Bayes bandwidth selection in kernel density estimation with censored data

Journal of Nonparametric Statistics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 129-143

  Kulasekera, K B ^a   Padgett, W J ^a,b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetric kernels; Bandwidth selection; Bayesian estimation; Density estimation; Prior distribution; Spill over

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745069596     PISSN: 10485252     EISSN: 10290311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10485250600556744     Document Type: Article

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