The mean density estimation of a random closed set in Rd, based on a single observation, is a crucial problem in several application areas. In the case of stationary random sets, a common practice to estimate the mean density is to take the n-dimensional volume fraction with observation window as large as possible. In the present paper, we provide large and moderate deviation results for these estimators when the random closed set Θ n belongs to the quite general class of stationary Boolean models with Hausdorff dimension n< d. Moreover, we establish a central limit theorem and a Berry–Esseen bound for the family of estimators under study. Our findings allow to recover some well-known results in the literature on Boolean models. Finally, we also provide a guideline for the estimation of the mean density of non-stationary Boolean models characterized by high intensity of the underlying Poisson point process.

Camerlenghi, F., Macci, C., Villa, E. (2021). Asymptotic behavior of mean density estimators based on a single observation: the Boolean model case. ANNALS OF THE INSTITUTE OF STATISTICAL MATHEMATICS, 73(5), 1011-1035 [10.1007/s10463-020-00775-y].

Asymptotic behavior of mean density estimators based on a single observation: the Boolean model case

Camerlenghi F.
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2021

Abstract

The mean density estimation of a random closed set in Rd, based on a single observation, is a crucial problem in several application areas. In the case of stationary random sets, a common practice to estimate the mean density is to take the n-dimensional volume fraction with observation window as large as possible. In the present paper, we provide large and moderate deviation results for these estimators when the random closed set Θ n belongs to the quite general class of stationary Boolean models with Hausdorff dimension n< d. Moreover, we establish a central limit theorem and a Berry–Esseen bound for the family of estimators under study. Our findings allow to recover some well-known results in the literature on Boolean models. Finally, we also provide a guideline for the estimation of the mean density of non-stationary Boolean models characterized by high intensity of the underlying Poisson point process.
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Hausdorff measure; Large deviations; Moderate deviations; Point processes; Stochastic geometry;
English
1-gen-2021
2021
73
5
1011
1035
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Camerlenghi, F., Macci, C., Villa, E. (2021). Asymptotic behavior of mean density estimators based on a single observation: the Boolean model case. ANNALS OF THE INSTITUTE OF STATISTICAL MATHEMATICS, 73(5), 1011-1035 [10.1007/s10463-020-00775-y].
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