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asymmetry.measures (version 0.2)

Epanechnikov: Epanechnikov kernel

Description

Implementation of the Epanechnikov kernel.

Usage

Epanechnikov(x)

Arguments

x

A vector of data points between \(-\sqrt{5}\) and \(\sqrt{5}\) where the kernel will be evaluated.

Value

The value of the kernel at \(x\)

Details

Implements:

$$K(u)= \frac{3}{4\sqrt{5}} \left (1-\frac{x^2}{5} \right ) $$ for \(|x| \le \sqrt{5}\)

References

Kernel Statistics

See Also

IntEpanechnikov