Adaptive variable location kernel density estimators with good performance at boundaries

Journal of Nonparametric Statistics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 61-75

  Park, B U ^a   Jeong, Seok Oh ^a   Jones, M C ^b   Kang, Kee Hoon ^c,d  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Hankuk University of Foreign Studies   (South Korea)

^d AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bias reduction; Data sharpening; Estimation at boundaries; Kernel density estimation; Variable location

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037294706     PISSN: 10485252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10485250306041     Document Type: Article

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