## The Annals of Statistics

### A universal procedure for aggregating estimators

Alexander Goldenshluger

#### Abstract

In this paper we study the aggregation problem that can be formulated as follows. Assume that we have a family of estimators $\mathcal{F}$ built on the basis of available observations. The goal is to construct a new estimator whose risk is as close as possible to that of the best estimator in the family. We propose a general aggregation scheme that is universal in the following sense: it applies for families of arbitrary estimators and a wide variety of models and global risk measures. The procedure is based on comparison of empirical estimates of certain linear functionals with estimates induced by the family $\mathcal{F}$. We derive oracle inequalities and show that they are unimprovable in some sense. Numerical results demonstrate good practical behavior of the procedure.

#### Article information

Source
Ann. Statist., Volume 37, Number 1 (2009), 542-568.

Dates
First available in Project Euclid: 16 January 2009

https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.aos/1232115945

Digital Object Identifier
doi:10.1214/00-AOS576

Mathematical Reviews number (MathSciNet)
MR2488362

Zentralblatt MATH identifier
1155.62018

Subjects
Primary: 62G08: Nonparametric regression
Secondary: 62G05: Estimation 62G20: Asymptotic properties

#### Citation

Goldenshluger, Alexander. A universal procedure for aggregating estimators. Ann. Statist. 37 (2009), no. 1, 542--568. doi:10.1214/00-AOS576. https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.aos/1232115945

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