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Optimal mean-variance bounds on order statistics from families determined by star ordering

Tomasz Rychlik (2002)

Applicationes Mathematicae

We present optimal upper bounds for expectations of order statistics from i.i.d. samples with a common distribution function belonging to the restricted family of probability measures that either precede or follow a given one in the star ordering. The bounds for families with monotone failure density and rate on the average are specified. The results are obtained by projecting functions onto convex cones of Hilbert spaces.

Order statistics and ( r , s ) -entropy measures

María Dolores Esteban, Domingo Morales, Leandro Pardo, María Luisa Menéndez (1994)

Applications of Mathematics

K. M. Wong and S. Chen [9] analyzed the Shannon entropy of a sequence of random variables under order restrictions. Using ( r , s ) -entropies, I. J. Taneja [8], these results are generalized. Upper and lower bounds to the entropy reduction when the sequence is ordered and conditions under which they are achieved are derived. Theorems are presented showing the difference between the average entropy of the individual order statistics and the entropy of a member of the original independent identically distributed...

Permanents, order statistics, outliers, and robustness.

Narayanaswamy Balakrishnan (2007)

Revista Matemática Complutense

In this paper, we consider order statistics and outlier models, and focus primarily on multiple-outlier models and associated robustness issues. We first synthesise recent developments on order statistics arising from independent and non-identically distributed random variables based primarily on the theory of permanents. We then highlight various applications of these results in evaluating the robustness properties of several linear estimators when multiple outliers are possibly present in the...

Quantiles conditionnels

Sandrine Poiraud-Casanova, Christine Thomas-Agnan (1998)

Journal de la société française de statistique

Randomized goodness of fit tests

Friedrich Liese, Bing Liu (2011)

Kybernetika

Classical goodness of fit tests are no longer asymptotically distributional free if parameters are estimated. For a parametric model and the maximum likelihood estimator the empirical processes with estimated parameters is asymptotically transformed into a time transformed Brownian bridge by adding an independent Gaussian process that is suitably constructed. This randomization makes the classical tests distributional free. The power under local alternatives is investigated. Computer simulations...

Robust estimation based on spacings in weighted exponential models

Paweł Błażej, Jarosław Bartoszewicz (2007)

Applicationes Mathematicae

Using Zieliński's (1977, 1983) formalization of robustness Błażej (2007) obtained uniformly most bias-robust estimates (UMBREs) of the scale parameter for some statistical models (including the exponential model), in a class of linear functions of order statistics, when violations of the models are generated by weight functions. In this paper the UMBRE of the scale parameter, based on spacings, in two weighted exponential models is derived. Extensions of results of Bartoszewicz (1986, 1987) are...

Robust estimation of the scale and weighted distributions

Paweł Błażej (2007)

Applicationes Mathematicae

The concept of robustness given by Zieliński (1977) is considered in cases where violations of models are generated by weight functions. Uniformly most bias-robust estimates of the scale parameter, based on order statistics, are obtained for some statistical models. Extensions of results of Zieliński (1983) and Bartoszewicz (1986) are given.

Scenario generation with distribution functions and correlations

Michal Kaut, Arnt-Gunnar Lium (2014)

Kybernetika

In this paper, we present a method for generating scenarios for two-stage stochastic programs, using multivariate distributions specified by their marginal distributions and the correlation matrix. The margins are described by their cumulative distribution functions and we allow each margin to be of different type. We demonstrate the method on a model from stochastic service network design and show that it improves the stability of the scenario-generation process, compared to both sampling and a...

Sharp bounds for expectations of spacings from decreasing density and failure rate families

Katarzyna Danielak, Tomasz Rychlik (2004)

Applicationes Mathematicae

We apply the method of projecting functions onto convex cones in Hilbert spaces to derive sharp upper bounds for the expectations of spacings from i.i.d. samples coming from restricted families of distributions. Two families are considered: distributions with decreasing density and with decreasing failure rate. We also characterize the distributions for which the bounds are attained.

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