Robust estimation for partially linear models with large-dimensional covariates

We are concerned with robust estimation procedures to estimate the parameters in partially linear models with large-dimensional covariates. To enhance the interpretability, we suggest implementing a nonconcave regularization method in the robust estimation procedure to select important covariates from the linear component. We establish the consistency for both the linear and the nonlinear components when the covariate dimension diverges at the rate of o(n1/2), where n is the sample size. We show that the robust estimate of linear component performs asymptotically as well as its oracle counterpart which assumes the baseline function and the unimportant covariates were known a priori. With a consistent estimator of the linear component, we estimate the nonparametric component by a robust local linear regression. It is proved that the robust estimate of nonlinear component performs asymptotically as well as if the linear component were known in advance.Comprehensive simulation studies are carried out and an application is presented to examine the fnite-sample performance of the proposed procedures.     

Reducing component estimation for varying coefficient models with longitudinal data

Varying-coefficient models with longitudinal observations are very useful in epidemiology and some other practical fields.In this paper,a reducing component procedure is proposed for es- timating the unknown functions and their derivatives in very general models,in which the unknown coefficient functions admit different or the same degrees of smoothness and the covariates can be time- dependent.The asymptotic properties of the estimators,such as consistency,rate of convergence and asymptotic distribution,are derived.The asymptotic results show that the asymptotic variance of the reducing component estimators is smaller than that of the existing estimators when the coefficient functions admit different degrees of smoothness.Finite sample properties of our procedures are studied through Monte Carlo simulations.     

Exact maximum likelihood estimator for drift fractional Brownian motion at discrete observation

This paper deals with the problems of consistency and strong consistency of the maximum likelihood estimators of the mean and variance of the drift fractional Brownian motions observed at discrete time instants. Both the central limit theorem and the Berry-Ess′een bounds for these estimators are obtained by using the Stein’s method via Malliavin calculus.     

含结构变点的厚尾序列平稳性的Bootstrap检验

The paper proposes a statistic to test stationarity of series with κ-stable innovations and structural breaks,obtains the asymptotical distribution of the statistic,and proves the consistency of the test.To obtain critic values for the test without the estimation of the index κ,the paper proposes the bootstrap procedures to approximate the distribution,and proves the consistency of the procedures.The simulations demonstrate that the bootstrap test is practical and powerful.     

互补判断矩阵一致性的两种修正方法

By the transformation relations between complementary judgement matrix and reciprocal judgement matrix ,this paper proposes two methods for improving the consistency of complementary judgement matrix and gives two simple practical iterative algorithms. These two algorithms are easy to implement on computer,and the modified complementary judgement matrices remain most information that original matrix contains. Thus the methods supplement and develop the theory and methodology for improving consistency of complementary judgement matrix.     

CONSISTENCY OF LS ESTIMATOR IN SIMPLE LINEAR EV REGRESSION MODELS

Consistency of LS estimate of simple linear EV model is studied. It is shown that under some common assumptions of the model, both weak and strong consistency of the estimate are equivalent but it is not so for quadratic-mean consistency.     

条件密度近邻-核估计及其随机加权逼近的Edgeworth展开

Abstract. In this paper ,Edgeworth expansion for the nearest neighbor-kernel and random weighting approximation of conditional density are given and the consistency and convergence rate are proved     

COMPOSITE-STEP LIKE FILTER METHODS FOR EQUALITY CONSTRAINT PROBLEMS

In a composite-step approach, a step sk is computed as the sum of two components vk and hk. The normal component vk, which is called the vertical step, aims to improve the linearized feasibility, while the tangential component hk, which is also called horizontal step, concentrates on reducing a model of the merit functions. As a filter method, it reduces both the infeasibility and the objective function. This is the same property of these two methods. In this paper, one concerns the composite-step like filter approach. That is, a step is tangential component hk if the infeasibility is reduced. Or else, sk is a compositestep composed of normal component Vk and tangential component hk.     

Nonparametric estimation for contamination distribution

In the paper, for the contamination distribution model F（x） = （1-α）F1（x）＋αF2（x）, the estimates of α and F1 （x） are studied using two different ways when F2 （x） is known and the strong consistency of the two estimates is proved. At the same time the consistency rate of estimate α is also given.     

