Estimation in Singular Linear Models with Stochastic Linear Restrictions

Abstract

This article generalizes the ordinary mixed estimator (OME) in theory, and obtains the estimator of the unknown regression parameters in singular linear models with stochastic linear restrictions: singular mixed estimator (SME). We also give some properties of SME obtained in this article, and prove that it is superior to unrestricted least squared estimator (LSE) in singular linear models in the sense of the covariance matrix and generalized mean square error (GMSE). After that, we also have a discussion about the two-stage estimator of SME. The result we give in this article could be regarded as generalizations of both OME and unrestricted LSE at the same time.

Keywords:

• Singular linear model
• Singular mixed estimator
• Stochastic linear restrictions
• Two-stage estimator

Mathematics Subject Classification:

• Primary 62H12
• Secondary 62J05