Q2. How many times do the authors run the simulations?
The authors run the simulations 1,000 times by fixing γ = 1 (corresponding to 10% or 6.7% of max |βi|) and choosing δ automatically using mAIC.
Q3. What software and packages are available to program and use the Dantzig selector?
Linear programming algorithms are available in many software and packages, like R, Matlab, Mathematica, etc., making it easy to program and use the Dantzig selector.
Q4. What is the method for selecting active factors?
The Dantzig selector chooses the best subset of variables or active factors by solving a simple convex program, which can be recast as a convenient linear program.
Q5. What is the main reason why researchers are becoming more interested in and capable of studying large-scale?
As science and technology have advanced to a higher level nowadays, investigators are becoming more interested in and capable of studying large-scale systems.
Q6. How is the timr of the Dantzig selector calculated?
The Dantzig selector method is very effective in identifying 1 active factor; the TIMR ranges from 96% to 100% and the average model size ranges from 1 to 1.04.
Q7. What is the standard deviation of the random error?
Candes and Tao (2007) suggested the choice of δ = λσ when X is unit length normalized, where λ = √ 2 log k and σ is the standard deviation of the random error.
Q8. What is the purpose of the Dantzig selector?
Candes and Tao (2007) showed that the Dantzig selector has some remarkable properties under some conditions and has been successfully used in biomedical imaging, analog to digital conversion and sensor networks, where the goals are to recover some sparse signals from some massive data.
Q9. What was the first suggestion for a system to be constructed?
The former suggested the use of random balanced designs and the latter proposed an algorithm to construct systematic supersaturated designs.
Q10. What is the simplest way to estimate the model I?
the authors rely on the Dantzig selector to estimate the model The authorby Î, and construct a new estimator by regressing y onto the model Î. Candes and Tao (2007) referred to this estimator as the Gauss-Dantzig selector.
Q11. What is the significance of AE without its parent main effects?
Note that the significance of AE without its parent main effects violates the effect heredity principle (Wu and Hamada 2000, section 3.5), so one might accept a model with F and FG only, which is recommended by Wu and Hamada (2000, Section 8.4).
Q12. How many times do the authors generate data according to a model?
For each model, the authors generate data 100 times according model (5) and obtain the true model identification rate (TMIR) and the average model size.
Q13. How did the authors evaluate the Dantzig selector?
The authors thank an associate editor and two referees for their criticisms and constructive comments that lead to an improvement of the paper.