Single-index model-assisted estimation in survey sampling

Single-Index Model-Assisted Estimation In Survey Sampling

A model-assisted semiparametric method of estimating finite population totals is investigated to improve the precision of survey estimators by incorporating multivariate auxiliary information. The proposed superpopulation model is a single-index model which has proven to be a simple and efficient semiparametric tool in multivariate regression. A class of estimators based on polynomial spline re...

Estimation of single-index quantile regression Model

Abstract The conditional quantile function m(X) of response variable Y given the value of covariate X is modeled through a single-index model, i.e. m(X) = m(θ 0 X) for some unknown parameter vector θ0. An iterated algorithm is proposed to estimate θ0. To establish the root-n consistency of the estimator, we prove a convexity lemma for almost sure convergence, parallel to the results by Pollard ...

Calibration estimation in survey sampling

Calibration estimation, where the sampling weights are adjusted to make certain estimators match known population totals, is commonly used in survey sampling. The generalized regression estimator is an example of a calibration estimator. Given the functional form of the calibration adjustment term, we establish the asymptotic equivalence between the functional-form calibration estimator and an ...

Conditional density estimation in a censored single-index regression model

Forward Selection and Estimation in High Dimensional Single Index Model

We propose a new variable selection and estimation technique for high dimensional single index model with unknown monotone smooth link function. Among many predictors, typically, only a small fraction of them have significant impact on prediction. In such a situation, more interpretable models with better prediction accuracy can be obtained by variable selection. In this article, we propose a n...