Two-step estimators in partial linear models with missing response variables and error-prone covariates

A partial linear model with missing response variables and error-prone covariates is considered. The imputation approach is developed to estimate the regression coefficients and the nonparametric function. The proposed parametric estimators are shown to be asymptotically normal, and the estimators for the nonparametric part are proved to converge at an optimal rate. To construct confidence regions for the regression coefficients and the nonparametric function, respectively, the authors also propose the empirical-likelihood-based statistics and investigate the limit distributions of the empirical likelihood ratios. The simulation study is conducted to compare the finite sample behavior for the proposed estimators. An application to an AIDS dataset is illustrated.     

Efficient estimation of seemingly unrelated additive nonparametric regression models

This paper is concerned with the estimating problem of seemingly unrelated (SU) nonparametric additive regression models. A polynomial spline based two-stage efficient approach is proposed to estimate the nonparametric components, which takes both of the additive structure and correlation between equations into account. The asymptotic normality of the derived estimators are establishedi. The authors also show they own some advantages, including they are asymptotically more efficient than those based on only the individual regression equation and have an oracle property, which is the asymptotic distribution of each additive component is the same as it would be if the other components were known with certainty. Some simulation studies are conducted to illustrate the finite sample performance of the proposed procedure. Applying the proposed procedure to a real data set is also made.     

An Additive-Multiplicative Cox-Aalen Subdistribution Hazard Model for Competing Risks Data

This paper proposes a flexible additive-multiplicative Cox-Aalen hazard model which allows time-varying covariate effects for the subdistribution in a competing risks study. Weighted estimating equation approaches under an covariates-dependent adjusted weight by fitting the Cox proportional hazard model for the censoring distribution are established for inference on the model parametric and nonparametric components. In addition, large number properties are presented and the finite sample behavior of the proposed estimators is evaluated through simulation studies, estimators from the proposed method perform satisfactorily on reduction of the bias. The authors apply our model to a competing risks data set from a tamoxifen trail for breast cancer study.     

Estimation in a semi-varying coefficient model for panel data with fixed effects

This paper considers a semi-varying coefficient model for panel data with fixed effects, proposes the profile-likelihood-based estimators for the parametric and nonparametric components, and establishes convergence rates and asymptotic normality properties for both estimators. Simulation results show that the proposed estimators behave well in finite sample cases.     

Local Polynomial-Brunk Estimation in Semi-Parametric Monotone Errors-in-Variables Model with Right-Censored Data

This paper introduces a semi-parametric model with right-censored data and a monotone constraint on the nonparametric part.The authors study the local linear estimators of the parametric coefficients and apply B-spline method to approximate the nonparametric part based on grouped data.The authors obtain the rates of convergence for parametric and nonparametric estimators.Moreover,the authors also prove that the nonparametric estimator is consistent at the boundary.At last,the authors investigate the finite sample performance of the estimation.     

TWO-STAGE ESTIMATION FOR SEEMINGLY UNRELATED NONPARAMETRIC REGRESSION MODELS

This paper is concerned with the estimating problem of seemingly unrelated （SU） non- parametric regression models. The authors propose a new method to estimate the unknown functions, which is an extension of the two-stage procedure in the longitudinal data framework. The authors show the resulted estimators are asymptotically normal and more efficient than those based on only the individual regression equation. Some simulation studies are given in support of the asymptotic results. A real data from an ongoing environmental epidemiologie study are used to illustrate the proposed procedure.     

