纵向数据下部分线性模型的经验似然推断

考虑纵向数据下部分线性模型,研究了回归系数和基准函数的经验似然推断,证明了所提出的经验对数似然比渐近于卡方分布,由此构造了相应兴趣参数的置信域和区间. 此外,利用经验似然比函数得到了回归系数和基准函数的最大经验似然估计,并且证明了所得估计量的渐近正态性.模拟研究比较了经验似然与正态逼近方法的有限样本性质,并进行了案例分析.     

缺失数据下双重广义线性模型的经验似然推断

本文基于截面经验似然的方法,在响应变量随机缺失时,将双重广义线性模型的拟似然估计方程作为截面经验似然比函数的约束条件,构造了均值模型和散度模型未知参数的置信区间.数据模拟中,在完全数据集,逆概率加权填补所得的数据集和未加权填补所得的数据集三种情形下,将经验似然方法与正态逼近方法相比较.结果表明在双重广义线性模型中,逆概率加权这一填补方法和经验似然方法是有效和可行的.     

强混合样本下随机设计情形线性模型的经验似然推断

本文研究强混合样本下随机设计情形线性模型的经验似然推断,将分块技术应用到经验似然方法中,证明了线性模型的参数β的对数经验似然比统计量的渐近分布为卡方分布,由此构造了强混合样本下β的经验似然置信区间.在有限样本情况下给出数值模拟结果.     

纵向数据部分线性模型的广义经验似然推断

考虑纵向数据部分线性模型,针对纵向数据个体内的相关性特点,通过引入估计的作业协方差矩阵,构造了模型中未知参数的三种经验对数似然比统计量.在适当条件下,证明了所提出的统计量依分布收敛于χ~2分布,所得结果可以构造未知参数的置信域.最后通过模拟研究对所提方法进行了说明.     

双重广义线性模型的经验似然推断

基于截面经验似然方法,将双重广义线性模型的拟似然估计方程作为截面经验似然比函数的约束条件,构造了均值模型和散度模型未知参数的置信区间.最后通过数据模拟,将该方法与正态逼近方法比较,说明了该方法是有效和可行的.     

NA误差下部分线性模型的经验似然推断

对于部分线性模型yi=βxi+g(ti)+ei,1≤i≤n,这里(xi,ti)是固定设计点,g是未知函数,ei是负相协(NA)随机误差,给出了回归系数的经验似然比统计量,并讨论了似然比统计量的极限分布,可构造参数的经验似然置信区间.     

部分函数线性模型的经验似然推断

本文考虑部分函数线性回归模型,研究了回归系数的经验似然推断,证明了所提出的经验对数似然比渐近于χ~2分布,此结果可以用来构造了相应兴趣参数的置信域.另外,本文也给出了系数函数的极大经验似然估计,并在适当条件下给出了所提出估计量的收敛速度.仅就置信域精度及其覆盖概率大小方面,通过模拟研究和实例分析比较了经验似然方法与最小二乘方法的优劣.     

核实数据下删失线性EV模型的经验似然推断

本文考虑协变量带有误差的删失线性回归模型,借助于核实数据,对回归系数构造了两种经验对数似然比统计量,证明了所提出的估计的经验对数似然比统计量渐近收敛到一个自由度为1的独立χ2变量的加权和;而经调整后所得的调整的经验对数似然比统计量具有渐近标准χ2p分布,所得结果可以用来构造未知参数的置信域,通过模拟研究在置信域的精度及其平均区间长度大小方面进行了比较。     

核实数据下响应变量缺失的线性EV模型经验似然推断

考虑响应变量随机缺失而协变量带有误差的线性模型,借助于核实数据和借补方法,构造了回归系数的两种经验似然比,证明了所提出的估计的经验对数似然比渐近于一个自由度为1的独立χ2变量的加权和;而经调整后所得的调整经验对数似然比渐近于自由度为p的χ2分布,该结果可以用来构造未知参数的置信域.此外,我们也构造了响应均值的调整经验对数似然比统计量,并证明了所提出的统计量渐近于x2分布,可用此结果构造响应均值的置信域.通过模拟研究比较了置信域的精度及其平均区间长度.     

部分线性模型的模态正交经验似然推断

本文考虑部分线性模型的有效经验似然统计推断问题.通过结合模态回归和正交投影技术,提出了一种模态经验似然统计推断过程.证明了提出的经验似然比函数渐近服从中心卡方分布,进而构造了模型参数的置信区间.所提出的估计方法可以对模型的参数分量和非参数分量分别估计,而互不影响,具有较好的稳健性和有效性.     

Empirical likelihood-based inference in a partially linear model for longitudinal data

A partially linear model with longitudinal data is considered, empirical likelihood to infer- ence for the regression coefficients and the baseline function is investigated, the empirical log-likelihood ratios is proven to be asymptotically chi-squared, and the corresponding confidence regions for the pa- rameters of interest are then constructed. Also by the empirical likelihood ratio functions, we can obtain the maximum empirical likelihood estimates of the regression coefficients and the baseline function, and prove the asymptotic normality. The numerical results are conducted to compare the performance of the empirical likelihood and the normal approximation-based method, and a real example is analysed.     

