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Generalized Maximum Spacing Estimation for Multivariate Observations

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  • Kristi Kuljus
  • Bo Ranneby

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type="main" xml:id="sjos12153-abs-0001"> In this paper, the maximum spacing method is considered for multivariate observations. Nearest neighbour balls are used as a multidimensional analogue to univariate spacings. A class of information-type measures is used to generalize the concept of maximum spacing estimators. Weak and strong consistency of these generalized maximum spacing estimators are proved both when the assigned model class is correct and when the true density is not a member of the model class. An example of the generalized maximum spacing method in model validation context is discussed.

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  • Kristi Kuljus & Bo Ranneby, 2015. "Generalized Maximum Spacing Estimation for Multivariate Observations," Scandinavian Journal of Statistics, Danish Society for Theoretical Statistics;Finnish Statistical Society;Norwegian Statistical Association;Swedish Statistical Association, vol. 42(4), pages 1092-1108, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:scjsta:v:42:y:2015:i:4:p:1092-1108
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    1. Yongzhao Shao & Marjorie Hahn, 1999. "Strong Consistency of the Maximum Product of Spacings Estimates with Applications in Nonparametrics and in Estimation of Unimodal Densities," Annals of the Institute of Statistical Mathematics, Springer;The Institute of Statistical Mathematics, vol. 51(1), pages 31-49, March.
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    1. Kristi Kuljus & Bo Ranneby, 2021. "Maximum spacing estimation for continuous time Markov chains and semi-Markov processes," Statistical Inference for Stochastic Processes, Springer, vol. 24(2), pages 421-443, July.
    2. M. Ekström & S. M. Mirakhmedov & S. Rao Jammalamadaka, 2020. "A class of asymptotically efficient estimators based on sample spacings," TEST: An Official Journal of the Spanish Society of Statistics and Operations Research, Springer;Sociedad de Estadística e Investigación Operativa, vol. 29(3), pages 617-636, September.
    3. Kristi Kuljus & Bo Ranneby, 2020. "Asymptotic normality of generalized maximum spacing estimators for multivariate observations," Scandinavian Journal of Statistics, Danish Society for Theoretical Statistics;Finnish Statistical Society;Norwegian Statistical Association;Swedish Statistical Association, vol. 47(3), pages 968-989, September.
    4. Rahul Singh & Neeraj Misra, 2023. "Some parametric tests based on sample spacings," TEST: An Official Journal of the Spanish Society of Statistics and Operations Research, Springer;Sociedad de Estadística e Investigación Operativa, vol. 32(1), pages 211-231, March.
    5. Aya-Moreno, Carlos & Geenens, Gery & Penev, Spiridon, 2018. "Shape-preserving wavelet-based multivariate density estimation," Journal of Multivariate Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 168(C), pages 30-47.

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