Discussion: One-step sparse estimates in nonconcave penalized likelihood models: Who cares if it is a white cat or a black cat?

Annals of Statistics

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1542-1552

  Meng, Xiao L I ^a,b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 51049097956     PISSN: 00905364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1214/07-AOS0316B     Document Type: Note

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