Application of a delta-method for random operators to testing equality of two covariance operators

Mathematical Methods of Statistics

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 232-245

  Gaines, G ^a   Kaphle, K ^a   Ruymgaart, F ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

asymptotics for functions of operators; functional data; generalized central limit theorem; testing the equality of two covariance operators

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859597449     PISSN: 10665307     EISSN: 19348045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3103/S1066530711030057     Document Type: Article

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