Locally weighted regression: An approach to regression analysis by local fitting

Journal of the American Statistical Association

Volumn 83, Issue 403, 1988, Pages 596-610

  Cleveland, William S ^a   Devlin, Susan J ^b  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^b TELCORDIA TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

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EID: 84947318637     PISSN: 01621459     EISSN: 1537274X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01621459.1988.10478639     Document Type: Article

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