Variance function estimation in multivariate nonparametric regression with fixed design

Journal of Multivariate Analysis

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 126-136

  Cai, T Tony ^a   Levine, Michael ^b   Wang, Lie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

62G08; 62G20; Minimax estimation; Nonparametric regression; primary; Variance estimation

Indexed keywords

EID: 55049118453     PISSN: 0047259X     EISSN: 10957243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmva.2008.03.007     Document Type: Article

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