Multivariate mode hunting: Data analytic tools with measures of significance

DOI10.1016/j.jmva.2008.10.015zbMath1159.62032OpenAlexW2059194774MaRDI QIDQ1012536

Wolfgang Polonik, Prabir Burman

Publication date: 21 April 2009

Published in: Journal of Multivariate Analysis (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmva.2008.10.015

zbMATH Keywords

modalityBrownian bridgeVC-classesdistribution freenearest neighbor methodclimatologytesting for antimodes

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Multivariate analysis (62H99) Nonparametric hypothesis testing (62G10) Asymptotic properties of nonparametric inference (62G20) Hypothesis testing in multivariate analysis (62H15) Nonparametric inference (62G99)

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