
Statistics Papers
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of this Version
11-1-2002
Publication Source
Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference
Volume
108
Issue
1-2
Start Page
329
Last Page
349
DOI
10.1016/S0378-3758(02)00316-6
Abstract
We consider a block thresholding and vaguelet–wavelet approach to certain statistical linear inverse problems. Based on an oracle inequality, an adaptive block thresholding estimator for linear inverse problems is proposed and the asymptotic properties of the estimator are investigated. It is shown that the estimator enjoys a higher degree of adaptivity than the standard term-by-term thresholding methods; it attains the exact optimal rates of convergence over a range of Besov classes. The problem of estimating a derivative is considered in more detail as a test for the general estimation procedure. We show that the derivative estimator is spatially adaptive; it automatically adapts to the local smoothness of the function and attains the local adaptive minimax rate for estimating a derivative at a point.
Copyright/Permission Statement
© 2002. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license.
Keywords
block thresholding, derivative, linear inverse problems, vaguelets, wavelets
Recommended Citation
Cai, T. (2002). On Adaptive Wavelet Estimation of a Derivative and Other Related Linear Inverse Problems. Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference, 108 (1-2), 329-349. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0378-3758(02)00316-6
Date Posted: 27 November 2017
This document has been peer reviewed.