The Annals of Statistics

Robust Estimation in Heteroscedastic Linear Models

Abstract

We consider a heteroscedastic linear model in which the variances are given by a parametric function of the mean responses and a parameter $\theta$. We propose robust estimates for the regression parameter $\beta$ and show that, as long as a reasonable starting estimate of $\theta$ is available, our estimates of $\beta$ are asymptotically equivalent to the natural estimate obtained with known variances. A particular method for estimating $\theta$ is proposed and shown by Monte-Carlo to work quite well, especially in power and exponential models for the variances. We also briefly discuss a "feedback" estimate of $\beta$.

Article information

Source
Ann. Statist. Volume 10, Number 2 (1982), 429-441.

Dates
First available in Project Euclid: 12 April 2007

https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.aos/1176345784

Digital Object Identifier
doi:10.1214/aos/1176345784

Mathematical Reviews number (MathSciNet)
MR653518

Zentralblatt MATH identifier
0497.62034

JSTOR

Subjects
Primary: 62J05: Linear regression
Secondary: 62G35: Robustness

Citation

Carroll, Raymond J.; Ruppert, David. Robust Estimation in Heteroscedastic Linear Models. Ann. Statist. 10 (1982), no. 2, 429--441. doi:10.1214/aos/1176345784. https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.aos/1176345784.