
We solve the problem of constructing an asymptotic global confidence region for the means and the covariance matrices of the reproduction distributions involved in a supercritical multitype branching process. Our approach is based on a central limit theorem associated with a quadratic law of large numbers performed by the maximum likelihood or the multidimensional Lotka--Nagaev estimator of the reproduction law means. The extension of this approach to the least squares estimator of the mean matrix is also briefly discussed. On résout le problème de construction d'une région de confiance asymptotique et globale pour les moyennes et les matrices de covariance des lois de reproduction d'un processus de branchement multitype et supercritique. Notre approche est basée sur un théorème de limite centrale associé à une loi forte quadratique vérifiée par l'estimateur du maximum de vraisemblance ou l'estimateur multidimensionnel de Lotka--Nagaev des moyennes des lois de reproduction. L'extension de cette approche à l'estimateur des moindres carrés de la matrice des moyennes est aussi brièvement commentée.
Published at http://dx.doi.org/10.1214/009053605000000561 in the Annals of Statistics (http://www.imstat.org/aos/) by the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (http://www.imstat.org)
60F05, 60F15, 60J80 (Primary), Strong limit theorems, Estimation in multivariate analysis, central limit theorem, Mathematics - Statistics Theory, Statistics Theory (math.ST), multidimensional Lotka-Nagaev estimator, asymptotic global confidence region, 60F05, Branching processes (Galton-Watson, birth-and-death, etc.), FOS: Mathematics, Multitype branching process, multitype branching process, Asymptotic properties of parametric estimators, 60J80, Parametric tolerance and confidence regions, Markov processes: estimation; hidden Markov models, multidimensional Lotka–Nagaev estimator, least squares estimator, Central limit and other weak theorems, maximum likelihood estimator, Bienayme-Galton-Watson process, quadratic law of large numbers, quadratic strong law of large numbers, 60F15, law of the iterated logarithm, reproduction distributions
60F05, 60F15, 60J80 (Primary), Strong limit theorems, Estimation in multivariate analysis, central limit theorem, Mathematics - Statistics Theory, Statistics Theory (math.ST), multidimensional Lotka-Nagaev estimator, asymptotic global confidence region, 60F05, Branching processes (Galton-Watson, birth-and-death, etc.), FOS: Mathematics, Multitype branching process, multitype branching process, Asymptotic properties of parametric estimators, 60J80, Parametric tolerance and confidence regions, Markov processes: estimation; hidden Markov models, multidimensional Lotka–Nagaev estimator, least squares estimator, Central limit and other weak theorems, maximum likelihood estimator, Bienayme-Galton-Watson process, quadratic law of large numbers, quadratic strong law of large numbers, 60F15, law of the iterated logarithm, reproduction distributions
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