Approximate conditional likelihood for generalized linear models with general missing data mechanism

The generalized linear model is an indispensable tool for analyzing non-Gaussian response data, with both canonical and non-canonical link functions comprehensively used. When missing values are present, many existing methods in the literature heavily depend on an unverifiable assumption of the missing data mechanism, and they fail when the assumption is violated. This paper proposes a missing data mechanism that is as generally applicable as possible, which includes both ignorable and nonignorable missing data cases, as well as both scenarios of missing values in response and covariate. Under this general missing data mechanism, the authors adopt an approximate conditional likelihood method to estimate unknown parameters. The authors rigorously establish the regularity conditions under which the unknown parameters are identifiable under the approximate conditional likelihood approach. For parameters that are identifiable, the authors prove the asymptotic normality of the estimators obtained by maximizing the approximate conditional likelihood. Some simulation studies are conducted to evaluate finite sample performance of the proposed estimators as well as estimators from some existing methods. Finally, the authors present a biomarker analysis in prostate cancer study to illustrate the proposed method.     

B-Spline Method for Spatio-Temporal Inverse Model

Inverse models can be used to estimate surface fluxes in terms of the observed atmospheric concentration measurement data. This paper proposes a new nonparametric spatio-temporal inverse model and provides the global expressions for the estimates by employing the B-spline method. The authors establish the asymptotic normality of the estimators under mild conditions. The authors also conduct numerical studies to evaluate the finite sample performance of the proposed methodologies. Finally, the authors apply the method to anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO₂) emission data from different provinces of Canada to illustrate the validity of the proposed techniques.

     

Adjusted Empirical Likelihood Estimation of Distribution Function and Quantile with Nonignorable Missing Data

This paper considers the estimation problem of distribution functions and quantiles with nonignorable missing response data. Three approaches are developed to estimate distribution functions and quantiles, i.e., the Horvtiz-Thompson-type method, regression imputation method and augmented inverse probability weighted approach. The propensity score is specified by a semiparametric exponential tilting model. To estimate the tilting parameter in the propensity score, the authors propose an adjusted empirical likelihood method to deal with the over-identified system. Under some regular conditions, the authors investigate the asymptotic properties of the proposed three estimators for distribution functions and quantiles, and find that these estimators have the same asymptotic variance. The jackknife method is employed to consistently estimate the asymptotic variances. Simulation studies are conducted to investigate the finite sample performance of the proposed methodologies.     

ROBUST NONPARAMETRIC REGRESSION BASED ON L_1-NORM AND B-SPLINES

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异方差非参数回归模型均值与方差变点的小波估计与应用

金融市场中,受突发事件的影响反映资产平均收益的均值函数和反映资产收益波动的方差函数都有可能出现变点. 本文讨论了均值和方差都存在变点的异方差非参数回归模型的变点估计问题. 给出均值函数与方差函数的局部线性估计,利用函数小波系数的特性求得均值与方差变点位置的估计值并给出其收敛速度.在模拟实验中分析变点估计值的样本特性及均值变点估计与方差变点估计的相互影响.最后通过对两组股票数据的均值变点和方差变点进行估计,说明方法的有效性.     

Nonparametric regression under double-sampling designs

This paper studies nonparametric estimation of the regression function with surrogate outcome data under double-sampling designs, where a proxy response is observed for the full sample and the true response is observed on a validation set. A new estimation approach is proposed for estimating the regression function. The authors first estimate the regression function with a kernel smoother based on the validation subsample, and then improve the estimation by utilizing the information on the incomplete observations from the non-validation subsample and the surrogate of response from the full sample. Asymptotic normality of the proposed estimator is derived. The effectiveness of the proposed method is demonstrated via simulations.     

Joint analysis of recurrent event data with a dependent terminal event

Recurrent event data frequently occur in many longitudinal studies, and the observation on recurrent events could be stopped by a terminal event such as death. This paper considers joint modeling and analysis of recurrent event and terminal event data through a common subject-specific frailty, in which the proportional intensity model is used for modeling the recurrent event process and the additive hazards model is used for modeling the terminal event time. Estimating equation approaches are developed for parameter estimation and asymptotic properties of the resulting estimators are established. In addition, some procedures are presented for model checking. The finite sample behavior of the proposed estimators is evaluated through simulation studies, and an application to a heart failure study is provided.     

