Parameter estimation is an important component of statistical inference, and how to improve the accuracy of parameter estimation is a key issue in research. This paper proposes a linear Bayesian estimation for estimating parameters in a misrecorded Poisson distribution. The linear Bayesian estimation method not only adopts prior information but also avoids the cumbersome calculation of posterior expectations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWith the aim of providing better estimation for count data with overdispersion and/or excess zeros, we develop a novel estimation method--for the zero-inflated negative binomial model, where the Poisson, negative binomial, and zero-inflated Poisson models are all included as its special cases. To facilitate the selection of the optimal weight vector, a -fold cross-validation technique is adopted. Unlike the jackknife model averaging discussed in Hansen and Racine (2012), the proposed method deletes one group of observations rather than only one observation to enhance the computational efficiency.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study considers the change point testing problem in autoregressive moving average (ARMA) (p,q) models through the location and scale-based cumulative sum (LSCUSUM) method combined with neural network regression (NNR). We estimated the model parameters via the NNR method based on the training sample, where a long AR model was fitted to obtain the residuals. Then, we selected the optimal model orders p and q of the ARMA models using the Akaike information criterion based on a validation set.
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