Shape restricted nonparametric regression with Bernstein polynomials

Computational Statistics and Data Analysis

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2729-2741

  Wang, J ^a   Ghosh, S K ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bernstein polynomials; Convex; Monotone; Nonparametric regression; Shape restriction

Indexed keywords

BERNSTEIN POLYNOMIAL; CONVEX; MONOTONE; NON-PARAMETRIC REGRESSION; SHAPE RESTRICTION;

ESTIMATION; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; SAMPLING;

POLYNOMIALS;

EID: 84862822817     PISSN: 01679473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csda.2012.02.018     Document Type: Article

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