Abstract
We describe methods to establish identifiability and information-regularity of parameters in normal distributions. Parameters are considered identifiable when they are determined uniquely by the probability distribution and they are information-regular when their Fisher information matrix is full rank. In normal distributions, information-regularity implies local identifiability, but the converse is not always true. Using the theory of holomorphic mappings, we show when the converse is true, allowing information-regularity to be established without having to explicitly compute the information matrix. Some examples are given.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 83-89 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1997 |