Saul Bradley C, Hudgens Michael G
NoviSci, LLC.
UNC Chapel Hill.
J Stat Softw. 2020 Feb;92(2). doi: 10.18637/jss.v092.i02. Epub 2020 Feb 18.
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, heteroscedastic, and autocorrelation variance corrections, and a website with an extensive collection of tutorials.
M估计法,即估计方程法,广泛适用于点估计和渐近推断。在本文中,我们展示了一个R软件包,它可以找到根,并为任何一组用户指定的无偏估计方程计算经验三明治方差估计量。Stefanski和Boos(2002)所著的《M估计入门》中的例子展示了该软件的用法。该软件包还包括一个用于有限样本、异方差和自相关方差校正的框架,以及一个拥有大量教程的网站。