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Two-Stage Adaptive Optimal Design with Fixed First-Stage Sample Size

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  • Adam Lane
  • Nancy Flournoy

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In adaptive optimal procedures, the design at each stage is an estimate of the optimal design based on all previous data. Asymptotics for regular models with fixed number of stages are straightforward if one assumes the sample size of each stage goes to infinity with the overall sample size. However, it is not uncommon for a small pilot study of fixed size to be followed by a much larger experiment. We study the large sample behavior of such studies. For simplicity, we assume a nonlinear regression model with normal errors. We show that the distribution of the maximum likelihood estimates converges to a scale mixture family of normal random variables. Then, for a one parameter exponential mean function we derive the asymptotic distribution of the maximum likelihood estimate explicitly and present a simulation to compare the characteristics of this asymptotic distribution with some commonly used alternatives.

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  • Adam Lane & Nancy Flournoy, 2012. "Two-Stage Adaptive Optimal Design with Fixed First-Stage Sample Size," Journal of Probability and Statistics, Hindawi, vol. 2012, pages 1-15, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:hin:jnljps:436239
    DOI: 10.1155/2012/436239
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    1. Sergey Tarima & Nancy Flournoy, 2019. "Asymptotic properties of maximum likelihood estimators with sample size recalculation," Statistical Papers, Springer, vol. 60(2), pages 373-394, April.

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