Non-parametric k-sample tests: Density functions vs distribution functions

Computational Statistics and Data Analysis

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 3344-3357

  Martínez Camblor, Pablo ^a   de Uña Álvarez, Jacobo ^b  

^a CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH SELECTIONS; DENSITY FUNCTIONS; EMPIRICAL DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; KERNEL DENSITY ESTIMATORS; LIKELIHOOD RATIOS; MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS; NON-PARAMETRIC; OPTIMAL RESULTS; QUASI-OPTIMAL; STATISTICAL POWER;

MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; STATISTICAL TESTS; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS;

EID: 67349244305     PISSN: 01679473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csda.2009.02.009     Document Type: Article

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