缺失数据下非线性半参数EV模型的估计

考虑解释变量带有测量误差且响应变量随机缺失情形下的非线性半参数EV模型. 利用核实数据,构造了未知参数和非参数函数的两种估计.证明了未知参数估计的渐近正态性,给出了非参数函数估计的最优收敛速度.     

Rank-Score Tests in Factorial Designs with Repeated Measures

Nonparametric factorial designs for multivariate observations are considered under the framework of general rank-score statistics. Unlike most of the literature, we do not assume the continuity of the underlying distribution functions. The models studied include general repeated measures designs, compound symmetry designs, and designs for longitudinal data. In particular, designs for ordered categorical data are included. The vectors of the multivariate observations may have different lengths. Moreover, our general framework includes missing values and singular covariance matrices which occur quite frequently in practical data analysis problems. The asymptotic properties of the proposed statistics are studied under general nonparametric hypotheses as well as under a sequence of nonparametric contiguous alternatives. L₂-consistent estimators for the unknown covariance matrices are given and two types of quadratic forms are considered for testing the nonparametric hypotheses. The results are applied to a two-way mixed model assuming compound symmetry and to a factorial design for longitudinal data. The main idea of the proofs is based on some moment inequalities for empirical distribution functions in mixed models. The details are provided in the Appendix.     

Nonparametric tests for a change in the coefficient of variation

We consider the problem of testing the null hypothesis of no change against the alternative of exactly one change point when the change is expressed in terms of the value of the coefficient of variation. We propose a number of nonparametric test statistics for this problem. The asymptotic theory of the proposed tests is developed.      

Nonparametric tests for homogeneity of scale against ordered alternatives

Summary In this paper the nonparametric several sample scale problem is considered and some tests are proposed for the hypothesis of homogeneity versus ordered alternatives. These tests are based on statistics that are weighted linear combinations of Sugiura (1965,Osaka J. Math.,2, 385–426) type statistics proposed for testing homogeneity of scale against the omnibus alternative. For each class of test statistics suggested, the member with maximum Pitman efficiency is identified. The optimal statistics are compared with their parametric and nonparametric competitors.     

DIMENSION-REDUCTION TYPE TESTFOR LINEARITY OF ASTOCHASTIC REGRESSION MODEL

1.IntroductionLinearregressionmodelsarewidelyusedinstatisticalanalysisofexperimentalandobservationaldata,thatis,oneoftenemploysastandardlinearmodely=or K: E,a.s.,(1.1)todostatisticalanalysis,whereydenotesascalaroutcomevariableand2denotesaP-dimensionalcolumnvectorofregressorvariables.Thismodelmeansthattheprojectionofthepdimensionalexplanatory2ontotheone-dimensionalsubspaceadZcapturesalltheinformationweneedtoknowabouttheoutcomevariabley.Thisisadimension-reductionmodel.Hencewemayreachthegoalofd…     

小波检测并估计非参函数变点

研究随机设计下非参函数变点的小波检测与估计问题.将小波方法与设计点转化方法相结合给出变点的检测统计量并研究检测的一致性.给出了变点个数和变点位置的估计量,证明了变点个数估计量的相合性并得到变点位置估计量的收敛速度.     

相依数据下一般函数核估计的一致收敛速度

不论数据是独立的还是相依的,在非参数和半参数模型中,都涉及到对未知均值函数或者对某函数的未知条件期望的估计.本文针对这一问题,在比较弱的条件下,给出在数据是α-混合相依时一般函数的条件数学期望的估计,并讨论了它的一致收敛速度.     

Statistical inference for panel data semiparametric partially linear regression models with heteroscedastic errors

We consider a panel data semiparametric partially linear regression model with an unknown parameter vector for the linear parametric component, an unknown nonparametric function for the nonlinear component, and a one-way error component structure which allows unequal error variances (referred to as heteroscedasticity). We develop procedures to detect heteroscedasticity and one-way error component structure, and propose a weighted semiparametric least squares estimator (WSLSE) of the parametric component in the presence of heteroscedasticity and/or one-way error component structure. This WSLSE is asymptotically more efficient than the usual semiparametric least squares estimator considered in the literature. The asymptotic properties of the WSLSE are derived. The nonparametric component of the model is estimated by the local polynomial method. Some simulations are conducted to demonstrate the finite sample performances of the proposed testing and estimation procedures. An example of application on a set of panel data of medical expenditures in Australia is also illustrated.     

Reliability analysis of repairable systems from in–service failure count data

Point maximum likelihood estimators for parameters, mean number of failures, and failure rate in a non–homogeneous Poisson process are derived, when only count data from k identical processes are available. Approximate confidence intervals based on the parametric bootstrap technique are considered. The performances of both the point and interval estimation procedures are assessed via Monte Carlo simulation.     

