A NEW ESTIMATOR OF ENTROPY

被引:86
作者
CORREA, JC [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV NACL SEDE MEDELLIN,DEPT MATEMAT,MEDELLIN,COLOMBIA
关键词
ENTROPY; SPACINGS; LOCAL REGRESSION;
D O I
10.1080/03610929508831626
中图分类号
O21 [概率论与数理统计]; C8 [统计学];
学科分类号
020208 ; 070103 ; 0714 ;
摘要
Vasicek (1976) proposed an estimator of entropy based on spacings. A new estimator of entropy is proposed. This new estimator is based on local linear regression. Comparisons between this new estimator and Vasicek's estimator are made. The mean square error (MSE) of the new estimator is consistently smaller than the MSE of Vasicek's estimator.
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页码:2439 / 2449
页数:11
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