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The problem of estimating the mean of random functions based on discretely sampled data arises naturally in functional data analysis. In this paper, we study optimal estimation of the mean function under both common and independent designs.…

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We deal with the problem of optimal estimation of the linear functionals constructed from the missed values of a continuous time stochastic process $\xi(t)$ with periodically stationary increments at points $t\in[0;(N+1)T]$ based on…

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We study the problem of detection of a high-dimensional signal function in the white Gaussian noise model. As well as a smoothness assumption on the signal function, we assume an additive sparse condition on the latter. The detection…

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