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
Authors
Nalan Mutlu
This is me
0000-0002-7520-8805
Türkiye
Publication Date
March 1, 2019
Submission Date
May 17, 2018
Acceptance Date
December 24, 2018
Published in Issue
Year 2019 Volume: 23
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