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Nonparametric estimation of a quantile density function by wavelet methods

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  • Chesneau, Christophe
  • Dewan, Isha
  • Doosti, Hassan

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In this paper nonparametric wavelet estimators of the quantile density function are proposed. Consistency of the wavelet estimators is established under the Lp risk. A simulation study illustrates the good performance of our estimators.

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  • Chesneau, Christophe & Dewan, Isha & Doosti, Hassan, 2016. "Nonparametric estimation of a quantile density function by wavelet methods," Computational Statistics & Data Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 94(C), pages 161-174.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:csdana:v:94:y:2016:i:c:p:161-174
    DOI: 10.1016/j.csda.2015.08.006
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