Debiased inference in error-in-variable problems with non-Gaussian measurement error

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Main Authors: Woolsey, Nicholas W., Huang, Xianzheng
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author Woolsey, Nicholas W.
Huang, Xianzheng
author_facet Woolsey, Nicholas W.
Huang, Xianzheng
contents We consider drawing statistical inferences based on data subject to non-Gaussian measurement error. Unlike most existing methods developed under the assumption of Gaussian measurement error, the proposed strategy exploits hypercomplex numbers to reduce bias in naive estimation that ignores non-Gaussian measurement error. We apply this new method to several widely applicable parametric regression models with error-prone covariates, and kernel density estimation using error-contaminated data. The efficacy of this method in bias reduction is demonstrated in simulation studies and a real-life application in sports analytics.
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spellingShingle Debiased inference in error-in-variable problems with non-Gaussian measurement error
Woolsey, Nicholas W.
Huang, Xianzheng
Methodology
Primary 62G08, 62J02, secondary 62F12
We consider drawing statistical inferences based on data subject to non-Gaussian measurement error. Unlike most existing methods developed under the assumption of Gaussian measurement error, the proposed strategy exploits hypercomplex numbers to reduce bias in naive estimation that ignores non-Gaussian measurement error. We apply this new method to several widely applicable parametric regression models with error-prone covariates, and kernel density estimation using error-contaminated data. The efficacy of this method in bias reduction is demonstrated in simulation studies and a real-life application in sports analytics.
title Debiased inference in error-in-variable problems with non-Gaussian measurement error
topic Methodology
Primary 62G08, 62J02, secondary 62F12
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.02754