Azala

Rethinking Mean Square Error: Why Information is a Superior Assessment of Estimators

Gorde:
Argitaratua izan da:arXiv.org (Dec 11, 2024), p. n/a
Egile nagusia: Vos, Paul
Argitaratua:
Cornell University Library, arXiv.org
Gaiak:
Statistical methods
Maximum likelihood estimation
Error analysis
Fisher information
Parameter estimation
Statistical analysis
Statistical inference
Sarrera elektronikoa:Citation/Abstract
Full text outside of ProQuest
Etiketak: Etiketa erantsi
Etiketarik gabe, Izan zaitez lehena erregistro honi etiketa jartzen!
Laburpena:James-Stein (JS) estimators have been described as showing the inadequacy of maximum likelihood estimation when assessed using mean square error (MSE). We claim the problem is not with maximum likelihood (ML) but with MSE. When MSE is replaced with a measure \(\Lambda\) of the information utilized by a statistic, likelihood based methods are superior. The information measure \(\Lambda\) describes not just point estimators but extends to Fisher's view of estimation so that we not only reconsider how estimators are assessed but also how we define an estimator. Fisher information and his views on the role of parameters, interpretation of probability, and logic of statistical inference fit well with \(\Lambda\) as measure of information.
ISSN:2331-8422
Baliabidea:Engineering Database