ParameterA parameter (), generally, is any characteristic that can help in defining or classifying a particular system (meaning an event, project, object, situation, etc.). That is, a parameter is an element of a system that is useful, or critical, when identifying the system, or when evaluating its performance, status, condition, etc. Parameter has more specific meanings within various disciplines, including mathematics, computer programming, engineering, statistics, logic, linguistics, and electronic musical composition.
Méthode des moments (statistiques)La méthode des moments est un outil d'estimation intuitif qui date du début des statistiques. Elle consiste à estimer les paramètres recherchés en égalisant certains moments théoriques (qui dépendent de ces paramètres) avec leurs contreparties empiriques. L'égalisation se justifie par la loi des grands nombres qui implique que l'on peut "approcher" une espérance mathématique par une moyenne empirique. On est donc amené à résoudre un système d'équations. On suppose que l'échantillon X1,...
Point estimationIn statistics, point estimation involves the use of sample data to calculate a single value (known as a point estimate since it identifies a point in some parameter space) which is to serve as a "best guess" or "best estimate" of an unknown population parameter (for example, the population mean). More formally, it is the application of a point estimator to the data to obtain a point estimate. Point estimation can be contrasted with interval estimation: such interval estimates are typically either confidence intervals, in the case of frequentist inference, or credible intervals, in the case of Bayesian inference.
Regularized least squaresRegularized least squares (RLS) is a family of methods for solving the least-squares problem while using regularization to further constrain the resulting solution. RLS is used for two main reasons. The first comes up when the number of variables in the linear system exceeds the number of observations. In such settings, the ordinary least-squares problem is ill-posed and is therefore impossible to fit because the associated optimization problem has infinitely many solutions.
Errors-in-variables modelsIn statistics, errors-in-variables models or measurement error models are regression models that account for measurement errors in the independent variables. In contrast, standard regression models assume that those regressors have been measured exactly, or observed without error; as such, those models account only for errors in the dependent variables, or responses. In the case when some regressors have been measured with errors, estimation based on the standard assumption leads to inconsistent estimates, meaning that the parameter estimates do not tend to the true values even in very large samples.
Analyse sémantique latente probabilisteL’analyse sémantique latente probabiliste (de l'anglais, Probabilistic latent semantic analysis : PLSA), aussi appelée indexation sémantique latente probabiliste (PLSI), est une méthode de traitement automatique des langues inspirée de l'analyse sémantique latente. Elle améliore cette dernière en incluant un modèle statistique particulier. La PLSA possède des applications dans le filtrage et la recherche d'information, le traitement des langues naturelles, l'apprentissage automatique et les domaines associés.
Confirmatory factor analysisIn statistics, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) is a special form of factor analysis, most commonly used in social science research. It is used to test whether measures of a construct are consistent with a researcher's understanding of the nature of that construct (or factor). As such, the objective of confirmatory factor analysis is to test whether the data fit a hypothesized measurement model. This hypothesized model is based on theory and/or previous analytic research.
Generalized least squaresIn statistics, generalized least squares (GLS) is a method used to estimate the unknown parameters in a linear regression model when there is a certain degree of correlation between the residuals in the regression model. Least squares and weighted least squares may need to be more statistically efficient and prevent misleading inferences. GLS was first described by Alexander Aitken in 1935. In standard linear regression models one observes data on n statistical units.
Théorie moderne du portefeuilleLa théorie moderne du portefeuille est une théorie financière développée en 1952 par Harry Markowitz. Elle expose comment des investisseurs rationnels utilisent la diversification afin d'optimiser leur portefeuille, et quel devrait être le prix d'un actif étant donné son risque par rapport au risque moyen du marché. Cette théorie fait appel aux concepts de frontière efficiente, coefficient bêta, droite de marché des capitaux et droite de marché des titres. Sa formalisation la plus accomplie est le modèle d'évaluation des actifs financiers ou MEDAF.
Allocation de Dirichlet latenteDans le domaine du traitement automatique des langues, l’allocation de Dirichlet latente (de l’anglais Latent Dirichlet Allocation) ou LDA est un modèle génératif probabiliste permettant d’expliquer des ensembles d’observations, par le moyen de groupes non observés, eux-mêmes définis par des similarités de données. Par exemple, si les observations () sont les mots collectés dans un ensemble de documents textuels (), le modèle LDA suppose que chaque document () est un mélange () d’un petit nombre de sujets ou thèmes ( topics), et que la génération de chaque occurrence d’un mot () est attribuable (probabilité) à l’un des thèmes () du document.
Financial economicsFinancial economics is the branch of economics characterized by a "concentration on monetary activities", in which "money of one type or another is likely to appear on both sides of a trade". Its concern is thus the interrelation of financial variables, such as share prices, interest rates and exchange rates, as opposed to those concerning the real economy. It has two main areas of focus: asset pricing and corporate finance; the first being the perspective of providers of capital, i.e.
Bayes factorThe Bayes factor is a ratio of two competing statistical models represented by their evidence, and is used to quantify the support for one model over the other. The models in questions can have a common set of parameters, such as a null hypothesis and an alternative, but this is not necessary; for instance, it could also be a non-linear model compared to its linear approximation. The Bayes factor can be thought of as a Bayesian analog to the likelihood-ratio test, although it uses the (integrated) marginal likelihood rather than the maximized likelihood.
