Fixed-domain asymptotics for a subclass of matérn-type gaussian random fields

Annals of Statistics

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 2344-2394

  Loh, Wei Liem ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Computer experiment; Consistency; Fixed domain asymptotics; Gaussian random field; Mat rn type covariance function; Sieve maximum likelihood estimation

Indexed keywords

EID: 30344435926     PISSN: 00905364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1214/009053605000000516     Document Type: Article

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