Comparison of statistical procedures in analytic hierarchy process using a ranking test

Several statistical procedures for estimation of the priority parameters in the setup of the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) exist in the literature. The purpose of this article is to make appropriate comparisons of such statistical methods. Pairwise comparison matrices are simulated using different statistical distributions of the error part used in the procedures. Priority parameters are estimated for each simulated pairwise comparison matrix using the method suggested. Standard nonparametric statistical procedures are applied to check whether the order of the priority estimates is consistent with that of their parameter values irrespective of the choice of particular statistical procedure. Statistical procedures based on the reciprocal matrices are also compared with the eigenvalue method.     

Benchmark Estimation for Markov chain Monte Carlo Samples

While studying various features of the posterior distribution of a vector-valued parameter using an MCMC sample, a subsample is often all that is available for analysis. The goal of benchmark estimation is to use the best available information, that is, the full MCMC sample, to improve future estimates made on the basis of the subsample. We discuss a simple approach to do this and provide a theoretical basis for the method. The methodology and benefits of benchmark estimation are illustrated using a well-known example from the literature. We obtain nearly a 90% reduction in MSE with the technique based on a 1-in-10 subsample and show that greater benefits accrue with the thinner subsamples that are often used in practice.     

Pareto分布形状参数的E-Bayes估计和多层Bayes估计及其应用

给出了参数的E-Bayes估计的定义,对Pareto分布在尺度参数已知时,在平方损失下给出了形状参数的E-Bayes估计和多层Bayes估计,并且用Monte Carlo方法给出了模拟算例.最后,结合高尔夫球手收入数据的实际问题进行了计算,结果表明本文提出的方法可行且便于应用.     

E-Bayesian estimation for the Burr type XII model based on type-2 censoring

This paper is concerned with using the E-Bayesian method [M. Han, Applied Mathematical Modeling (2009) 1915–1922] for computing estimates for the parameter and reliability function of the Burr type XII distribution based on type-2 censored samples. The estimates are obtained based on squared error and LINEX loss functions. A comparison between the new method and the corresponding Bayes and maximum likelihood techniques is made using the Monte Carlo simulation.     

Pareto严格稳定分布在保险理赔中的应用

本文研究了Pareto严格稳定分布在保险中的应用.利用极大似然估计的方法得到了Pareto严格稳定分布,正态分布和Pareto分布的参数估计.根据信息准则,表明Pareto严格稳定分布能够较好地拟合保险数据.     

逐步增加Ⅱ型截尾下Pareto分布的Bayes估计

基于逐步增加的Ⅱ型截尾样本,当Pareto分布的尺度参数已知时,分别在平方损失和LINEX损失下讨论了其形状参数和可靠性指标(失效率和可靠度)的Bayes估计,并用Monte-Carlo方法对估计结果的MSE,进行了模拟比较.结果表明了在LINEX损失下的估计结果更有效.     

Asymptotic distribution of residual autocorrelations from estimation of ARMA processes by Gram-Schmidt orthogonalization

One computationally efficient procedure for obtaining maximum likelihood parameter estimates for an ARMA process is based on the Gram-Schmidt orthogonalization of the space generated by the finite series of observations. This paper shows that the asymptotic distribution of the autocorrelations of the resulting residuals coincides with that for least-square residuals.     

广义高斯分布的参数估计及其收敛性质

广义高斯分布是一类以Gaussian分布、Laplacian分布为特例的对称分布 ,它在信号处理和图像处理等领域都有广泛的应用 .本文采用矩估计方法讨论广义高斯分布的形状参数和尺度参数的估计问题 ,首先导出了矩和参数的关系表达式 ,然后由此提出参数估计方法 ,并对参数估计的收敛性质进行了分析 ,最后利用模拟实验对本文所提方法进行了验证 .     

两步估计法在非等间距GM(1,1)预测模型参数估计中的应用

为提高灰色模型的预测精度,在传统建模基础上,通过分析模型解的结构,提出了一种新的方法一两步估计法.即第1步利用差分思想,给出参数的初始估计值;第2步采用非齐次指数函数优化背景值,结合积分理论,对初始估计进行修正.实例表明,方法不仅适用于非等间距模型,同样也适合等间距模型,并且模型精度理想.     

