Using the bootstrap and fast Fourier transform to estimate confidence intervals of 2D kernel densities

Environmental and Ecological Statistics

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 405-418

  Kern, John W ^a   McDonald, Trent L ^b   Amstrup, Steven C ^c   Durner, George M ^c   Erickson, Wallace P ^b  

^a Kern Statistical Services Inc   (United States)

^b WESTERN ECOSYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Home range; Kernel density estimation; Nonparametric statistical methods; Polar bear; Radio telemetry; Spatial analysis

Indexed keywords

BOOTSTRAPPING; FOURIER TRANSFORM; HOME RANGE; RADIOTELEMETRY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; URSUS MARITIMUS;

EID: 0344035229     PISSN: 13528505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026092103819     Document Type: Article

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