Bayesian estimation of intensity surfaces on the sphere via needlet shrinkage and selection

Bayesian Analysis

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 307-328

  Scott, James G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Needlets; Shrinkage estimate; Spherical wavelets

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958728312     PISSN: 19360975     EISSN: 19316690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1214/11-BA611     Document Type: Article

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