m-目依误差下部分线性模型的经验似然统计推断

本文中,我们针对误差为m-相依序列的固定设计的部分线性模型,运用经验似然方法和分组经验似然方法,构造了回归参数的对数经验似然比检验统计量,并且证明了分组经验似然比检验统计量在参数取真值时是渐近地服从卡方分布的.模拟计算表明分组经验似然方法的有效性.     

弱相依数据中的分组经验Cressie-Read似然方法

本文考虑一般的弱相依数据, 提出了分组经验Cressie-Read似然方法. 得到了分组经验Cressie-Read似然参数估计的强收敛性、渐近正态性和其分组经验Cressie-Read统计量的渐近$\chi^{2}$性.     

m相依样本下均值的经验似然比置信区间

在强平稳m相依样本下讨论了均值的经验似然置信区间估计,推广了Owen[1—2]在独立同分布情况下的结果.指出其不足并进行了合理的改进,并提出了分组经验似然的概念.     

基于Copula函数的组合资产条件相依性模型研究

条件概率分布常用来研究马尔科夫序列相依模型的构建,组合资产的相依结构受多方面的影响,资产之间的相互影响与时间上的记忆效应是组合资产两类主要的相依关系.结合条件概率的理论建立基于Copula函数相依关系模型,研究组合资产之间同期相依关系及时间上的短期相依关系,提出了模型参数的三阶段极大似然估计方法.     

相依非线性回归系统中的附加信息Bayes拟似然

对多个相依统计模型的研究,现有成果主要集中在相依线性回归系统.本文则首次提出多个相依非线性回归系统中的附加信息Bayes拟似然,给出误差相关信息和先验信息在拟似然中的迭加方法,在较弱的条件下得到附加信息Bayes拟似然的一些性质,在Bayes风险准则下。讨论了其估计函数和参数估计的最优性,证明了附加信息Bayes拟似然的渐近 Bayes风险随着相依信息的增力。而逐步减少.     

带相依辅助信息的分位数自回归模型的经验似然估计

分位数自回归模型作为一类常用的变系数时间序列模型,在理论研究和实际问题中都有广泛的应用.考虑到这类模型具有自回归的结构属性,数据采集过程中产生的额外信息,以相依辅助信息函数的形式被引入到模型系数的估计中来.该文应用经验似然方法得到了模型系数的估计量,得到了模型系数的估计量,并论证了其渐近正态性.基于渐近正态性的理论结果,进一步讨论了模型系数线性约束性问题的Wald检验统计量的渐近性质.数值模拟和实例数据分析的结果均表明,利用经验似然估计处理带相依辅助信息函数的方法较传统的分位数回归估计更有效.因而,一般常系数线性分位数回归模型在独立假设下的结果,被推广至具有相依结构的一类变系数模型中去.     

重尾序列均值变点的经验似然比检验

本文通过经验似然思想建立假设检验的方法,研究了重尾序列均值变点的检测问题.首先,基于重尾模型,在原假设和备择假设下得到经验似然函数.其次,基于经验似然函数构造似然比检验统计量,并给出在原假设成立时该似然比统计量的渐近分布.最后,进行Monte Carlo数值模拟验证该方法的有效性,模拟结果表明本方法对重尾序列均值变点的检测具有良好效果.     

线性模型的三种序列相关检验方法对比

研究了在线性模型下,通过经验似然、欧氏似然及V_(T,P)方法分别检验了序列的相关性,并对三种序列相关检验方法做出了对比.同时进一步对三种序列相关性检验方法进行了数值模拟,模拟结果对未来做类似序列相关性检验的研究有着一定的参考意义.     

强混合样本下非参数回归函数的经验似然推断

在回归变量和响应变量的观察值为强混合随机变量序列时,本文利用分组经验似然方法构造了非参数回归函数的经验似然置信区间,同时通过模拟研究了本文提出的方法的优良性.     

带固定效应空间误差面板数据模型的经验似然推断

本文研究了带有固定效应的空间误差面板数据模型的经验似然推断问题.利用经验似然方法,通过鞅差序列将空间误差面板数据模型估计方程中的二次型转化为线性形式,构造了空间误差面板数据模型参数的经验似然比统计量,得到了统计量的极限分布.     

条件密度置信区间的覆盖精度

本文用经验似然方法讨论了条件密度的置信区间的构造. 通过对覆盖概率的Edgeworth展开得到了经验似然置信区间的覆盖精度, 同时证明了条件密度的经验似然置信区间的Bartlett可修正性     

Coverage Accuracy of Confidence Intervals in Nonparametric Regression

Point-wise confidence intervals for a nonparametric regression function with random design points are considered. The confidence intervals are those based on the traditional normal approximation and the empirical likelihood. Their coverage accuracy is assessed by developing the Edgeworth expansions for the coverage probabilities. It is shown that the empirical likelihood confidence intervals are Bartlett correctable.     

