Influence functions applied to the estimation of mean rain rate
In this paper we illustrate the usefulness of influence functions for studying properties of various statistical estimators of mean rain rate using space-borne radar data. In Martin (1999), estimators using censoring, minimum chi-square, and least squares are compared in terms of asymptotic variance. Here, we use influence functions to consider robustness properties of the same estimators. We also obtain formulas for the asymptotic variance of the estimators using influence functions, and thus show that they may also be used for studying relative efficiency. The least squares estimator, although less efficient, is shown to be more robust in the sense that it has the smallest gross-error sensitivity. In some cases, influence functions associated with the estimators reveal counterintuitive behaviour. For example, observations that are less than the mean rain rate may increase the estimated mean. The additional information gleaned from influence functions may be used to understand better and improve the estimation procedures themselves.
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2001
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Authors: | Martin, Donald |
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Journal of Applied Statistics. - Taylor & Francis Journals, ISSN 0266-4763. - Vol. 28.2001, 2, p. 247-258
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Taylor & Francis Journals |
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