的条件下证明了估计的强、弱相合性和渐近正态性.     

一种惩罚最大似然方法估计混合回归模型

本文考虑具有正态误差假设下混合回归模型的参数估计问题.由于似然函数的无界性,混合回归模型普通的最大似然估计不存在.本文提出一种惩罚最大似然方法来估计混合回归模型的参数,证明惩罚最大似然估计量(penalized maximum likelihood estimation, PMLE)具有强相合和渐近正态性.通过深入模拟研究,从估计精确性角度看,惩罚最大似然估计量有很好的表现.本文还给出一个音调感知的例子来说明理论结果的应用.     

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.     

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.     

协方差结构分析中拟似然估计的对偶几何方法

本文应用几何方法研究了协方差结构分析中的拟似然估计.对于该模型引进了对偶几何,在此基础上得到了拟似然估计的二阶渐近性质.通过对偶曲率给出了拟似然估计的偏差、方差和信息损失,并且给出了反映拟观察信息和拟期望信息之间关系的一个极限定理     

协方差结构分析中拟似然估计的对偶几何方法

本文应用几何方法研究了协方差结构分析中的拟似然估计.对于该模型引进了对偶几何,在此基础上得到了拟似然估计的二阶渐近性质.通过对偶曲率给出了拟似然估计的偏差、方差和信息损失,并且给出了反映拟观察信息和拟期望信息之间关系的一个极限定理.     

Maximum likelihood least squares identification for systems with autoregressive moving average noise

Maximum likelihood methods are important for system modeling and parameter estimation. This paper derives a recursive maximum likelihood least squares identification algorithm for systems with autoregressive moving average noises, based on the maximum likelihood principle. In this derivation, we prove that the maximum of the likelihood function is equivalent to minimizing the least squares cost function. The proposed algorithm is different from the corresponding generalized extended least squares algorithm. The simulation test shows that the proposed algorithm has a higher estimation accuracy than the recursive generalized extended least squares algorithm.     

Quasi-likelihood estimation of average treatment effects based on model information

In this paper, the estimation of average treatment effects is considered when we have the model information of the conditional mean and conditional variance for the responses given the covariates. The quasi-likelihood method adapted to treatment effects data is developed to estimate the parameters in the conditional mean and conditional variance models. Based on the model information, we define three estimators by imputation, regression and inverse probability weighted methods. All the estimators are shown asymptotically normal. Our simulation results show that by using the model information, the substantial efficiency gains are obtained which are comparable with the existing estimators.     

Parameter estimation in two-type continuous-state branching processes with immigration

We study the parameter estimation of two-type continuous-state branching processes with immigration based on low frequency observations at equidistant time points. The ergodicity of the processes is proved. The estimators are based on the minimization of a sum of squared deviation about conditional expectations. We also establish the strong consistency and central limit theorems of the conditional least squares estimators and the weighted conditional least squares estimators of the drift and diffusion coefficients based on low frequency observations.     

Nonlinear Least Squares Estimation of Log-ACD Models

This paper studies a nonlinear least squares estimation method for the logarithmic autoregressive conditional duration (Log-ACD) model. We establish the strong consistency and asymptotic normality for our estimator under weak moment conditions suitable for applications involving heavy-tailed distributions. We also discuss inference for the Log-ACD model and Log-ACD models with exogenous variables. Our results can be easily translated to study Log-GARCH models. Both simulation study and real data analysis are conducted to show the usefulness of our results.     

Asymptotics for estimation of quantile regressions with truncated infinite-dimensional processes

Many processes can be represented in a simple form as infinite-order linear series. In such cases, an approximate model is often derived as a truncation of the infinite-order process, for estimation on the finite sample. The literature contains a number of asymptotic distributional results for least squares estimation of such finite truncations, but for quantile estimation, results are not available at a level of generality that accommodates time series models used as finite approximations to processes of potentially unbounded order. Here we establish consistency and asymptotic normality for conditional quantile estimation of truncations of such infinite-order linear models, with the truncation order increasing in sample size. We focus on estimation of the model at a given quantile. The proofs use the generalized functions approach and allow for a wide range of time series models as well as other forms of regression model. The results are illustrated with both analytical and simulation examples.     

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??In this paper, semiparametric estimation of a regression function in the third order partially linear autoregressive model with first order autoregressive errors is mainly studied. We suppose that the regression function has a parametric framework, and use the conditional least squares method to obtain the parameter estimators. Then semiparametric estimators of the regression function can be given by combining with the nonparametric kernel function adjustment. Furthermore, under certain conditions, the consistency of the estimators is proved. Finally, simulation research is presented to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

Second-order nonlinear least squares estimation

The ordinary least squares estimation is based on minimization of the squared distance of the response variable to its conditional mean given the predictor variable. We extend this method by including in the criterion function the distance of the squared response variable to its second conditional moment. It is shown that this “second-order” least squares estimator is asymptotically more efficient than the ordinary least squares estimator if the third moment of the random error is nonzero, and both estimators have the same asymptotic covariance matrix if the error distribution is symmetric. Simulation studies show that the variance reduction of the new estimator can be as high as 50% for sample sizes lower than 100. As a by-product, the joint asymptotic covariance matrix of the ordinary least squares estimators for the regression parameter and for the random error variance is also derived, which is only available in the literature for very special cases, e.g. that random error has a normal distribution. The results apply to both linear and nonlinear regression models, where the random error distributions are not necessarily known.     

Generalized least squares and maximum likelihood estimations of multivariate polychoric correlations

This paper investigates the generalized least squares estimation and the maximum likelihood estimation of the parameters in a multivariate polychoric correlations model, based on data from a multidimensional contingency table. Asymptotic properties of the estimators are discussed. An iterative procedure based on the Gauss-Newton algorithm is implemented to produce the generalized least squares estimates and the standard errors estimates. It is shown that via an iteratively reweighted method, the algorithm produces the maximum likelihood estimates as well. Numerical results on the finite sample behaviors of the methods are reported.     

拟似然非线性模型中最大拟似然估计的强相合性

This paper proposes some regularity conditions. On the basis of the proposed regularity conditions, we show the strong consistency of maximum quasi-likelihood estimation （MQLE） in quasi-likelihood nonlinear models （QLNM）. Our results may be regarded as a further generalization of the relevant results in Ref. [4].     

Asymptotic inference of unstable periodic ARCH processes

This paper studies asymptotic properties of the quasi maximum likelihood and weighted least squares estimates (QMLE and WLSE) of the conditional variance slope parameters of a strictly unstable ARCH model with periodically time varying coefficients (PARCH in short). The model is strictly unstable in the sense that its parameters lie outside the strict periodic stationarity domain and its boundary. Obtained from the regression form of the PARCH, the WLSE is a variant of the least squares method weighted by the square of the conditional variance evaluated at any fixed value in the parameter space. In calculating the QMLE and WLSE, the conditional variance intercepts are set to any arbitrary values not necessarily the true ones. The theoretical finding is that the QMLE and WLSE are consistent and asymptotically Gaussian with the same asymptotic variance irrespective of the fixed conditional variance intercepts and the weighting parameters. So because of its numerical complexity, the QMLE may be dropped in favor of the WLSE which enjoys closed form.