Research Article

The Comparison of the Estimators for the Parameters of the General Linear Regression Model via Simulation and Two Real Life Data Examples

Volume: 23 March 1, 2019
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The Comparison of the Estimators for the Parameters of the General Linear Regression Model via Simulation and Two Real Life Data Examples

Abstract

In this study we compared the efficiency and robustness of several estimators, namely, the least squares (LS) estimators, the Huber and Tukey M-estimators, the S-estimators and the MM-estimators for the parameters of the general linear regression (GLR) model via simulation. First, the programs for each method were written by using Matlab. Then, an extensive simulation study was conducted under several models. The results are consistent with the literature but some important points were also found to be remarked. As the literature suggests, in general, the MM-estimators are the most efficient estimators, and among the robust estimators discussed here, the S-estimators are the least efficient ones. Naturally, the LS estimators are badly affected by the deviations from the assumed model because of their sensitive nature. Moreover, it was found that while the LS estimator of the variance of the error term is unbiased, the robust estimators discussed here are generally biased. Additionally, the MM-estimator of the variance of the error term is less biased than the other robust estimators and its bias gets smaller faster as the sample size increases compared to the others. At the end of the study, to be more illustrative, two real life data examples were given with the related comments.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Engineering

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

March 1, 2019

Submission Date

May 17, 2018

Acceptance Date

December 24, 2018

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 23

APA
Mutlu, N., & Sazak, H. S. (2019). The Comparison of the Estimators for the Parameters of the General Linear Regression Model via Simulation and Two Real Life Data Examples. Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi, 23, 119-130. https://doi.org/10.19113/sdufenbed.538869
AMA
1.Mutlu N, Sazak HS. The Comparison of the Estimators for the Parameters of the General Linear Regression Model via Simulation and Two Real Life Data Examples. J. Nat. Appl. Sci. 2019;23:119-130. doi:10.19113/sdufenbed.538869
Chicago
Mutlu, Nalan, and Hakan Savaş Sazak. 2019. “The Comparison of the Estimators for the Parameters of the General Linear Regression Model via Simulation and Two Real Life Data Examples”. Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi 23 (March): 119-30. https://doi.org/10.19113/sdufenbed.538869.
EndNote
Mutlu N, Sazak HS (March 1, 2019) The Comparison of the Estimators for the Parameters of the General Linear Regression Model via Simulation and Two Real Life Data Examples. Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi 23 119–130.
IEEE
[1]N. Mutlu and H. S. Sazak, “The Comparison of the Estimators for the Parameters of the General Linear Regression Model via Simulation and Two Real Life Data Examples”, J. Nat. Appl. Sci., vol. 23, pp. 119–130, Mar. 2019, doi: 10.19113/sdufenbed.538869.
ISNAD
Mutlu, Nalan - Sazak, Hakan Savaş. “The Comparison of the Estimators for the Parameters of the General Linear Regression Model via Simulation and Two Real Life Data Examples”. Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi 23 (March 1, 2019): 119-130. https://doi.org/10.19113/sdufenbed.538869.
JAMA
1.Mutlu N, Sazak HS. The Comparison of the Estimators for the Parameters of the General Linear Regression Model via Simulation and Two Real Life Data Examples. J. Nat. Appl. Sci. 2019;23:119–130.
MLA
Mutlu, Nalan, and Hakan Savaş Sazak. “The Comparison of the Estimators for the Parameters of the General Linear Regression Model via Simulation and Two Real Life Data Examples”. Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi, vol. 23, Mar. 2019, pp. 119-30, doi:10.19113/sdufenbed.538869.
Vancouver
1.Nalan Mutlu, Hakan Savaş Sazak. The Comparison of the Estimators for the Parameters of the General Linear Regression Model via Simulation and Two Real Life Data Examples. J. Nat. Appl. Sci. 2019 Mar. 1;23:119-30. doi:10.19113/sdufenbed.538869

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