Linear models that allow perfect estimation

Ronald Christensen () and Yong Lin ()

Statistical Papers, 2013, vol. 54, issue 3, 695-708

Abstract: The general Gauss–Markov model, Y = Xβ + e, E(e) = 0, Cov(e) = σ 2 V, has been intensively studied and widely used. Most studies consider covariance matrices V that are nonsingular but we focus on the most difficult case wherein C(X), the column space of X, is not contained in C(V). This forces V to be singular. Under this condition there exist nontrivial linear functions of Q′Xβ that are known with probability 1 (perfectly) where $${C(Q)=C(V)^\perp}$$ . To treat $${C(X) \not \subset C(V)}$$ , much of the existing literature obtains estimates and tests by replacing V with a pseudo-covariance matrix T = V + XUX′ for some nonnegative definite U such that $${C(X) \subset C(T)}$$ , see Christensen (Plane answers to complex questions: the theory of linear models, 2002 , Chap. 10). We find it more intuitive to first eliminate what is known about Xβ and then to adjust X while keeping V unchanged. We show that we can decompose β into the sum of two orthogonal parts, β = β 0 + β 1 , where β 0 is known. We also show that the unknown component of X β is $${X\beta_1 \equiv \tilde{X} \gamma}$$ , where $${C(\tilde{X})=C(X)\cap C(V)}$$ . We replace the original model with $${Y-X\beta_0=\tilde{X}\gamma+e}$$ , E(e) = 0, $${Cov(e)=\sigma^2V}$$ and perform estimation and tests under this new model for which the simplifying assumption $${C(\tilde{X}) \subset C(V)}$$ holds. This allows us to focus on the part of that parameters that are not known perfectly. We show that this method provides the usual estimates and tests. Copyright Springer-Verlag 2013

Keywords: General Gauss–Markov model; Singular covariance matrix; Best linear unbiased estimate; Linear hypothesis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/s00362-012-0455-0

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