The Annals of Statistics
- Ann. Statist.
- Volume 12, Number 4 (1984), 1448-1466.
All Admissible Linear Estimators of the Mean of a Gaussian Distribution on a Hilbert Space
Abstract
We consider linear estimators for the mean $\theta$ of a Gaussian distribution $N(\theta, C)$ on a Hilbert space, when the covariance operator $C$ is known. It was argued in a previous work that the natural class of linear estimators is the class of measurable linear transformations. Using the simplest quadratic loss we prove that the linear estimator $L$ is admissible if and only if the operator $C^{-1/2}LC^{1/2}$ is Hilbert-Schmidt, self-adjoint, its eigenvalues are all between 0 and 1 and two are equal to 1 at the most. As an application of the general theory, we investigate some linear estimators for the drift function of a Brownian motion.
Article information
Source
Ann. Statist., Volume 12, Number 4 (1984), 1448-1466.
Dates
First available in Project Euclid: 12 April 2007
Permanent link to this document
https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.aos/1176346803
Digital Object Identifier
doi:10.1214/aos/1176346803
Mathematical Reviews number (MathSciNet)
MR760699
Zentralblatt MATH identifier
0558.62009
JSTOR
links.jstor.org
Subjects
Primary: 62C15: Admissibility
Secondary: 62C07: Complete class results 62H12: Estimation 60G15: Gaussian processes 62H99: None of the above, but in this section
Keywords
Linear estimators admissibility Gaussian measures on a Hilbert space measurable linear transformations Brownian motion Orenstein-Uhlenbeck process
Citation
Mandelbaum, Avi. All Admissible Linear Estimators of the Mean of a Gaussian Distribution on a Hilbert Space. Ann. Statist. 12 (1984), no. 4, 1448--1466. doi:10.1214/aos/1176346803. https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.aos/1176346803