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??In the last few decades, longitudinal data was deeply research in statistics science and widely used in many field, such as finance, medical science, agriculture and so on. The characteristic of longitudinal data is that the values are independent from different samples but they are correlate from one sample. Many nonparametric estimation methods were applied into longitudinal data models with development of computer technology. Using Cholesky decomposition and Profile least squares estimation, we will propose a effective spline estimation method pointing at nonparametric model of longitudinal data with covariance matrix unknown in this paper. Finally, we point that the new proposed method is more superior than Naive spline estimation in the covariance matrix is unknown case by comparing the simulated results of one example.     

联合监测过程位置参数和尺度参数的非参数Shewhart控制图

用于检测生产服务过程的传统控制图多数都假定过程的分布是已知的。这些控制困经常是在正态分布的假设下构建的,然而在服务质量实时监控中数据往往是非正态的。在这种情况下,基于正态分布假设的控制图的结果是不可靠的。为了解决这个问题,通常考虑非参数方法,因为在过程分布未知情况下,非参数控制图比参数图更加稳健有效。本文提出一个新的基于Van der Waerden和Klotz检验的Lepage型非参数Shewhart控制图(称为LPN图)用于同时检测未知连续过程分布的位置参数和尺度参数。文中给出了LPN图在不同参数下的控制限。依据运行长度分布的均值,方差和分位数,分析了LPN图在过程受控和失控时的性能,并与其他一些现有的非参数控制图进行比较。基于蒙特卡洛的模拟结果表明,LPN图对非正态分布具有很好的稳健性,并且在不同的过程分布下对检测位置参数和尺度参数,尤其对检测尺度参数的漂移都具有很好的性能。最后通过监控出租车服务质量说明LPN图在实际中的应用。     

A Sparse Structured Shrinkage Estimator for Nonparametric Varying-Coefficient Model with an Application in Genomics

Many problems in genomics are related to variable selection where high-dimensional genomic data are treated as covariates. Such genomic covariates often have certain structures and can be represented as vertices of an undirected graph. Biological processes also vary as functions depending upon some biological state, such as time. High-dimensional variable selection where covariates are graph-structured and underlying model is nonparametric presents an important but largely unaddressed statistical challenge. Motivated by the problem of regression-based motif discovery, we consider the problem of variable selection for high-dimensional nonparametric varying-coefficient models and introduce a sparse structured shrinkage (SSS) estimator based on basis function expansions and a novel smoothed penalty function. We present an efficient algorithm for computing the SSS estimator. Results on model selection consistency and estimation bounds are derived. Moreover, finite-sample performances are studied via simulations, and the effects of high-dimensionality and structural information of the covariates are especially highlighted. We apply our method to motif finding problem using a yeast cell-cycle gene expression dataset and word counts in genes' promoter sequences. Our results demonstrate that the proposed method can result in better variable selection and prediction for high-dimensional regression when the underlying model is nonparametric and covariates are structured. Supplemental materials for the article are available online.     

Statistical Inference in a Linear Model for Spatially Located Sensors and Random Input

In the paper we consider a random linear model for observations provided by spatially located sensors measuring signals coming from one source. For this model a set of sufficient and complete statistics are found, and it is shown that the maximum likelihood estimators of unknown parameters (characteristics of the source) are functions of those statistics. The problem of nonnegative estimators of variance components of the model is shortly discussed. Comparisons of the mean squared errors of several estimators are given. Numerical example concerning hunting for defects in solar cells is considered in details.     

A Sparse Structured Shrinkage Estimator for Nonparametric Varying-Coefficient Model With an Application in Genomics

Many problems in genomics are related to variable selection where high-dimensional genomic data are treated as covariates. Such genomic covariates often have certain structures and can be represented as vertices of an undirected graph. Biological processes also vary as functions depending upon some biological state, such as time. High-dimensional variable selection where covariates are graph-structured and underlying model is nonparametric presents an important but largely unaddressed statistical challenge. Motivated by the problem of regression-based motif discovery, we consider the problem of variable selection for high-dimensional nonparametric varying-coefficient models and introduce a sparse structured shrinkage (SSS) estimator based on basis function expansions and a novel smoothed penalty function. We present an efficient algorithm for computing the SSS estimator. Results on model selection consistency and estimation bounds are derived. Moreover, finite-sample performances are studied via simulations, and the effects of high-dimensionality and structural information of the covariates are especially highlighted. We apply our method to motif finding problem using a yeast cell-cycle gene expression dataset and word counts in genes’ promoter sequences. Our results demonstrate that the proposed method can result in better variable selection and prediction for high-dimensional regression when the underlying model is nonparametric and covariates are structured. Supplemental materials for the article are available online.     