Linear EV model with replicate observations on independent variables

This paper studies the linear EV model when replicate observations are made only on independent variables. We construct the estimates of regression coefficients and prove the consistency and asymptotic normality under some proper conditions. Results obtained reveal the difference between the case where the independent and dependent variables are observed repeatedly and simultaneously and the case studied in this article.     

基于主成分分析法的综合评价方法的改进

针对用主成分分析法做综合评价存在的问题,提出了改进的方法即当第一主成分的综合评价值和熵值法得到的综合评价值具有一致性时,将两种评价结果进行集成综合评价,若两种评价结果不具有一致性时则采用主成分聚类法进行综合评价.     

Using thresholding difference-based estimators for variable selection in partial linear models

A commonly used semiparametric model is considered. We adopt two difference based estimators of the linear component of the model and propose corresponding thresholding estimators that can be used for variable selection. For each thresholding estimator, variable selection in the linear component is developed and consistency of the variable selection procedure is shown. We evaluate our method in a simulation study and implement it on a real data set.     

Partially Linear Varying Coefficient Models Stratified by a Functional Covariate

We consider the problem of estimation in semiparametric varying coefficient models where the covariate modifying the varying coefficients is functional and is modeled nonparametrically. We develop a kernel-based estimator of the nonparametric component and a profiling estimator of the parametric component of the model and derive their asymptotic properties. Specifically, we show the consistency of the nonparametric functional estimates and derive the asymptotic expansion of the estimates of the parametric component. We illustrate the performance of our methodology using a simulation study and a real data application.     

An interval component for continuous constraints

Local consistency techniques for numerical constraints over interval domains combine interval arithmetic, constraint inversion and bisection to reduce variable domains. In this paper, we study the problem of integrating any specific interval arithmetic library in constraint solvers. For this purpose, we design an interface between consistency algorithms and arithmetic. The interface has a two-level architecture: functional interval arithmetic at low-level, which is only a specification to be implemented by specific libraries, and a set of operations required by solvers, such as relational interval arithmetic or bisection primitives. This work leads to the implementation of an interval component by means of C++ generic programming methods. The overhead resulting from generic programming is discussed.     

BIVARIATE ESTIMATION WITH LEFT-TRUNCATED DATA

1. Introductionffendomly truncated data frequently arise in medical studies; other application areas include economics, insurance and astronomy in a broad senses random truncation correspondsto biased sampling, where only partial or incomplete data are aVailable about the variableof interest. A typical realization. can occur as follows: Suppose that individuals/items experience tWO consecutive events in time, an initiating eveal at t and a terminating eveal ats. Usuajly, statistical niterest …     

Asymptotic properties of a particular nonlinear regression quantile estimation

In this paper we shall be concerned with the asymptotic properties of the regression quantile estimation in the nonlinear regression time series models. For these, first we prove the strong consistency and derive the asymptotic normality of the regression quantile estimators for a particular sinusoidal regression model with a simple harmonic component. Next, we extend the results to more complicated sinusoidal models of several harmonic components.     

A robust principal component analysis

A robust principal component analysis for samples from a bivariate distribution function is described. The method is based on robust estimators for dispersion in the univariate case along with a certain linearization of the bivariate structure. Besides the continuity of the functional defining the direction of the suitably modified principal axis, we prove consistency of the corresponding sequence of estimators. Asymptotic normality is established under some additional conditions.     

对使用主成分进行绩效指标值排名的讨论

对《基于数据的Goodgrant基金最优投资策略》一文使用主成分分析进行综合评价,对候选学校绩效指标值排名进行了探讨。首先,综合前人研究与本题实际,指出使用主成分分析进行综合评价存在的争议与不足;然后,分别建立TOPSIS模型和综合评价模型对候选学校的绩效指标值进行排名,并对不同方法得到的结果进行对比。结果表明,TOPSIS模型和综合评价模型得到的排名具有高度一致性,前50名重合率达98%,而与主成分分析综合评价的重合率仅有6%,说明使用TOPSIS等传统评价模型对候选学校绩效指标值进行排名更合适。