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Confidence intervals for intentionally biased estimators

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  • David M. Kaplan
  • Xin Liu

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We propose and study three confidence intervals (CIs) centered at an estimator that is intentionally biased to reduce mean squared error. The first CI simply uses an unbiased estimator’s standard error; compared to centering at the unbiased estimator, this CI has higher coverage probability for confidence levels above 91. 7%, even if the biased and unbiased estimators have equal mean squared error. The second CI trades some of this “excess” coverage for shorter length. The third CI is centered at a convex combination of the two estimators to further reduce length. Practically, these CIs apply broadly and are simple to compute.

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  • David M. Kaplan & Xin Liu, 2024. "Confidence intervals for intentionally biased estimators," Econometric Reviews, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 43(2-4), pages 197-214, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:emetrv:v:43:y:2024:i:2-4:p:197-214
    DOI: 10.1080/07474938.2024.2312288
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