Hybrid combinations of parametric and empirical likelihoods
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| author | Hjort, Nils Lid McKeague, Ian W. Van Keilegom, Ingrid |
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| contents | This paper develops a hybrid likelihood (HL) method based on a compromise between parametric and nonparametric likelihoods. Consider the setting of a parametric model for the distribution of an observation $Y$ with parameter $θ$. Suppose there is also an estimating function $m(\cdot,μ)$ identifying another parameter $μ$ via $E\,m(Y,μ)=0$, at the outset defined independently of the parametric model. To borrow strength from the parametric model while obtaining a degree of robustness from the empirical likelihood method, we formulate inference about $θ$ in terms of the hybrid likelihood function $H_n(θ)=L_n(θ)^{1-a}R_n(μ(θ))^a$. Here $a\in[0,1)$ represents the extent of the compromise, $L_n$ is the ordinary parametric likelihood for $θ$, $R_n$ is the empirical likelihood function, and $μ$ is considered through the lens of the parametric model. We establish asymptotic normality of the corresponding HL estimator and a version of the Wilks theorem. We also examine extensions of these results under misspecification of the parametric model, and propose methods for selecting the balance parameter $a$. |
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| spellingShingle | Hybrid combinations of parametric and empirical likelihoods Hjort, Nils Lid McKeague, Ian W. Van Keilegom, Ingrid Methodology This paper develops a hybrid likelihood (HL) method based on a compromise between parametric and nonparametric likelihoods. Consider the setting of a parametric model for the distribution of an observation $Y$ with parameter $θ$. Suppose there is also an estimating function $m(\cdot,μ)$ identifying another parameter $μ$ via $E\,m(Y,μ)=0$, at the outset defined independently of the parametric model. To borrow strength from the parametric model while obtaining a degree of robustness from the empirical likelihood method, we formulate inference about $θ$ in terms of the hybrid likelihood function $H_n(θ)=L_n(θ)^{1-a}R_n(μ(θ))^a$. Here $a\in[0,1)$ represents the extent of the compromise, $L_n$ is the ordinary parametric likelihood for $θ$, $R_n$ is the empirical likelihood function, and $μ$ is considered through the lens of the parametric model. We establish asymptotic normality of the corresponding HL estimator and a version of the Wilks theorem. We also examine extensions of these results under misspecification of the parametric model, and propose methods for selecting the balance parameter $a$. |
| title | Hybrid combinations of parametric and empirical likelihoods |
| topic | Methodology |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.18651 |