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March, 1984 Jackknife Approximations to Bootstrap Estimates
Rudolf Beran
Ann. Statist. 12(1): 101-118 (March, 1984). DOI: 10.1214/aos/1176346395

Abstract

Let $\hat{T}_n$ be an estimate of the form $\hat{T}_n = T(\hat{F}_n)$, where $\hat{F}_n$ is the sample $\operatorname{cdf}$ of $n \operatorname{iid}$ observations and $T$ is a locally quadratic functional defined on $\operatorname{cdf's}$. Then, the normalized jackknife estimates for bias, skewness, and variance of $\hat{T}_n$ approximate closely their bootstrap counterparts. Each of these estimates is consistent. Moreover, the jackknife and bootstrap estimates of variance are asymptotically normal and asymptotically minimax. The main results: the first-order Edgeworth expansion estimate for the distribution of $n^{1/2}(\hat{T}_n - T(F))$, with $F$ being the actual $\operatorname{cdf}$ of each observation and the expansion coefficients being estimated by jackknifing, is asymptotically equivalent to the corresponding bootstrap distribution estimate, up to and including terms of order $n^{-1/2}$. Both distribution estimates are asymptotically minimax. The jackknife Edgeworth expansion estimate suggests useful corrections for skewness and bias to upper and lower confidence bounds for $T(F)$.

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Rudolf Beran. "Jackknife Approximations to Bootstrap Estimates." Ann. Statist. 12 (1) 101 - 118, March, 1984. https://doi.org/10.1214/aos/1176346395

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Published: March, 1984
First available in Project Euclid: 12 April 2007

zbMATH: 0548.62026
MathSciNet: MR733502
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1214/aos/1176346395

Subjects:
Primary: 62G05
Secondary: 62E20

Keywords: asymptotic minimax , bootstrap , Edgeworth expansion , jackknife

Rights: Copyright © 1984 Institute of Mathematical Statistics

Vol.12 • No. 1 • March, 1984
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