Monte Carlo likelihood inference for missing data models

dc.creatorSung, Yun Ju
dc.creatorGeyer, Charles J.
dc.date2007-08-16
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T08:24:38Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T08:24:38Z
dc.descriptionWe describe a Monte Carlo method to approximate the maximum likelihood estimate (MLE), when there are missing data and the observed data likelihood is not available in closed form. This method uses simulated missing data that are independent and identically distributed and independent of the observed data. Our Monte Carlo approximation to the MLE is a consistent and asymptotically normal estimate of the minimizer $θ^*$ of the Kullback--Leibler information, as both Monte Carlo and observed data sample sizes go to infinity simultaneously. Plug-in estimates of the asymptotic variance are provided for constructing confidence regions for $θ^*$. We give Logit--Normal generalized linear mixed model examples, calculated using an R package.
dc.descriptionPublished at http://dx.doi.org/10.1214/009053606000001389 in the Annals of Statistics (http://www.imstat.org/aos/) by the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (http://www.imstat.org)
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0708.2184
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0708.2184
dc.identifierAnnals of Statistics 2007, Vol. 35, No. 3, 990-1011
dc.identifierdoi:10.1214/009053606000001389
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/136406
dc.subjectStatistics Theory
dc.subject62F12 (Primary); 65C05 (Secondary)
dc.titleMonte Carlo likelihood inference for missing data models
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