statsmodels.nonparametric.kernels_asymmetric.kernel_pdf_bs

statsmodels.nonparametric.kernels_asymmetric.kernel_pdf_bs(x, sample, bw)

Birnbaum Saunders (normal) kernel for density, pdf, estimation.

Parameters

xnumpy:array_like, float

Points for which density is evaluated. x can be scalar or 1-dim.

samplendarray, 1-d

Sample from which kde is computed.

bwfloat

Bandwidth parameter, there is currently no default value for it.

Returns

Components for kernel estimation

References

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Jin, Xiaodong, and Janusz Kawczak. 2003. “Birnbaum-Saunders and Lognormal Kernel Estimators for Modelling Durations in High Frequency Financial Data.” Annals of Economics and Finance 4: 103–24.