Comparing two samples by penalized logistic regression

dc.creatorFokianos, Konstantinos
dc.date2008-07-16
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T09:50:43Z
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dc.descriptionInference based on the penalized density ratio model is proposed and studied. The model under consideration is specified by assuming that the log--likelihood function of two unknown densities is of some parametric form. The model has been extended to cover multiple samples problems while its theoretical properties have been investigated using large sample theory. A main application of the density ratio model is testing whether two, or more, distributions are equal. We extend these results by arguing that the penalized maximum empirical likelihood estimator has less mean square error than that of the ordinary maximum likelihood estimator, especially for small samples. In fact, penalization resolves any existence problems of estimators and a modified Wald type test statistic can be employed for testing equality of the two distributions. A limited simulation study supports further the theory.
dc.descriptionPublished in at http://dx.doi.org/10.1214/07-EJS078 the Electronic Journal of Statistics (http://www.i-journals.org/ejs/) by the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (http://www.imstat.org)
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0807.2563
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0807.2563
dc.identifierElectronic Journal of Statistics 2008, Vol. 2, 564-580
dc.identifierdoi:10.1214/07-EJS078
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/165040
dc.subjectStatistics Theory
dc.subject62G05 (Primary) 62G20 (Secondary)
dc.titleComparing two samples by penalized logistic regression
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