Monte Carlo EM Estimation for Time Series Models Involving Counts
计数时间序列模型的蒙特卡洛 EM 估计
The observations in parameter-driven models for time series of counts are generated from latent unobservable processes that characterize the correlation structure. These models result in very complex likelihoods, and even the EM algorithm, which is usually well suited for problems of this type, involves high-dimensional integration. In this article we discuss a Monte Carlo EM (MCEM) algorithm that uses a Markov chain sampling technique in the calculation of the expectation…