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Name: Probability Density Estimation
ID: m11291
Language: English (en)
Summary: This module covers probability density estimation of signals assuming a knowledge of the first order amplitude distribution of observed signals. It describes Type and Histogram Estimators as well as density verification of the estimates.
Subject: Mathematics and Statistics
Keywords: Chi-squared Probability Distribution, Density Estimation, Entropy, Gaussian Distribution, Histogram Estimators, Kullback-Leibler Distance, Mean Squared Error, Non-Gaussian Distribution, Type Estimators
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 1.0
Authors: Don Johnson (dhj@rice.edu)
Copyright Holders: Don Johnson (dhj@rice.edu)
Maintainers: Don Johnson (dhj@rice.edu), Mariyah Poonawala (mariyah@rice.edu), Kyle Clarkson (kclarks@gmail.com), Kevin Duh (kevinduh@rice.edu), Elizabeth Gregory (elizabeth.gregory@gmail.com), Eileen Krause (erkrause@rice.edu), Jeffrey Silverman (JSilverman@astro.berkeley.edu)
Latest version: 1.8 (history)
First publication date: May 15, 2003 12:00 am -0500
Last revision to module: Jun 11, 2009 3:20 pm -0500

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Version History

Version: 1.8 Jun 11, 2009 3:20 pm -0500 by Connexions
Changes: 
Modified markup for explicit .eps image reference
Version: 1.7 Aug 20, 2003 5:36 pm -0500 by Charlet Reedstrom
Changes: 
resubmit due to database work
Version: 1.4 Jun 20, 2003 12:00 am -0500 by Mariyah Poonawala
Changes: 
Added csymbol for Kulback-Leibler Distance
Version: 1.3 Jun 12, 2003 12:00 am -0500 by Mariyah Poonawala
Changes: 
Added the links to other modules
Version: 1.2 Jun 10, 2003 12:00 am -0500 by Jeffrey Silverman
Changes: 
Fixed three connexions.
Version: 1.1 Jun 10, 2003 12:00 am -0500 by Jeffrey Silverman
Changes: 
First Version.

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