Robust Estimators of the Generalized Log-Gamma Distribution

We propose robust estimators of the generalized log-gamma distribution and, more generally, of location-shape-scale families of distributions. A (weighted) Qτ estimator minimizes a τ scale of the differences between empirical and theoretical quantiles. It is n1/2 consistent; unfortunately, it is not...

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Autores: Agostinelli, Claudio, Marazzi, Alfio Natale, Yohai, Victor Jaime
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/30647
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/30647
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Minimum Quantile Distance Estimators
Τ - Estimators
Weighted Likelihood Estimators
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Sumario:We propose robust estimators of the generalized log-gamma distribution and, more generally, of location-shape-scale families of distributions. A (weighted) Qτ estimator minimizes a τ scale of the differences between empirical and theoretical quantiles. It is n1/2 consistent; unfortunately, it is not asymptotically normal and, therefore, inconvenient for inference. However, it is a convenient starting point for a one-step weighted likelihood estimator, where the weights are based on a disparity measure between the model density and a kernel density estimate. The one-step weighted likelihood estimator is asymptotically normal and fully efficient under the model. It is also highly robust under outlier contamination. Supplementary materials are available online.