Asymmetry of Estimators in Nonlinear Regression
非线性回归估计量的不对称性
The least-squares estimators of nonlinear regression parameters are partitioned into three terms. Only the first is symmetrically distributed. Measures of asymmetry are derived from the other two which are valid for any sample size in that, if they are both zero for a given parameter, then its estimator is exactly symmetrically distributed. Asymptotic results are derived and we find that all odd central moments have a common factor when evaluated to first order. This factor…