Quantiles, Parametric-Select Density Estimations, and Bi-Information Parameter Estimators.
Abstract
This paper outlines a quantile-based approach to functional inference problems in which the parameters to be estimated are density functions. Exponential models and autoregressive models are approximating densities which can be justified as maximum entropy for respectively the entropy of a probability density and the entropy of a quantile density. It is proposed that bi-information estimation of a density function can be developed by analogy to the problem of identification of regression models. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1982
- Accession Number
- ADA117460
Entities
People
- Emanuel Parzen
Organizations
- Texas A&M University