Performance of stochastic restricted and unrestricted two-parameter estimators in linear mixed models

Abstract

In this article, two parameter estimation using penalized likelihood method in the linear mixed model is proposed. In addition, by considering the stochastic linear restriction for the vector of fixed effects parameters we are introduced the stochastic restricted two parameter estimation. Methods are proposed for estimating variance parameters when unknown. Also, the superiority conditions of the two parameter estimator over the best linear unbiased estimator, and the stochastic restricted two parameter estimator over the stochastic restricted best linear unbiased estimator are obtained under the mean square error matrix sense. Methods are proposed for estimating of the biasing parameters. Finally, a simulation study and a numerical example are given to evaluate the proposed estimators