The present paper proposes a semiparametric reproductive dispersion nonlinear model (SRDNM) which is an extension of the nonlinear reproductive dispersion models and the semiparameter regression models. Maximum penalized likelihood estimates (MPLEs) of unknown parameters and nonparametric functions in SRDNM are presented. Assessment of local influence for various perturbation schemes are investigated. Some local influence diagnostics are given. A simulation study and a real example are used to illustrate the proposed methodologies.
This paper proposes some regularity conditions, which result in the existence, strong consistency and asymptotic normality of maximum quasi-likelihood estimator (MQLE) in quasi-likelihood nonlinear models (QLNM) with random regressors. The asymptotic results of generalized linear models (GLM) with random regressors are generalized to QLNM with random regressors.
Quasi-likelihood nonlinear models (QLNM) include generalized linear models as a special case. Under some regularity conditions, the rate of the strong consistency of the maximum quasi-likelihood estimation (MQLE) is obtained in QLNM. In an important case, this rate is O(n-^1/2(loglogn)^1/2), which is just the rate of LIL of partial sums for i.i.d variables, and thus cannot be improved anymore.