On 21 Mar 2003 at 19:47, Alexander Sirotkin wrote:

You would have more success with this Q on
the r-help list, 

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find more information on CRAN. (search google for CRAN)




> I'm trying to figure how to work with kernel smoothers in R.
> 
> The ksmooth help pages says that it only exists for S
> compatibility and that many other kernel smoothers are available.

For instance in package KernSmooth, which comes with 
any (standards-conforming) binary distribution of R. 
Write (the command line of R) library(help=KernSmooth)


> 
> I indeed found tons of references to kernel estimates in various
> R packages, but most (if not all) of them talked about "kernel density".
> 
> Is there any relation between kernel smoothers and kernel density 
> estimates ? If so - how can I use them in way similar to ksmooth ?

kernel smoother and kernel density estimate are synonyms in the 
context of density estimation. (Kernel smoothers can be used in other 
contexts too)


> If not - where can I find these "better kernel smoothers" ? I could
> not find anthing except ksmooth...

look above.

Kjetil Halvorsen

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