A class of estimators of the mean survival time from interval censored data with application to linear regression

A class of estimators of the mean survival time with interval censored data are studied by unbiased transformation method. The estimators are constructed based on the observations to ensure unbiasedness in the sense that the estimators in a certain class have the same expectation as the mean survival time. The estimators have good properties such as strong consistency （with the rate of O（n^-1/1 （log log n）^1/2）） and asymptotic normality. The application to linear regression is considered and the simulation reports are given.     

Empirical likelihood-based subset selection for partially linear autoregressive models

Based on the empirical likelihood method, the subset selection and hypothesis test for parameters in a partially linear autoregressive model are investigated. We show that the empirical log-likelihood ratio at the true parameters converges to the standard chi-square distribution. We then present the definitions of the empirical likelihood-based Bayes information criteria （EBIC） and Akaike information criteria （EAIC）. The results show that EBIC is consistent at selecting subset variables while EAIC is not. Simulation studies demonstrate that the proposed empirical likelihood confidence regions have better coverage probabilities than the least square method, while EBIC has a higher chance to select the true model than EAIC.     

Empirical likelihood-based dimension reduction inference for linear error-in-responses models with validation study

In this paper, linear errors-in-response models are considered in the presence of validation data on the responses. A semiparametric dimension reduction technique is employed to define an estimator of β with asymptotic normality, the estimated empirical loglikelihoods and the adjusted empirical loglikelihoods for the vector of regression coefficients and linear combinations of the regression coefficients, respectively. The estimated empirical log-likelihoods are shown to be asymptotically distributed as weighted sums of independent x12 and the adjusted empirical loglikelihoods are proved to be asymptotically distributed as standard chi-squares, respectively.     

Empirical likelihood for right censored data with covariables

For complete observation and p-dimensional parameterθdefined by an estimation equation,empirical likelihood method of construction of confidence region is based on the asymptoticχ2pdistribution of-2 log(EL ratio).For right censored lifetime data with covariables,however,it is shown in literature that-2 log(EL ratio)converges weakly to a scaledχ2pdistribution,where the scale parameter is a function of unknown asymptotic covariance matrix.The construction of confidence region requires estimation of this scale parameter.In this paper,by using influence functions in the estimating equation,we show that-2 log(EL ratio)converges weakly to a standardχ2pdistribution and hence eliminates the procedure of estimating the scale parameter.     

响应变量存在缺失时部分线性模型的经验似然推断

考虑响应变量带有缺失的部分线性模型,采用借补的思想,研究了参数部分和非参数部分的经验似然推断,证明了所提出的经验对数似然比统计量依分布收敛到χ2分布,由此构造参数部分和函数部分的置信域和逐点置信区间.对参数部分,模拟比较了经验似然与正态逼近方法;对函数部分,模拟了函数的逐点置信区间.     

Empirical likelihood inference for median regression models for censored survival data

Recent advances in median regression model have made it possible to use this model for analyzing a variety of censored survival data. For inference on the model parameter vector, there are now semiparametric procedures based on normal approximation that are valid without strong conditions on the error distribution. However, the accuracy of such procedures can be quite low when the censoring proportion is high. In this paper, we propose an alternative semiparametric procedure based on the empirical likelihood. We define the empirical likelihood ratio for the parameter vector and show that its limiting distribution is a weighted sum of chi-square distributions. Numerical results from a simulation study suggest that the empirical likelihood method is more accurate than the normal approximation based method of Ying et al. (J. Amer. Statist. Assoc. 90 (1995) 178).     

An empirical likelihood method in a partially linear single-index model with right censored data

Empirical-likelihood-based inference for the parameters in a partially linear single-index model with randomly censored data is investigated. We introduce an estimated empirical likelihood for the parameters using a synthetic data approach and show that its limiting distribution is a mixture of central chi-squared distribution. To attack this difficulty we propose an adjusted empirical likelihood to achieve the standard χ2-limit. Furthermore, since the index is of norm 1, we use this constraint to reduce the dimension of parameters, which increases the accuracy of the confidence regions. A simulation study is carried out to compare its finite-sample properties with the existing method. An application to a real data set is illustrated.     

Randomly censored partially linear single-index models

This paper proposes a method for estimation of a class of partially linear single-index models with randomly censored samples. The method provides a flexible way for modelling the association between a response and a set of predictor variables when the response variable is randomly censored. It presents a technique for “dimension reduction” in semiparametric censored regression models and generalizes the existing accelerated failure-time models for survival analysis. The estimation procedure involves three stages: first, transform the censored data into synthetic data or pseudo-responses unbiasedly; second, obtain quasi-likelihood estimates of the regression coefficients in both linear and single-index components by an iteratively algorithm; finally, estimate the unknown nonparametric regression function using techniques for univariate censored nonparametric regression. The estimators for the regression coefficients are shown to be jointly root-n consistent and asymptotically normal. In addition, the estimator for the unknown regression function is a local linear kernel regression estimator and can be estimated with the same efficiency as all the parameters are known. Monte Carlo simulations are conducted to illustrate the proposed methodology.