A Note on the Estimation of Semiparametric Two-Sample Density Ratio Models

In this paper,a semiparametric two-sample density ratio model is considered and the empirical likelihood method is applied to obtain the parameters estimation.A commonly occurring problem in computing is that the empirical likelihood function may be a concaveconvex function.Here a simple Lagrange saddle point algorithm is presented for computing the saddle point of the empirical likelihood function when the Lagrange multiplier has no explicit solution.So we can obtain the maximum empirical likelihood estimation (MELE) of parameters.Monte Carlo simulations are presented to illustrate the Lagrange saddle point algorithm.     

Empirical likelihood inference for estimating equation with missing data

In this article, empirical likelihood inference for estimating equation with missing data is considered. Based on the weighted-corrected estimating function, an empirical log-likelihood ratio is proved to be a standard chi-square distribution asymptotically under some suitable conditions. This result is different from those derived before. So it is convenient to construct confidence regions for the parameters of interest. We also prove that our proposed maximum empirical likelihood estimator θ is asymptotically normal and attains the semiparametric efficiency bound of missing data. Some simulations indicate that the proposed method performs the best.     

An empirical likelihood method in a partially linear single-index model with right censored data

Empirical-likelihood-based inference for the parameters in a partially linear single-index model with randomly censored data is investigated. We introduce an estimated empirical likelihood for the parameters using a synthetic data approach and show that its limiting distribution is a mixture of central chi-squared distribution. To attack this difficulty we propose an adjusted empirical likelihood to achieve the standard χ2-limit. Furthermore, since the index is of norm 1, we use this constraint to reduce the dimension of parameters, which increases the accuracy of the confidence regions. A simulation study is carried out to compare its finite-sample properties with the existing method. An application to a real data set is illustrated.     

Empirical likelihood for quantiles under associated samples

The construction of confidence intervals for quantiles of a population under a associated sample is studied by using the blockwise technique. It is shown that the blockwise empirical likelihood(EL) ratio statistic is asymptotically χ2-type distributed, which is used to obtain EL-based confidence intervals for quantiles of a population.     

Empirical likelihood inference for semi-parametric estimating equations

Qin and Lawless (1994) established the statistical inference theory for the empirical likelihood of the general estimating equations. However, in many practical problems, some unknown functional parts h(t) appear in the corresponding estimating equations EFG(X, h(T), β) = 0. In this paper, the empirical likelihood inference of combining information about unknown parameters and distribution function through the semiparametric estimating equations are developed, and the corresponding Wilk’s theorem is established. The simulations of several useful models are conducted to compare the finite-sample performance of the proposed method and that of the normal approximation based method. An illustrated real example is also presented.     

Empirical likelihood for right censored data with covariables

For complete observation and p-dimensional parameterθdefined by an estimation equation,empirical likelihood method of construction of confidence region is based on the asymptoticχ2pdistribution of-2 log(EL ratio).For right censored lifetime data with covariables,however,it is shown in literature that-2 log(EL ratio)converges weakly to a scaledχ2pdistribution,where the scale parameter is a function of unknown asymptotic covariance matrix.The construction of confidence region requires estimation of this scale parameter.In this paper,by using influence functions in the estimating equation,we show that-2 log(EL ratio)converges weakly to a standardχ2pdistribution and hence eliminates the procedure of estimating the scale parameter.     

Empirical likelihood-based inferences for the area under the ROC curve with covariates

In the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis,the area under the ROC curve (AUC) is a popular summary index of discriminatory accuracy of a diagnostic test.Incorporating covariates into ROC analysis can improve the diagnostic accuracy of the test.Regression model for the AUC is a tool to evaluate the effects of the covariates on the diagnostic accuracy.In this paper,empirical likelihood (EL) method is proposed for the AUC regression model.For the regression parameter vector,it can be shown that the asymptotic distribution of its EL ratio statistic is a weighted sum of independent chi-square distributions.Confidence regions are constructed for the parameter vector based on the newly developed empirical likelihood theorem,as well as for the covariate-specific AUC.Simulation studies were conducted to compare the relative performance of the proposed EL-based methods with the existing method in AUC regression.Finally,the proposed methods are illustrated with a real data set.     

Empirical likelihood-based inference in a partially linear model for longitudinal data

A partially linear model with longitudinal data is considered, empirical likelihood to infer- ence for the regression coefficients and the baseline function is investigated, the empirical log-likelihood ratios is proven to be asymptotically chi-squared, and the corresponding confidence regions for the pa- rameters of interest are then constructed. Also by the empirical likelihood ratio functions, we can obtain the maximum empirical likelihood estimates of the regression coefficients and the baseline function, and prove the asymptotic normality. The numerical results are conducted to compare the performance of the empirical likelihood and the normal approximation-based method, and a real example is analysed.     

