ON A SIMPLE ESTIMATION PROCEDURE FOR CENSORED REGRESSION-MODELS WITH KNOWN ERROR DISTRIBUTIONS

被引:4
作者
BREIMAN, L
TSUR, Y
ZEMEL, A
机构
[1] UNIV MINNESOTA,DEPT AGR & APPL ECON,ST PAUL,MN 55108
[2] BEN GURION UNIV NEGEV,JACOB BLAUSTEIN INST DESERT RES,IL-84993 BEER SHEVA,ISRAEL
关键词
CENSORED DATA; ITERATIVE LEAST SQUARES; GEOMETRICAL CONVERGENCE;
D O I
10.1214/aos/1176349394
中图分类号
O21 [概率论与数理统计]; C8 [统计学];
学科分类号
020208 ; 070103 ; 0714 ;
摘要
A simple and tractable iterative least squares estimation procedure for censored regression models with known error distributions is analyzed. It is found to be equivalent to a well-defined Huber type M-estimate. Under a regularity condition, the algorithm converges geometrically to a unique solution. The resulting estimate is square-root N-consistent and asymptotically normal.
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页码:1711 / 1720
页数:10
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