Remarks on a parameter estimation for von Mises–Fisher distributions

Árpád Baricz ()

Computational Statistics, 2014, vol. 29, issue 3, 894 pages

Abstract: We point out an error in the proof of the main result of the paper of Tanabe et al. (Comput Stat 22:145–157, 2007 ) concerning a parameter estimation for von Mises–Fisher distributions, we correct the proof of the main result and we present a short alternative proof. Copyright Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014

Keywords: Correction; von Mises–Fisher distribution; Maximum likelihood estimate; Modified Bessel functions of the first kind; Turán-type inequalities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1007/s00180-014-0493-2

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