An exponential inequality for the distribution function of the kernel density estimator, with applications to adaptive estimation

DOI10.1007/s00440-008-0137-yzbMath1160.62032OpenAlexW2044754981MaRDI QIDQ1017888

Richard Nickl, Evarist Giné M.

Publication date: 13 May 2009

Published in: Probability Theory and Related Fields (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00440-008-0137-y

zbMATH Keywords

sup-normplug-in property

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Density estimation (62G07) Asymptotic properties of nonparametric inference (62G20) Inequalities; stochastic orderings (60E15) Central limit and other weak theorems (60F05)

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