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This is a preview. Log in through your library . The purpose of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS) is to foster the development and dissemination of the theory and applications of ...

Nonparametric methods provide a flexible framework for estimating the probability density function of random variables without imposing a strict parametric model. By relying directly on observed data, ...

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In A Philosophical Essay on Probabilities, published in 1814, Pierre-Simon Laplace introduced a notorious hypothetical creature: a “vast intelligence” that knew the complete physical state of the ...

Let P = (pjk) be the transition matrix of an ergodic, finite Markov chain with no cyclically moving sub-classes. For each possible transition (j, k), let Hjk(x) be a distribution function admitting a ...