Efficient estimation of a distribution function under quadrant dependence

Scandinavian Journal of Statistics

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 211-224

  Cai, Zongwu ^a   Roussas, George G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymptotic relative efficiency; Deficiency; Empirical distribution function; Kernel type estimate; Mean squared error; Pairwise negative quadrant dependence; Pairwise positive quadrant dependence; Smooth estimate; Strict stationarity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032361036     PISSN: 03036898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9469.00098     Document Type: Article

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