The root-unroot algorithm for density estimation as implemented via wavelet block thresholding

Probability Theory and Related Fields

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 401-433

  Brown, Lawrence ^a   Cai, Tony ^a   Zhang, Ren ^a   Zhao, Linda ^a   Zhou, Harrison ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Block thresholding; Coupling inequality; Density estimation; Nonparametric regression; Root unroot transform; Wavelets

Indexed keywords

EID: 69249128415     PISSN: 01788051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00440-008-0194-2     Document Type: Article

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