ON MEDIAN-TYPE ESTIMATORS OF DIRECTION FOR THE VON MISES-FISHER DISTRIBUTION

被引:9
作者
CHAN, YM [1 ]
HE, XM [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV ILLINOIS,DEPT STAT,CHAMPAIGN,IL 61820
关键词
ASYMPTOTIC DISTRIBUTION; DIRECTIONAL DATA; EFFICIENCY; GROSS-ERROR SENSITIVITY; INFLUENCE FUNCTION; L(1)-ESTIMATOR; SPATIAL MEDIAN; SPHERICAL MEDIAN; VON MISES-FISHER DISTRIBUTION;
D O I
10.2307/2336878
中图分类号
Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
We study three median-type estimators of direction: the normalized spatial median, L(1)-estimator on the sphere and spherical median. Their asymptotic distributions, efficiencies, influence functions and sensitivities are given at the von Mises-Fisher model. A simulation study is also carried out to compare their finite sample performance in terms of mean squared errors. We conclude that overall the normalized spatial median is the preferred estimator.
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页码:869 / 875
页数:7
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