Information geometry of estimating functions in semi-parametric statistical models

Bernoulli

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-54

  Amari, Shun Ichi ^a,b   Kawanabe, Motoaki ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b INST OF PHYS AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

Author keywords

dual geometry; dual parallel transport; e cient score function; estimating function; Hilbert fibred structure; m curvature free; semi parametric model

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747630326     PISSN: 13507265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3318651     Document Type: Article

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