风险度量半参数变系数复合Expectile回归模型及应用

本文结合半参数变系数回归模型、期望分位数风险价值(EVaR)的思想以及充分利用多个Expectile信息能提高参数估计效率的假设,提出了一类半参数变系数复合Expectile回归模型,并对该模型进行了估计,建立了所提出复合Expectile回归(CER)估计的大样本性质.针对该模型既含有参数部分也含有非参数部分的特征,采用了方便计算的三步估计方法.通过数值模拟也发现,当误差为厚尾或非对称分布时,在均方根误差(RMSE)的标准下,所提出的CER估计大大优于最小二乘(LS)估计和简单的Expectile回归(ER)估计.另外,本文还应用所发展的理论分析了我国货币政策对上证综指的影响.     

NONMRAMETRIC AND SEMIPARAMETRICREGRESSION MODELS WITH LOCALLYGENERALIZED GAUSSIAN ERROR

1.IntroductionLetpbeanaturalnumberandAbeacompactsetinW,K(")~g(xj")) e(")ti~1)2,...5acwherexln),x;n),''t.in)EAaredesignpoints,gisanunknownfunction,ej")arerandomerrors.Georgiovil]definedg.(x)~fWu.(x)K(")asanestimateofg,whereWei(x)=i=1Wei(x,xl"),xln),''5x;…     

A Constrained Interval-Valued Linear Regression Model: A New Heteroscedasticity Estimation Method

Linear regression models for interval-valued data have been widely studied. Most literatures are to split an interval into two real numbers, i.e., the left- and right-endpoints or the center and radius of this interval, and fit two separate real-valued or two dimension linear regression models. This paper is focused on the bias-corrected and heteroscedasticity-adjusted modeling by imposing order constraint to the endpoints of the response interval and weighted linear least squares with estimated covariance matrix, based on a generalized linear model for interval-valued data. A three step estimation method is proposed. Theoretical conclusions and numerical evaluations show that the proposed estimator has higher efficiency than previous estimators.

     

Asymptotics for the distribution function estimators of the errors in semi-parametric regression models

This paper considers the convergence rates for nonparametric estimators of the error distribution in semi-parametric regression models. By establishing some general laws of the iterated logarithm, it shows that the rates of convergence of either the empirical distribution or a smoothed version of the empirical distribution function matches exactly the rates obtained for an independent sample from the error distribution.     

一种改进的距离差定位算法

针对近似平面布局的距离差测量定位系统,提出了一种改进SX(sphericalintersection)定位算法。该算法首先求解目标的高度,避免了方程系数矩阵病态,因而在算法量相当的情况下,可获得较好的目标定位精度。通过加权最小二乘估计来有效地利用系统的冗余信息。分析了它的定位性能并给出了加权估计的权矩阵近似公式,同现有的定位方法以及克拉美 罗下限(CRLB)进行了仿真比较。     

STRONG UNIFORM CONSISTENCY RATES FOR CONDITIONAL FUNCTION ESTIMA TORS WITH ■-MIXING SAMPLE

Strong uniform consistency rates are given for kernel type estimatorsof the conditional function with (?)-mixing sample.Especially,for nonparametricestimators of kernel density,the regression function when Y is bounded,conditionaldf's,L-smoothing and M-smoothing,we obtain the same rate O((n/log n)~(-1/3))as in the i.i.d.sample established by H(?)rdle,Janssen and Serfling.     

Profile Statistical Inference for Partially Linear Additive Models with a Diverging Number of Parameters

This paper considers partially linear additive models with the number of parameters diverging when some linear constraints on the parametric part are available. This paper proposes a constrained profile least-squares estimation for the parametric components with the nonparametric functions being estimated by basis function approximations. The consistency and asymptotic normality of the restricted estimator are given under some certain conditions. The authors construct a profile likelihood ratio test statistic to test the validity of the linear constraints on the parametric components,and demonstrate that it follows asymptotically chi-squared distribution under the null and alternative hypotheses. The finite sample performance of the proposed method is illustrated by simulation studies and a data analysis.