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Empirical Likelihood Confidence Intervals for Response Mean with Data Missing at Random

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. A kernel regression imputation method for missing response data is developed. A class of bias‐corrected empirical log‐likelihood ratios for the response mean is defined. It is shown that any member of our class of ratios is asymptotically chi‐squared, and the corresponding empirical likelihood confidence interval for the response mean is constructed. Our ratios share some of the desired features of the existing methods: they are self‐scale invariant and no plug‐in estimators for the adjustment factor and asymptotic variance are needed; when estimating the non‐parametric function in the model, undersmoothing to ensure root‐n consistency of the estimator for the parameter is avoided. Since the range of bandwidths contains the optimal bandwidth for estimating the regression function, the existing data‐driven algorithm is valid for selecting an optimal bandwidth. We also study the normal approximation‐based method. A simulation study is undertaken to compare the empirical likelihood with the normal approximation method in terms of coverage accuracies and average lengths of confidence intervals.

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  • Liugen Xue, 2009. "Empirical Likelihood Confidence Intervals for Response Mean with Data Missing at Random," Scandinavian Journal of Statistics, Danish Society for Theoretical Statistics;Finnish Statistical Society;Norwegian Statistical Association;Swedish Statistical Association, vol. 36(4), pages 671-685, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:scjsta:v:36:y:2009:i:4:p:671-685
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9469.2009.00651.x
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