Nonparametric Estimation of Repeated Densities with Heterogeneous Sample Sizes
样本量异质情形下多组密度的非参数估计
We consider the estimation of densities in multiple subpopulations, where the available sample size in each subpopulation greatly varies. This problem occurs in epidemiology, for example, where different diseases may share similar pathogenic mechanism but differ in their prevalence. Without specifying a parametric form, our proposed method pools information from the population and estimate the density in each subpopulation in a data-driven fashion. Drawing from functional…