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Activity Number: 446
Type: Invited
Date/Time: Wednesday, August 9, 2006 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
Sponsor: IMS
Abstract - #305070
Title: On Nonparametric Confidence Sets
Author(s): Tony Cai*+ and Mark Low
Companies: University of Pennsylvania and University of Pennsylvania
Address: 3730 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104,
Keywords: adaptive estimation ; block thresholding ; nonparametric confidence sets ; nonparametric testing ; quadratic functional ; wavelets
Abstract:

In this talk, I will present some recent results on minimax and adaptive confidence balls and confidence bands in nonparametric regression and white noise model. Connections to nonparametric estimation of a quadratic functional and nonparametric hypothesis testing will also be discussed.

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