Smooth estimation of a monotone density

A.W. van der Vaart; M.A. Laan

doi:10.1080/0233188031000124392

Smooth estimation of a monotone density

A.W. van der Vaart
, M.A. Laan

Mathematics

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We investigate the interplay of smoothness and monotonicity assumptions when estimating a density from a sample of observations. The nonparametric maximum likelihood estimator of a decreasing density on the positive half line attains a rate of convergence of n

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	189-203
Journal	Statistics
Volume	37
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/0233188031000124392
Publication status	Published - 2003

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