An algorithm for computing estimators that optimize step functions

Computational Statistics and Data Analysis

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 349-361

  Skouras, Spyros ^a  

^a SANTA FE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Computational optimization; Estimator computation; Maximum score; Step function

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ESTIMATION; FUNCTIONS; OPTIMIZATION;

RANDOM STEP FUNCTIONS;

STATISTICS;

ALGORITHM;

EID: 0037471371     PISSN: 01679473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-9473(02)00210-4     Document Type: Article

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