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Ensemble minimaxity of James-Stein estimators (2206.10856v1)
Published 22 Jun 2022 in math.ST, stat.ME, and stat.TH
Abstract: This article discusses estimation of a multivariate normal mean based on heteroscedastic observations. Under heteroscedasticity, estimators shrinking more on the coordinates with larger variances, seem desirable. Although they are not necessarily minimax in the ordinary sense, we show that such James-Stein type estimators can be ensemble minimax, minimax with respect to the ensemble risk, related to empirical Bayes perspective of Efron and Morris.