Nonparametric comparison of regression curves: An empirical process approach

Annals of Statistics

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 880-920

  Neumeyer, Natalie ^a   Dette, Holger ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Comparison of regression curves; Goodness of fit; Marked empirical process; U processes; VC classes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041309830     PISSN: 00905364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1214/aos/1056562466     Document Type: Article

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