Kernel estimation of the diameter distribution in boolean models with spherical grains

Journal of Nonparametric Statistics

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 147-176

  Heinrich, Lothar ^a   Werner, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUGSBURG   (Germany)

^b TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asymptotic normality; Boolean model with convex compact grains; Empirical diameter distribution; Kernel product density estimator; Mean squared error; Point process of exposed tangent points; Spherical typical grain; goodness of fit test

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345753788     PISSN: 10485252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10485250008832803     Document Type: Article

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