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September, 1982 A Note on the Minimax Estimation of the Poisson Intensity Function
Albert Y. Lo
Ann. Statist. 10(3): 1009-1011 (September, 1982). DOI: 10.1214/aos/1176345891

Abstract

The empirical intensity function of the Poisson point process is shown to be a nonparametric minimax estimator for a weighted quadratic loss function.

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Albert Y. Lo. "A Note on the Minimax Estimation of the Poisson Intensity Function." Ann. Statist. 10 (3) 1009 - 1011, September, 1982. https://doi.org/10.1214/aos/1176345891

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Published: September, 1982
First available in Project Euclid: 12 April 2007

zbMATH: 0487.62070
MathSciNet: MR663452
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1214/aos/1176345891

Keywords: 62 , Bayesian nonparametric method , C99 , minimax estimation , Poisson intensity function

Rights: Copyright © 1982 Institute of Mathematical Statistics

Vol.10 • No. 3 • September, 1982
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