Enforcing shape constraints on a probability density estimate using an additive adjustment curve

DOI10.1080/03610918.2017.1288247OpenAlexW4246575870MaRDI QIDQ5084731

W. John Braun, Mark A. Wolters

Publication date: 28 June 2022

Published in: Communications in Statistics - Simulation and Computation (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/03610918.2017.1288247

zbMATH Keywords

quadratic programmingkernel density estimationshape restrictionstar unimodalityunimodal density estimation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Density estimation (62G07) Statistical methods; economic indices and measures (91B82)

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Uses Software

• fda (R)
• KernSmooth
• LogConcDEAD
• ElemStatLearn

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