A Maximum Entropy Copula Model for Mixed Data: Representation, Estimation, and Applications
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Publication:6375720
DOI10.1080/10485252.2022.2117914arXiv2108.09438WikidataQ114099434 ScholiaQ114099434MaRDI QIDQ6375720FDOQ6375720
Publication date: 21 August 2021
Abstract: A new nonparametric model of maximum-entropy (MaxEnt) copula density function is proposed, which offers the following advantages: (i) it is valid for mixed random vector. By `mixed' we mean the method works for any combination of discrete or continuous variables in a fully automated manner; (ii) it yields a bonafide density estimate with intepretable parameters. By `bonafide' we mean the estimate guarantees to be a non-negative function, integrates to 1; and (iii) it plays a unifying role in our understanding of a large class of statistical methods. Our approach utilizes modern machinery of nonparametric statistics to represent and approximate log-copula density function via LP-Fourier transform. Several real-data examples are also provided to explore the key theoretical and practical implications of the theory.
Nonparametric estimation (62G05) Characterization and structure theory for multivariate probability distributions; copulas (62H05) Measures of information, entropy (94A17)
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