The restricted EM algorithm under inequality restrictions on the parameters
One of the most powerful algorithms for maximum likelihood estimation for many incomplete-data problems is the EM algorithm. The restricted EM algorithm for maximum likelihood estimation under linear restrictions on the parameters has been handled by Kim and Taylor (J. Amer. Statist. Assoc. 430 (1995) 708-716). This paper proposes an EM algorithm for maximum likelihood estimation under inequality restrictions A0[beta][greater-or-equal, slanted]0, where [beta] is the parameter vector in a linear model W=X[beta]+[var epsilon] and [var epsilon] is an error variable distributed normally with mean zero and a known or unknown variance matrix [Sigma]>0. Some convergence properties of the EM sequence are discussed. Furthermore, we consider the consistency of the restricted EM estimator and a related testing problem.
Year of publication: |
2005
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Authors: | Shi, Ning-Zhong ; Zheng, Shu-Rong ; Guo, Jianhua |
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Journal of Multivariate Analysis. - Elsevier, ISSN 0047-259X. - Vol. 92.2005, 1, p. 53-76
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Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Keywords: | EM algorithm Fixed point Incomplete data Maximum likelihood estimation Multivariate normal model |
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