Computing efficient frontiers using estimated parameters

The mean-variance model for portfolio selection requires estimates of many parameters. This paper investigates the effect of errors in parameter estimates on the results of mean-variance analysis. Using a small amount of historical data to estimate parameters exposes the model to estimation errors. However, using a long time horizon to estimate parametes increasers the possibility of nonstationarity in the parameters. This paper investigates the tradeoff between estimation error and stationarity. A simulation study shows that the effects of estimation error can be surprisingly large. The magnitude of the errors increase with the number of securities in the analysis. Due to the error maximization property of mean-variance analysis, estimates of portfolio performance are optimistically biased predictors of actual portfolio performance. It is important for users of mean-variance analysis to recognize and correct for this phenomenon in order to develop more realistic expectations of the future performance of a portfolio. This paper suggests a method for adjusting for the bias. A statistical test is proposed to check for nonstationarity in historical data.     

Aggregation and the estimation of equation systems

Simulations based on two sets of data are used to assess the impact of combining equations on the accuracy of parameter estimates and their asymptotic standard errors.     

基于变量选择的混合时空地理加权回归参数估计

混合时空地理加权回归模型作为一种有效处理空间数据全局平稳和局部非平稳的分析方法得到了广泛的应用.但其参数估计方法中假定固定系数变量已知且不存在时空效应,这一较强的前提使回归系数的估计值变得极不稳定.为探究当固定系数变量存在时空效应时的参数估计方法,本文提出一种变量选择(Variable Selection)方法来剔除指标间的交互效应,并给出相应的算法过程.通过乌鲁木齐市商品住宅真实价格数据对不同估计方法进行对比验证,结果表明,利用变量选择方法后得到的MGTWR模型性能和拟合效果得到提升,固定回归系数的估计更加稳定,原有参数估计方法得到改善.     

The residual based interactive stochastic gradient algorithms for controlled moving average models

This paper derives a residual based interactive stochastic gradient (ISG) parameter estimation algorithm for controlled moving average (CMA) models and studied the performance of the residual based ISG algorithm under weaker conditions on statistical properties of the noise. Compared with the residual based extended stochastic gradient algorithm for identifying CMA models, the proposed ISG algorithm can give highly accurate parameter estimates by the simulation example.     

Bandwidth choice for differentiation

We propose a class of procedures for choosing the bandwidth, or smoothing parameter, for linear nonparametric estimates of the rth derivative of a smooth function observed with error on a discrete set of points. These procedures are based on minimizing a nearly unbiased estimate of the integrated mean square error. Theoretical justification is provided in the special case of a tapered Fourier series estimate.     

Estimating an interaction parameter of an infinite particle system

This article deals with the estimation of a parameter in the stochastic motion affecting an infinite number of particles. An estimator, based on a nonstationary time-series is considered and shown to be consistent. A comparison with more well-known estimates, via asymptotic variances, is also carried out.     

指数族刻度参数EB估计的渐近最优性

依据经验Bayes(EB)估计的思想方法,研究在LINEX损失函数下指数族刻度参数的EB估计问题.在这种损失函数下,求得参数的Bayes估计,利用密度函数的核估计方法,构造了总体X的密度函数估计,从而得到参数的EB估计,证明了这种EB估计是渐近最优的,并获得了它的收敛速度,最后将这种方法推广到多参数情形,并举例、模拟说明了它的应用.     

Particle Approximations of the Score and Observed Information Matrix for Parameter Estimation in State–Space Models With Linear Computational Cost

Poyiadjis, Doucet, and Singh showed how particle methods can be used to estimate both the score and the observed information matrix for state–space models. These methods either suffer from a computational cost that is quadratic in the number of particles, or produce estimates whose variance increases quadratically with the amount of data. This article introduces an alternative approach for estimating these terms at a computational cost that is linear in the number of particles. The method is derived using a combination of kernel density estimation, to avoid the particle degeneracy that causes the quadratically increasing variance, and Rao–Blackwellization. Crucially, we show the method is robust to the choice of bandwidth within the kernel density estimation, as it has good asymptotic properties regardless of this choice. Our estimates of the score and observed information matrix can be used within both online and batch procedures for estimating parameters for state–space models. Empirical results show improved parameter estimates compared to existing methods at a significantly reduced computational cost. Supplementary materials including code are available.     

Weibull分布场合具有非常数形状参数恒加试验的参数估计

本文讨论了Weibull分布场合恒加寿命试验的点估计和近似区间估计，利用模拟方法说明所给方法的有效性。     

Ridge Fusion in Statistical Learning

This article proposes a penalized likelihood method to jointly estimate multiple precision matrices for use in quadratic discriminant analysis (QDA) and model-based clustering. We use a ridge penalty and a ridge fusion penalty to introduce shrinkage and promote similarity between precision matrix estimates. We use blockwise coordinate descent for optimization, and validation likelihood is used for tuning parameter selection. Our method is applied in QDA and semi-supervised model-based clustering.