Estimation of the rarefying function
Estimation of the transition density of a Markov chain
We present two data-driven procedures to estimate the transition density of an homogeneous Markov chain. The first yields a piecewise constant estimator on a suitable random partition. By using an Hellinger-type loss, we establish non-asymptotic risk bounds for our estimator when the square root of the transition density belongs to possibly inhomogeneous Besov spaces with possibly small regularity index. Some simulations are also provided. The second procedure is of theoretical interest and leads...
Estimators of g-monotone dependence functions
The notion of g-monotone dependence function introduced in [4] generalizes the notions of the monotone dependence function and the quantile monotone dependence function defined in [2], [3] and [6]. In this paper we study the asymptotic behaviour of sample g-monotone dependence functions and their strong properties.
Étude d'une classe d'estimateurs non-paramétriques de la densité
Extremal behaviour of stationary processes: the calibration technique in the extremal index estimation
Classical extreme value methods were derived when the underlying process is assumed to be a sequence of independent random variables. However when observations are taken along the time and/or the space the independence is an unrealistic assumption. A parameter that arises in this situation, characterizing the degree of local dependence in the extremes of a stationary series, is the extremal index, θ. In several areas such as hydrology, telecommunications, finance and environment, for example, the...
Extreme values and kernel estimates of point processes boundaries
We present a method for estimating the edge of a two-dimensional bounded set, given a finite random set of points drawn from the interior. The estimator is based both on a Parzen-Rosenblatt kernel and extreme values of point processes. We give conditions for various kinds of convergence and asymptotic normality. We propose a method of reducing the negative bias and edge effects, illustrated by some simulations.
Extreme values and kernel estimates of point processes boundaries
We present a method for estimating the edge of a two-dimensional bounded set, given a finite random set of points drawn from the interior. The estimator is based both on a Parzen-Rosenblatt kernel and extreme values of point processes. We give conditions for various kinds of convergence and asymptotic normality. We propose a method of reducing the negative bias and edge effects, illustrated by some simulations.