A robust test of specification based on order statistics

The test of misspecification presented compares parametric and nonparametric regressions. The latter is estimated using order statistics, which provide robust and distribution free estimators. The former is estimated using, in turn, least squares and least absolute deviation (LAD). When implementing LAD, robust and distribution free estimators are considered in both parametric and nonparametric regressions. This defines a very homogeneous test which can discriminate misspecification from the impact of outliers and/or skewness. These two effects are instead mixed together in the tests comparing OLS with nonparametric estimators, potentially driving to erroneous conclusions. An example and a Monte Carlo experiment analyze the behavior of the proposed test.     

Hierarchical nonparametric survival modeling for demand forecasting with fragmented categorical covariates

This paper addresses the problem of data fragmentation when incorporating imbalanced categorical covariates in nonparametric survival models. The problem arises in an application of demand forecasting where certain categorical covariates are important explanatory factors for the diversity of survival patterns but are severely imbalanced in the sense that a large percentage of data segments defined by these covariates have very small sample sizes. Two general approaches, called the class‐based approach and the fusion‐based approach, are proposed to handle the problem. Both reply on judicious utilization of a data segment hierarchy defined by the covariates. The class‐based approach allows certain segments in the hierarchy to have their private survival functions and aggregates the others to share a common survival function. The fusion‐based approach allows all survival functions to borrow and share information from all segments based on their positions in the hierarchy. A nonparametric Bayesian estimator with Dirichlet process priors provides the data‐sharing mechanism in the fusion‐based approach. The hyperparameters in the priors are treated as fixed quantities and learned from data by taking advantage of the data segment hierarchy. The proposed methods are motivated and validated by a case study with real‐world data from an operation of software development service.     

Nonparametric tests for multiple regression under progressive censoring

For continuous observations from time-sequential studies, suitable Cramér-von Mises and Kolmogorov-Smirnov types of (nonparametric) statistics (based on linear rank statistics) for testing hypotheses on some multiple-regression models are proposed and studied. The asymptotic theory of these tests is provided for both the null and (local) alternative hypotheses situations and is based on the weak convergence of suitable rank order processes (on the D[0, 1] space) to certain functions of Brownian motions. Bahadur efficiency results are also presented. Empirical values of the percentile points of the null distributions of the proposed test statistics, obtained through simulation studies, are also provided.     

Wilcoxon‐type rank‐sum statistics for selecting the best population: Some advances

In this article, we introduce three new nonparametric procedures for testing the equality of two lifetime distributions. The proposed testing processes are based on appropriately modified Wilcoxon‐type rank‐sum statistics. The exact null distribution of these statistics is studied and closed formulae for the corresponding exact probability of correct selection of the best population are derived for the class of Lehmann alternatives. A detailed numerical study is carried out to elucidate the performance of the proposed testing schemes. For illustration purposes, a real data application is presented in some detail.     

The root–unroot algorithm for density estimation as implemented via wavelet block thresholding

We propose and implement a density estimation procedure which begins by turning density estimation into a nonparametric regression problem. This regression problem is created by binning the original observations into many small size bins, and by then applying a suitable form of root transformation to the binned data counts. In principle many common nonparametric regression estimators could then be applied to the transformed data. We propose use of a wavelet block thresholding estimator in this paper. Finally, the estimated regression function is un-rooted by squaring and normalizing. The density estimation procedure achieves simultaneously three objectives: computational efficiency, adaptivity, and spatial adaptivity. A numerical example and a practical data example are discussed to illustrate and explain the use of this procedure. Theoretically it is shown that the estimator simultaneously attains the optimal rate of convergence over a wide range of the Besov classes. The estimator also automatically adapts to the local smoothness of the underlying function, and attains the local adaptive minimax rate for estimating functions at a point. There are three key steps in the technical argument: Poissonization, quantile coupling, and oracle risk bound for block thresholding in the non-Gaussian setting. Some of the technical results may be of independent interest.     

Robust and efficient variable selection for semiparametric partially linear varying coefficient model based on modal regression

Semiparametric partially linear varying coefficient models (SPLVCM) are frequently used in statistical modeling. With high-dimensional covariates both in parametric and nonparametric part for SPLVCM, sparse modeling is often considered in practice. In this paper, we propose a new estimation and variable selection procedure based on modal regression, where the nonparametric functions are approximated by $B$ -spline basis. The outstanding merit of the proposed variable selection procedure is that it can achieve both robustness and efficiency by introducing an additional tuning parameter (i.e., bandwidth $h$ ). Its oracle property is also established for both the parametric and nonparametric part. Moreover, we give the data-driven bandwidth selection method and propose an EM-type algorithm for the proposed method. Monte Carlo simulation study and real data example are conducted to examine the finite sample performance of the proposed method. Both the simulation results and real data analysis confirm that the newly proposed method works very well.