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Bounds on coverage probabilities of the empirical likelihood ratio confidence regions. (English) Zbl 1091.62040

Summary: This paper studies the least upper bounds on coverage probabilities of the empirical likelihood ratio confidence regions based on estimating equations. The implications of the bounds on empirical likelihood inference are also discussed.

MSC:

62G15 Nonparametric tolerance and confidence regions
60D05 Geometric probability and stochastic geometry

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