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Estimating linear, mean-square continuous functionals is a pivotal challenge in statistics. In high-dimensional contexts, this estimation is often performed under the assumption of exact model sparsity, meaning that only a small number of…

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We consider the problem of optimal estimation of the value of a vector parameter $\thetavector=(\theta_0,\ldots,\theta_n)^{\top}$ of the drift term in a fractional Brownian motion represented by the finite sum…

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This paper considers a particular parameter estimator for switched systems and analyzes its properties. The estimator in question is defined as the map from the data set to the solution set of an optimization problem where the…

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The problem of the mean-square optimal linear estimation of the functional $A\xi=\ \int\limits_{R^s}a(t)\xi(-t)dt,$ which depends on the unknown values of stochastic stationary process $\xi(t)$ from observations of the process…

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The paper extends the result of Harman and Pronzato [Stat. & Prob. Lett., 77:90--94, 2007], which corresponds to $p=0$, to all strictly concave criteria in Kiefer's $\phi_p$-class. Let $\xi$ be any design on a compact set…

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We obtained order estimations for the best uniform approximations by trigonometric polynomials and approximations by Fourier sums of classes of $2\pi$-periodic continuous functions, which $(\psi,\beta)$-derivatives $f_{\beta}^{\psi}$ belong…

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