Jones, M. C.
(1990).
| DOI (Digital Object Identifier) Link: | http://doi.org/10.1016/0167-7152(92)90006-Q |
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Abstract
We note that the uniform is the optimal kernel density for kernel estimation of the distribution function, or its inverse, and that several other popular kernel densities perform virtually as well. Parallels with the kernel density estimation case are made.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Copyright Holders: | 1990 Elsevier Science B.V. |
| ISSN: | 0167-7152 |
| Keywords: | canonical kernels; density estimation; distribution function estimation; optimal kernels; quantile estimation |
| Academic Unit/Department: | Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) > Mathematics and Statistics Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) |
| Item ID: | 28324 |
| Depositing User: | Sarah Frain |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Mar 2011 15:40 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Aug 2016 14:00 |
| URI: | http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/28324 |
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