A Kiefer-Wolfowitz Comparison Theorem for Wicksell's Problem

Citation
Wang, Xiao et Woodroofe, Michael, A Kiefer-Wolfowitz Comparison Theorem for Wicksell's Problem, Annals of statistics , 35(4), 2007, pp. 1559-1575
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ISSN journal
00905364
Volume
35
Issue
4
Year of publication
2007
Pages
1559 - 1575
Database
ACNP
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Abstract
We extend the isotonic analysis for Wicksell's problem to estimate a regression function, which is motivated by the problem of estimating dark matter distribution in astronomy. The main result is a version of the Kiefer-Wolfowitz theorem comparing the empirical distribution to its least concave majorant, but with a convergence rate n.¹ log n faster than $n^{-2/3}$ log n. The main result is useful in obtaining asymptotic distributions for estimators, such as isotonic and smooth estimators.