求解非线性规划的原始对偶内点法(英文)

In this paper, we propose a primal-dual interior point method for solving general constrained nonlinear programming problems. To avoid the situation that the algorithm we use may converge to a saddle point or a local maximum, we utilize a merit function to guide the iterates toward a local minimum. Especially, we add the parameter ε to the Newton system when calculating the decrease directions. The global convergence is achieved by the decrease of a merit function. Furthermore, the numerical results confirm that the algorithm can solve this kind of problems in an efficient way.     

A Self-Adaptive Alternating Direction Multiplier Method for Frictionless Elastic Contact Problems北大核心CSCD

A self⁃adaptive alternating direction multiplier method was designed for frictionless elastic contact problems. An augmented Lagrange function was introduced for the variational formulation of the problem with an auxiliary variable, to deduce a minimization problem and an equivalent saddle⁃point problem. Then the alter⁃ nating direction multiplier method was used to solve the problem. To enhance the performance of the algo⁃ rithm, a self⁃adaptive rule based on the iterative function on the boundary was proposed to automatically select the proper penalty parameter. The advantage of this algorithm is that, each iteration only needs to solve a linear variational problem and explicitly calculate the auxiliary variable and the Lagrange multiplier. The convergence of the algorithm was analyzed theoretically. The numerical results illustrate the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed method. © 2023 Editorial Office of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics. All rights reserved.     

Empirical Likelihood Inference for Functional Coefficient ARCH-M Model

Empirical likelihood inference for parametric and nonparametric parts in functional coefficient ARCH-M models is investigated in this paper. Firstly, the kernel smoothing technique is used to estimate coefficient function δ(x). In this way we obtain an estimated function with parameter β.Secondly, the empirical likelihood method is developed to estimate the parameter β. An estimated empirical log-likelohood ratio is proved to be asymptotically standard chi-squred, and the maximum empirical likelihood estimation(MELE) for β is shown to be asymptotically normal. Finally, based on the MELE of β, the empirical likelihood approach is again applied to reestimate the nonparametric part δ(x). The empirical log-likelohood ratio for δ(x) is proved to be also asymptotically standard chi-squred. Simulation study shows that the proposed method works better than the normal approximation method in terms of average areas of confidence regions for β, and the empirical likelihood confidence belt for δ(x) performs well.     

具有随机右删失随机变量分位数的经验似然推断

本文研究了具有随机右删失随机变量分位数的置信域的构造.利用经验似然和截尾值估算相结合的方法,给出了分位数的对数经验似然比统计量,在较少的条件下证明了该统计量的极限分布为自由度为1的x~2分布.使得完全数据下的分位数的经验似然推断方法应用到非完全数据中.     

Penalized Empirical Likelihood Estimation for Partially Linear Single Index Panel Model with Fixed Effects

This paper constructs a penalized empirical likelihood estimation method via quadratic inference function method, filter method and empirical likelihood estimation method. Under some regular conditions, we derived the large sample properties of estimators and show that the proposed empirical likelihood ratio is asymptotically to chi-square distribution. Furthermore, the infinite sample performance of the proposed method is evaluated by Monte Carlo simulation and real data analysis.     

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Empirical likelihood estimation of discretely sampled processes of OU type

This paper presents an empirical likelihood estimation procedure for parameters of the discretely sampled process of Ornstein-Uhlenbeck type. The proposed procedure is based on the condi- tional characteristic function, and the maximum empirical likelihood estimator is proved to be consistent and asymptotically normal. Moreover, this estimator is shown to be asymptotically efficient under some mild conditions. When the background driving Lévy process is of type A or B, we show that the intensity parameter c...     

线性度量误差模型的极大经验似然估计

本文将自变量的测量误差考虑到线性模型中,提出了线性度量误差模型参数的极大经验似然估计,在一定条件下,证明了所得到的未知参数的估计具有渐进正态性,并通过数值模拟,说明了该方法的可行性。     

相依序列密度函数的经验似然推断

本文利用了强平稳$m-$相依序列的特殊性质,讨论了$m-$相依序列密度函数的经验似然推断, 给出了似然比统计量的极限分布,可构造参数的经验似然置信区间. 并且通过模拟计算来说明有限样本下应用经验似然方法的合理性.     

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.