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Estimation of level set trees using adaptive partitions

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  • Lasse Holmström

    (University of Oulu)

  • Kyösti Karttunen

    (University of Oulu)

  • Jussi Klemelä

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We present methods for the estimation of level sets, a level set tree, and a volume function of a multivariate density function. The methods are such that the computation is feasible and estimation is statistically efficient in moderate dimensional cases ( $$d\approx 8$$ d ≈ 8 ) and for moderate sample sizes ( $$n\approx $$ n ≈ 50,000). We apply kernel estimation together with an adaptive partition of the sample space. We illustrate how level set trees can be applied in cluster analysis and in flow cytometry.

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  • Lasse Holmström & Kyösti Karttunen & Jussi Klemelä, 2017. "Estimation of level set trees using adaptive partitions," Computational Statistics, Springer, vol. 32(3), pages 1139-1163, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:compst:v:32:y:2017:i:3:d:10.1007_s00180-016-0702-2
    DOI: 10.1007/s00180-016-0702-2
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