Eigenvector distributions and optimal shrinkage estimators for large covariance and precision matrices

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Main Authors: Ding, Xiucai, Li, Yun, Yang, Fan
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Published: 2024
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author Ding, Xiucai
Li, Yun
Yang, Fan
author_facet Ding, Xiucai
Li, Yun
Yang, Fan
contents This paper focuses on investigating Stein's invariant shrinkage estimators for large sample covariance matrices and precision matrices in high-dimensional settings. We consider models that have nearly arbitrary population covariance matrices, including those with potential spikes. By imposing mild technical assumptions, we establish the asymptotic limits of the shrinkers for a wide range of loss functions. A key contribution of this work, enabling the derivation of the limits of the shrinkers, is a novel result concerning the asymptotic distributions of the non-spiked eigenvectors of the sample covariance matrices, which can be of independent interest.
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spellingShingle Eigenvector distributions and optimal shrinkage estimators for large covariance and precision matrices
Ding, Xiucai
Li, Yun
Yang, Fan
Statistics Theory
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This paper focuses on investigating Stein's invariant shrinkage estimators for large sample covariance matrices and precision matrices in high-dimensional settings. We consider models that have nearly arbitrary population covariance matrices, including those with potential spikes. By imposing mild technical assumptions, we establish the asymptotic limits of the shrinkers for a wide range of loss functions. A key contribution of this work, enabling the derivation of the limits of the shrinkers, is a novel result concerning the asymptotic distributions of the non-spiked eigenvectors of the sample covariance matrices, which can be of independent interest.
title Eigenvector distributions and optimal shrinkage estimators for large covariance and precision matrices
topic Statistics Theory
Probability
60K35
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.14751