Asymptotically minimax estimation of a constrained Poisson vector via polydisc transforms

Iain M. Johnstone; K. Brenda Macgibbon

Annales de l'I.H.P. Probabilités et statistiques (1993)

  • Volume: 29, Issue: 2, page 289-319
  • ISSN: 0246-0203

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Johnstone, Iain M., and Macgibbon, K. Brenda. "Asymptotically minimax estimation of a constrained Poisson vector via polydisc transforms." Annales de l'I.H.P. Probabilités et statistiques 29.2 (1993): 289-319. <http://eudml.org/doc/77458>.

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journal = {Annales de l'I.H.P. Probabilités et statistiques},
keywords = {vector of independent Poisson variates; information normalized loss function; minimax risk; asymptotically minimax estimators; polydisk transform; principal eigenvalue; Laplace operator; -dimensional Poisson estimation; -dimensional Gaussian estimation},
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