Maximum weighted likelihood estimation

A maximum weighted likelihood method is proposed to combine all the relevant data from different sources to improve the quality of statistical inference especially when the sample sizes are moderate or small. The linear weighted likelihood estimator (WLE), is studied in depth. The weak consisten...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wang, Steven Xiaogang
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/13844