EMPIRICAL LIKELIHOOD RATIO CONFIDENCE INTERVALS FOR VARIOUS DIFFERENCES OF TWO POPULATIONS

Recently the empirical likelihood has been shown to be very useful in nonparametric models. Qin combined the empirical likelihood thought and the parametric likelihood method to construct confidence intervals for the difference of two population means in a semiparametric model. In this paper, we use the empirical likelihood thought to construct confidence intervals for some differences of two populations in a nonparametric model. A version of Wilks' theorem is developed.     

Empirical likelihood confidence intervals for hazard and density functions under right censorship

In this paper, we use smoothed empirical likelihood methods to construct confidence intervals for hazard and density functions under right censorship. Some empirical log-likelihood ratios for the hazard and density functions are obtained and their asymptotic limits are derived. Approximate confidence intervals based on these methods are constructed. Simulation studies are used to compare the empirical likelihood methods and the normal approximation methods in terms of coverage accuracy. It is found that the empirical likelihood methods provide better inference.     

On the tail index of a heavy tailed distribution

This paper proposes some new estimators for the tail index of a heavy tailed distribution when only a few largest values are observed within blocks. These estimators are proved to be asymptotically normal under suitable conditions, and their Edgeworth expansions are obtained. Empirical likelihood method is also employed to construct confidence intervals for the tail index. The comparison for the confidence intervals based on the normal approximation and the empirical likelihood method is made in terms of coverage probability and length of the confidence intervals. The simulation study shows that the empirical likelihood method outperforms the normal approximation method.     

Empirical likelihood for the contrast of two hazard functions with right censoring

In this paper, we consider the standard two-sample framework with right censoring. We construct useful confidence intervals for the ratio or difference of two hazard functions using smoothed empirical likelihood (EL) methods. The empirical log-likelihood ratio is derived and its asymptotic distribution is a standard chi-squared distribution. Bootstrap confidence bands are also proposed. Simulation studies show that the proposed EL confidence intervals have outperformed normal approximation methods in terms of coverage probability. It is concluded that the empirical likelihood methods provide better inference results.     

Empirical likelihood-based inferences for the Lorenz curve

In this paper, we discuss empirical likelihood-based inferences for the Lorenz curve. The profile empirical likelihood ratio statistics for the Lorenz ordinate are defined under the simple random sampling and the stratified random sampling designs. It is shown that the limiting distributions of the profile empirical likelihood ratio statistics are scaled Chi-square distributions with one degree of freedom. We also derive the limiting processes of the associated empirical likelihood-based Lorenz processes. Hybrid bootstrap and empirical likelihood intervals for the Lorenz ordinate are proposed based on the newly developed empirical likelihood theory. Extensive simulation studies are conducted to compare the relative performances of various confidence intervals for Lorenz ordinates in terms of coverage probability and average interval length. The finite sample performances of the empirical likelihood-based confidence bands are also illustrated in simulation studies. Finally, a real example is used to illustrate the application of the recommended intervals.     

Empirical likelihood inference for diffusion processes with jumps

In this paper, we consider the empirical likelihood inference for the jump-diffusion model. We construct the confidence intervals based on the empirical likelihood for the infinitesimal moments in the jump-diffusion models. They are better than the confidence intervals which are based on the asymptotic normality of point estimates.     

Empirical likelihood for single-index models

The empirical likelihood method is especially useful for constructing confidence intervals or regions of the parameter of interest. This method has been extensively applied to linear regression and generalized linear regression models. In this paper, the empirical likelihood method for single-index regression models is studied. An estimated empirical log-likelihood approach to construct the confidence region of the regression parameter is developed. An adjusted empirical log-likelihood ratio is proved to be asymptotically standard chi-square. A simulation study indicates that compared with a normal approximation-based approach, the proposed method described herein works better in terms of coverage probabilities and areas (lengths) of confidence regions (intervals).     

Empirical likelihood for conditional quantile with left-truncated and dependent data

In this paper, we employ the method of empirical likelihood to construct confidence intervals for a conditional quantile in the presence and absence of auxiliary information, respectively, for the left-truncation model. It is proved that the empirical likelihood ratio admits a limiting chi-square distribution with one degree of freedom when the lifetime observations with multivariate covariates form a stationary α-mixing sequence. For the problem of testing a hypothesis on the conditional quantile, it is shown that the asymptotic power of the test statistic based on the empirical likelihood ratio with the auxiliary information is larger than that of the one based on the standard empirical likelihood ratio. The finite sample performance of the empirical likelihood confidence intervals in the presence and absence of auxiliary information is investigated through simulations.