Bi-s*-Concave Distributions. Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • We introduce new shape-constrained classes of distribution functions on R , the bi-s*-concave classes. In parallel to results of Dmbgen et al. (2017) for what they called the class of bi-log-concave distribution functions, we show that every s-concave density f has a bi-s*-concave distribution function F for s* s/(s + 1). Confidence bands building on existing nonparametric confidence bands, but accounting for the shape constraint of bi-s*-concavity, are also considered. The new bands extend those developed by Dmbgen et al. (2017) for the constraint of bi-log-concavity. We also make connections between bi-s*-concavity and finiteness of the Csrg - Rvsz constant of F which plays an important role in the theory of quantile processes.

published proceedings

  • J Stat Plan Inference

author list (cited authors)

  • Laha, N., Miao, Z., & Wellner, J. A.

citation count

  • 0

complete list of authors

  • Laha, Nilanjana||Miao, Zhen||Wellner, Jon A

publication date

  • December 2021