Maximum Likelihood Estimation of Hidden Markov Multivariate Normal Distribution Parameters

Hidden Markov model is widely used in statistical modeling of time, space and state transition data. The definition of hidden Markov multivariate normal distribution is given. The principle of using cluster analysis to determine the hidden state of observed variables is introduced. The maximum likelihood estimator of the unknown parameters in the model is derived. The simulated observation data set is used to test the estimation effect and stability of the method. The characteristic is simple classical statistical inference such as cluster analysis and maximum likelihood estimation. The method solves the parameter estimation problem of complex statistical models.     

参数θ的函数f(θ)的极大似然估计

在微积分范围内给出了参数θ的函数f(θ)的极大似然估计.     

Approximate Maximum Likelihood Estimation of Circle Parameters

The estimation of a circles centre and radius from a set of noisy measurements of its circumference has many applications. It is a problem of fitting a circle to the measurements and the fit can be in algebraic or geometric distances. The former gives linear equations, while the latter yields nonlinear equations. Starting from estimation theory, this paper first proves that the maximum likelihood (ML), i.e., the optimal estimation of the circle parameters, is equivalent to the minimization of the geometric distances. It then derives a pseudolinear set of ML equations whose coefficients are functions of the unknowns. An approximate ML algorithm updates the coefficients from the previous solution and selects the solution that gives the minimum cost. Simulation results show that the ML algorithm attains the Cramer-Rao lower bound (CRLB) for arc sizes as small as 90°. For arc sizes of 15° and 5° the ML algorithm errors are slightly above the CRLB, but lower than those of other linear estimators.Communicated by L. C. W. Dixon     

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.     

随机截尾情形下正态分布参数的最大似然估计

设x1,…,xn,y1,…,yn是相互独立的随机变量,其中x1,…,xn服从相同的正态分布N(μ,σ2)或对数正态分布LN(μ,σ2),参数(μ,σ2)未知.我们的观测数据为(ti,δi), i=1,…,n,其中ti=min(xi,yi),δi=I(xi≤yi),这里I(·)为示性函数.基于上述数据,本文的主要结果是论证了(μ,σ2)的最大似然估计(MLE)存在的充要条件是下列条件至少一条满足:(1)有ti＜tj使δi=δj=1;(2)有ti＜tj使δi=1,δj=0.此外,我们还给出了MLE的计算方法和一些算例.     

Maximum Likelihood Estimation of Isotonic Normal Means with Unknown Variances

To analyze the isotonic regression problem for normal means, it is usual to assume that all variances are known or unknown but equal. This paper then studies this problem in the case that there are no conditions imposed on the variances. Suppose that we have data drawn fromkindependent normal populations with unknown meansμ_i's and unknown variancesσ²_i's, in which the means are restricted by a given partial ordering. This paper discusses some properties of the maximum likelihood estimates ofμ_i's andσ²_i's under the restriction and proposes an algorithm for obtaining the estimates.     

Moment Estimation for Multivariate Extreme Value Distribution in a Nested Logistic Model

This paper considers multivariate extreme value distribution in a nested logistic model. The dependence structure for this model is discussed. We find a useful transformation that transformed variables possess the mixed independence. Thus, the explicit algebraic formulae for a characteristic function and moments may be given. We use the method of moments to derive estimators of the dependence parameters and investigate the properties of these estimators in large samples via asymptotic theory and in finite samples via computer simulation. We also compare moment estimation with a maximum likelihood estimation in finite sample sizes. The results indicate that moment estimation is good for all practical purposes.     

半序约束下多维正态总体均值和协方差阵的最大似然估计

对给定K个P维正态总体,未知均值和协方差阵分别为θi和Λi,i=1,2,…,k,本文考虑均值和协方差阵之间都在一个简单半序约束θ1≤θ2≤…≤θk,Λ1≥Λ2≥…≥Λk>0条件下的估计问题.讨论θi和Λi的最大似然估计的性质,并给出一个求解的迭代方法.     

基于EM算法隐Markov模型参数估计

描述最大似然参数估计问题,介绍如何用EM算法求解最大似然参数估计.首先给出EM算法的抽象形式,然后介绍EM算法的一个应用:求隐Markov模型中的参数估计.用EM算法推导出隐Markov模型中参数的迭代公式.     

具有Rao简单结构的多元t-模型的MLE及其精确分布

探求模型中未知参数的估计及其分布一直是统计学研究中的感兴趣的问题.本文研究了具有Rao简单结构多元t-模型的极大似然估计, 利用条件分布方法,获得了其精确分布.