Title
Improved Point Estimation for the Rayleigh Regression Model
Abstract
The Rayleigh regression model was recently proposed for modeling amplitude values of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) image pixels. However, inferences from such model are based on the maximum-likelihood estimators, which can be biased for small-signal lengths. The Rayleigh regression model for SAR images often considers small pixel windows, which may lead to inaccurate results. In this letter, we introduce bias-adjusted estimators tailored for the Rayleigh regression model based on: 1) Cox and Snellx2019;s method; 2) Firthx2019;s scheme; and 3) the parametric bootstrap method. We present numerical experiments considering synthetic and actual SAR data sets. The bias-adjusted estimators yield nearly unbiased estimates and accurate modeling results.
Year
DOI
Venue
2022
10.1109/LGRS.2020.3019768
IEEE GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING LETTERS
Keywords
DocType
Volume
Synthetic aperture radar, Maximum likelihood estimation, Numerical models, Maximum likelihood detection, Microsoft Windows, Analytical models, Bias correction, Rayleigh regression model, small-signal lengths inferences, synthetic aperture radar~(SAR) images
Journal
19
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
99
1545-598X
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
0
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Bruna G. Palm101.69
Fábio M. Bayer212612.89
Renato J. Cintra321826.82