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Admissibility under the Frequentist's Validity Constraint in Estimating the Loss of the Least-Squares Estimator

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  • Hsieh, F. S.
  • Hwang, J. T. G.

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We consider the problem of estimating the sum of squared error loss L = [beta]-[beta]2 of the least-squares esitmator [beta] for [beta], the regression coefficient. The standard estimator L0 is the expected value of L. Here the error variance is assumed to be known. Previous results of Johnstone (1988. In Statistical Decision Theory and Related Topics IV (S. Gupta and J. Berger, Eds.), 1, 361-379, Springer-Verlag, New York) show that L0 is inadmissible under the loss (L-L)2 if the dimension of [beta] is five or more. However, since we are estimating the loss, a typical frequentist principle will lead to the usage of estimators which are frequentist valid. Johnston's improved esitmator, however, violates this principle. In this paper, we prove that it is impossible to improve upon L0 among the class of frequentist valid estimators. The work parallels Hwang and Brown (1991, Ann. Statist.10 1964-1977) for the corresponding confidence set problems, although the argument is entirely different and much simpler.

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  • Hsieh, F. S. & Hwang, J. T. G., 1993. "Admissibility under the Frequentist's Validity Constraint in Estimating the Loss of the Least-Squares Estimator," Journal of Multivariate Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 44(2), pages 279-285, February.
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:jmvana:v:44:y:1993:i:2:p:279-285
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