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    • Bias reduction studies in nonparametric regression with applications : an empirical approach 

      Krugell, Marike (2014)
      The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of three improvement methods on nonparametric kernel regression estimators. The improvement methods are applied to the Nadaraya-Watson estimator with crossvalidation bandwidth ...
    • Bootstrap bandwidth selection in kernel hazard rate estimation 

      Van Vuuren, Stefan Jansen (North-West University, 2011)
      The purpose of this study is to thoroughly discuss kernel hazard function estimation, both in the complete sample case as well as in the presence of random right censoring. Most of the focus is on the very important task ...
    • Classifying spam with generalized additive neural networks 

      Labuschagne, Pieter (North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)
      E-mail is an important and convenient communication tool used by many people on a daily basis. For individuals it is an inexpensive way to stay in contact with family and friends located around the world. An e-mail address ...