On optimality of Bayesian wavelet estimators

Scandinavian Journal of Statistics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 217-234

  Abramovich, Felix ^a   Amato, Umberto ^b   Angelini, Claudia ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b Istituto per le Applicazioni del Calcolo   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bayes Factor; Bayes model; Besov spaces; Minimax estimation; Non linear estimation; Non parametric regression; Posterior mean; Posterior median; Wavelets

Indexed keywords

EID: 2942560782     PISSN: 03036898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9469.2004.02-087.x     Document Type: Article

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