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Bayes type estimators for the empty space function

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2016

Martin B⊘gsted Hansen*
Affiliation:
Aalborg University

Extract

In the statistical analysis of random closed sets the distribution of the distance from a fixed point to the nearest point of the random set (the empty space function) is an important tool, and therefore development of efficient estimators is crucial.

Type
Stochastic Geometry and Statistical Applications
Copyright
Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1996 

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