Nonparametric least squares estimation of a multivariate convex regression function

Annals of Statistics

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1633-1657

  Seijo, Emilio ^a   Sen, Bodhisattva ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Consistency; Linear program; Semidefinite quadratic program; Shape restricted estimation; Subdifferentials

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859604836     PISSN: 00905364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1214/10-AOS852     Document Type: Article

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