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 this paper, we propose a functional linear regression model in the space of probability density functions. We treat a cross-sectional distribution of individual earnings as an infinite dimensional ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract We present a class of maximum likelihood estimators which exhibit strong consistency properties with very modest restrictions on the ...