Jackknife Empirical Likelihood Method for U Statistics Based on Multivariate Samples and its Applications

Abstract: Empirical likelihood (EL) and its extension via the jackknife empirical likelihood (JEL) method provide robust alternatives to parametric approaches, in the contexts with uncertain data distributions. This paper explores the theoretical foundations and practical applications of JEL in the context of multivariate sample-based U-statistics. In this study we develop the JEL method for multivariate U-statistics with three (or more) samples. This study enhance the JEL methods capability to handle complex data structures while preserving the computation efficiency of the empirical likelihood method. To demonstrate the applications of the JEL method, we compute confidence intervals for differences in VUS measurements which have potential applications in classification problems. Monte Carlo simulation studies are conducted to evaluate the efficiency of the JEL, Normal approximation and Kernel based confidence intervals. These studies validate the superior performance of the JEL approach in terms of coverage probability and computational efficiency compared to other two methods. Additionally, a real data application illustrates the practical utility of the approach. The JEL method developed here has potential applications in dealing with complex data structures.