Improved inference in nonparametric regression using Lk-smoothing splines

Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 327-341

  Abramovich, Felix ^a,b   Steinberg, David M ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayesian linear model; Confidence interval; L spline; Variable smoothing parameter

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030078473     PISSN: 03783758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-3758(95)00021-6     Document Type: Article

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