Empirical evaluation of data-based density estimation
Abstract
This paper discusses implementation of a sequential procedure to estimate the steady-state density of a stochastic process. The procedure computes sample densities at certain points and uses Lagrange interpolation to estimate the density f (x). Even though the proposed sequential procedure is a heuristic, it does have strong basis. Our empirical results show that the procedure gives density estimates that satisfy a pre-specified precision requirement. An experimental performance evaluation demonstrates the validity of using the procedure to estimate densities.
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December 2006
2429 pages
ISBN:1424405017
- Editors:
- L. Felipe Perrone,
- Barry G. Lawson,
- Jason Liu,
- Frederick P. Wieland,
- General Chair:
- David Nicol,
- Program Chair:
- Richard Fujimoto
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- ASA: American Statistical Association
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- NIST: National Institute of Standards and Technology
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