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U-statistics with conditional kernels for incomplete data models

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  • Ao Yuan

    (Georgetown University)

  • Mihai Giurcanu

    (University of Florida)

  • George Luta

    (Georgetown University)

  • Ming T. Tan

    (Georgetown University)

Abstract

For incomplete data models, the classical U-statistic estimator of a functional parameter of the underlying distribution cannot be computed directly since the data are not fully observed. To estimate such a functional parameter, we propose a U-statistic using a substitution estimator of the conditional kernel given the observed data. This kernel estimator is obtained by substituting the non-parametric maximum likelihood estimator for the underlying distribution function in the expression of the conditional kernel. We study the asymptotic properties of the proposed U-statistic for several incomplete data models, and in a simulation study, we assess the finite sample performance of the Mann–Whitney U-statistic with conditional kernel in the current status model. The analysis of a real-world data set illustrates the application of the proposed methods in practice.

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  • Ao Yuan & Mihai Giurcanu & George Luta & Ming T. Tan, 2017. "U-statistics with conditional kernels for incomplete data models," Annals of the Institute of Statistical Mathematics, Springer;The Institute of Statistical Mathematics, vol. 69(2), pages 271-302, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:aistmt:v:69:y:2017:i:2:d:10.1007_s10463-015-0537-6
    DOI: 10.1007/s10463-015-0537-6
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