Weak signal identification and inference in penalized model selection
惩罚模型选择中的弱信号识别与推断
Weak signal identification and inference are very important in the area of penalized model selection, yet they are underdeveloped and not well studied. Existing inference procedures for penalized estimators are mainly focused on strong signals. In this paper, we propose an identification procedure for weak signals in finite samples, and provide a transition phase in-between noise and strong signal strengths. We also introduce a new two-step inferential method to construct…