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Large Sample Approximation of the Distribution for Convex‐Hull Estimators of Boundaries

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  • S.‐O. JEONG
  • B. U. PARK

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. Given n independent and identically distributed observations in a set G = {(x, y) ∈ [0, 1]p × ℝ : 0 ≤ y ≤ g(x)} with an unknown function g, called a boundary or frontier, it is desired to estimate g from the observations. The problem has several important applications including classification and cluster analysis, and is closely related to edge estimation in image reconstruction. The convex‐hull estimator of a boundary or frontier is also very popular in econometrics, where it is a cornerstone of a method known as ‘data envelope analysis’. In this paper, we give a large sample approximation of the distribution of the convex‐hull estimator in the general case where p ≥ 1. We discuss ways of using the large sample approximation to correct the bias of the convex‐hull and the DEA estimators and to construct confidence intervals for the true function.

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  • S.‐O. Jeong & B. U. Park, 2006. "Large Sample Approximation of the Distribution for Convex‐Hull Estimators of Boundaries," Scandinavian Journal of Statistics, Danish Society for Theoretical Statistics;Finnish Statistical Society;Norwegian Statistical Association;Swedish Statistical Association, vol. 33(1), pages 139-151, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:scjsta:v:33:y:2006:i:1:p:139-151
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9469.2006.00452.x
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    1. Léopold Simar & Paul W. Wilson, 2015. "Statistical Approaches for Non-parametric Frontier Models: A Guided Tour," International Statistical Review, International Statistical Institute, vol. 83(1), pages 77-110, April.
    2. Alois Kneip & Léopold Simar & Paul W. Wilson, 2016. "Testing Hypotheses in Nonparametric Models of Production," Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 34(3), pages 435-456, July.
    3. Kneip, Alois & Simar, Léopold & Van Keilegom, Ingrid, 2015. "Frontier estimation in the presence of measurement error with unknown variance," Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier, vol. 184(2), pages 379-393.
    4. Jeong, Seok-Oh & Simar, Léopold, 2006. "Linearly interpolated FDH efficiency score for nonconvex frontiers," Journal of Multivariate Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 97(10), pages 2141-2161, November.
    5. Kneip, A. & Simar, L. & Van Keilegom I., 2010. "Boundary estimation in the presence of measurement error with unknown variance," LIDAM Discussion Papers ISBA 2010046, Université catholique de Louvain, Institute of Statistics, Biostatistics and Actuarial Sciences (ISBA).
    6. Abdelaati Daouia & Hohsuk Noh & Byeong U. Park, 2016. "Data envelope fitting with constrained polynomial splines," Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series B, Royal Statistical Society, vol. 78(1), pages 3-30, January.
    7. Kneip, Alois & Simar, Léopold & Wilson, Paul W., 2015. "When Bias Kills The Variance: Central Limit Theorems For Dea And Fdh Efficiency Scores," Econometric Theory, Cambridge University Press, vol. 31(2), pages 394-422, April.
    8. Daouia, Abdelaati & Girard, Stéphane & Guillou, Armelle, 2014. "A Γ-moment approach to monotonic boundary estimation," Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier, vol. 178(2), pages 727-740.
    9. Kneip, Alois & Simar, Léopold & Wilson, Paul W., 2021. "Inference In Dynamic, Nonparametric Models Of Production: Central Limit Theorems For Malmquist Indices," Econometric Theory, Cambridge University Press, vol. 37(3), pages 537-572, June.
    10. Michali, Maria & Emrouznejad, Ali & Dehnokhalaji, Akram & Clegg, Ben, 2023. "Subsampling bootstrap in network DEA," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 305(2), pages 766-780.
    11. Seok-Oh Jeong & Byeong Park & Léopold Simar, 2010. "Nonparametric conditional efficiency measures: asymptotic properties," Annals of Operations Research, Springer, vol. 173(1), pages 105-122, January.

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