Adaptive estimation of a density function using beta kernels

Karine Bertin; Nicolas Klutchnikoff

ESAIM: Probability and Statistics (2014)

  • Volume: 18, page 400-417
  • ISSN: 1292-8100

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In this paper we are interested in the estimation of a density − defined on a compact interval of ℝ− from n independent and identically distributed observations. In order to avoid boundary effect, beta kernel estimators are used and we propose a procedure (inspired by Lepski’s method) in order to select the bandwidth. Our procedure is proved to be adaptive in an asymptotically minimax framework. Our estimator is compared with both the cross-validation algorithm and the oracle estimator using simulated data.

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Bertin, Karine, and Klutchnikoff, Nicolas. "Adaptive estimation of a density function using beta kernels." ESAIM: Probability and Statistics 18 (2014): 400-417. <http://eudml.org/doc/274389>.

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