Parameter Orthogonality and Approximate Conditional Inference
参数正交性与近似条件推断
SUMMARY We consider inference for a scalar parameter Ψ in the presence of one or more nuisance parameters. The nuisance parameters are required to be orthogonal to the parameter of interest, and the construction and interpretation of orthogonalized parameters is discussed in some detail. For purposes of inference we propose a likelihood ratio statistic constructed from the conditional distribution of the observations, given maximum likelihood estimates for the nuisance…