Nonparametric estimation of the renewal function by empirical data

Stochastic Models

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 175-199

  Markovich, Natalia M ^a   Krieger, Udo R ^b  

^a TRAPEZNIKOV INSTITUTE OF CONTROL SCIENCES   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bootstrap method; Nonparametric estimate; Renewal function

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; DATA REDUCTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FUNCTIONS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARAMETRIC AMPLIFIERS;

EMPIRICAL DATA; INTERANIVAL-TIME DISTRIBUTION (ITD); NONPARAMETRIC ESTIMATION; RENEWAL FUNCTION;

NUMERICAL METHODS;

EID: 33646446442     PISSN: 15326349     EISSN: 15324214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15326340600648922     Document Type: Article

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