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Optimal bandwidths for kernel density estimators of functions of observations

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  • A. Ahmad, Ibrahim
  • Fan, Yanqin

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We derive optimal bandwidths for kernel density estimators of functions of observations proposed in Frees (J. Amer. Statist. Assoc. 89 (1994) 517-525). Our criteria are, respectively, the minimization of the asymptotic mean squared error and of the asymptotic mean integrated squared error of the estimators.

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  • A. Ahmad, Ibrahim & Fan, Yanqin, 2001. "Optimal bandwidths for kernel density estimators of functions of observations," Statistics & Probability Letters, Elsevier, vol. 51(3), pages 245-251, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:stapro:v:51:y:2001:i:3:p:245-251
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