The Mode Tree: A Tool for Visualization of Nonparametric Density Features (1993)
| Venue: | Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics |
| Citations: | 31 - 3 self |
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@ARTICLE{Minnotte93themode,
author = {Michael C. Minnotte and David W. Scott},
title = {The Mode Tree: A Tool for Visualization of Nonparametric Density Features},
journal = {Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics},
year = {1993},
volume = {2},
pages = {51--68}
}
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Abstract
Recognition and extraction of features in a nonparametric density estimate is highly dependent on correct calibration. The data-driven choice of bandwidth h in kernel density estimation is a difficult one, compounded by the fact that the globally optimal h is not generally optimal for all values of x. In recognition of this fact, a new type of graphical tool, the mode tree, is proposed. The basic mode tree plot relates the locations of modes in density estimates with the bandwidths of those estimates. Additional information can be included on the plot indicating such factors as the size of modes, how modes split, and the locations of antimodes and bumps. The use of a mode tree in adaptive multimodality investigations is proposed, and an example is given to show the value in using a Normal kernel, as opposed to the biweight or other kernels, in such investigations. Examples of such investigations are provided for Ahrens' chondrite data and van Winkle's Hidalgo stamp data. Finally, the b...
