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Estimation of distribution functions, their jumps and interval probabilities under measurement error

计量经济学 2026-08-13 v1 统计理论 统计方法学

摘要

We consider the classical additive measurement-error model X=Y+ZX=Y+Z, where the latent random variable YY has unknown distribution FYF_Y and the error ZZ has a known distribution. We develop direct estimators for three functionals of FYF_Y: (i) FY(x)F_Y(x) at continuity points; (ii) interval probabilities FY(y)FY(x)F_Y(y)-F_Y(x) when x<yx<y are continuity points; and (iii) the size of a jump at a prespecified discontinuity. We derive non-asymptotic bias and variance bounds, and establish asymptotic unbiasedness and consistency. Unlike previous work, we do not require FYF_Y to admit a density, have a mixture representation, or satisfy global Sobolev smoothness assumptions. The framework accommodates arbitrary latent distributions, including those with both discrete and continuous components, and distributions with multiple jumps. These results rely on a link between Fourier inversion theorems and the algebraic structure of a class of estimators proposed in Mynbaev, Martins-Filho and Henderson (2022). A simulation study evaluates feasible tuning procedures and, where available, compares the finite-sample performance of the proposed estimators with existing methods.

引用

@article{arxiv.2608.13152,
  title  = {Estimation of distribution functions, their jumps and interval probabilities under measurement error},
  author = {Kairat Mynbaev and Carlos Martins-Filho and Chad Brown},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2608.13152},
  year   = {2026}
}

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55 pages, 2 figures