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The Calculus of M-estimation in R with geex

Applications 2019-01-08 v2

Abstract

M-estimation, or estimating equation, methods are widely applicable for point estimation and asymptotic inference. In this paper, we present an R package that can find roots and compute the empirical sandwich variance estimator for any set of user-specified, unbiased estimating equations. Examples from the M-estimation primer by Stefanski and Boos (2002) demonstrate use of the software. The package also includes a framework for finite sample variance corrections and a website with an extensive collection of tutorials.

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@article{arxiv.1709.01413,
  title  = {The Calculus of M-estimation in R with geex},
  author = {Bradley C. Saul and Michael G. Hudgens},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1709.01413},
  year   = {2019}
}