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Estimation of the mean vector of a multivariate normal distribution: subspace hypothesis

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  • Srivastava, M.S.
  • Ehsanes Saleh, A.K.Md.

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This paper considers the estimation of the mean vector [theta] of a p-variate normal distribution with unknown covariance matrix [Sigma] when it is suspected that for a pxr known matrix B the hypothesis [theta]=B[eta], may hold. We consider empirical Bayes estimators which includes (i) the unrestricted unbiased (UE) estimator, namely, the sample mean vector (ii) the restricted estimator (RE) which is obtained when the hypothesis [theta]=B[eta] holds (iii) the preliminary test estimator (PTE), (iv) the James-Stein estimator (JSE), and (v) the positive-rule Stein estimator (PRSE). The biases and the risks under the squared loss function are evaluated for all the five estimators and compared. The numerical computations show that PRSE is the best among all the five estimators even when the hypothesis [theta]=B[eta] is true.

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  • Srivastava, M.S. & Ehsanes Saleh, A.K.Md., 2005. "Estimation of the mean vector of a multivariate normal distribution: subspace hypothesis," Journal of Multivariate Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 96(1), pages 55-72, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jmvana:v:96:y:2005:i:1:p:55-72
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    1. Ghosh M. & Saleh A.K.Md.E. & Sen P.K., 1989. "Empirical Bayes Subset Estimation In Regression Models," Statistics & Risk Modeling, De Gruyter, vol. 7(1-2), pages 15-36, February.
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