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Appendix B-Nonparametric Density Estimates

The reported density estimates are kernel estimates using the Epanechnikov kernel function. For the bandwidth choice we use the cross-validation likelihood method, that is, the bandwidth is data dependent and is chosen in an objective manner. Specifically, the optimal bandwidth is given by

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where tex2html_wrap_inline754 is the kernel estimate at the point , excluding the ith observation itself i.e.,

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where tex2html_wrap_inline760 denotes the sample standard deviation of x.

In the results reported below, the kernel function tex2html_wrap_inline764 is the Epanechnikov kernel given by

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