Estimation of regression contour clusters - An application of the excess mass approach to regression

Journal of Multivariate Analysis

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 227-249

  Polonik, Wolfgang ^a   Wang, Zailong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymptotic normality; Bracketing numbers; Consistency; Empirical processes; Excess mass; Regression contour cluster

Indexed keywords

EID: 18644381620     PISSN: 0047259X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmva.2004.05.001     Document Type: Article

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