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How to choose a kernel for KDE

There are a lot of kernels available for a univariate KDE. R uses normal by default, but the efficacy discussion seems to support the use of Epanechnikov. What should influence kernel choice for ...
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9 votes
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Is there a quantitative way to compare the distribution shape of different samples?

I am conducting some research which involves visually/graphically observing the differences between the shapes of the distributions of different samples. I would like to automate this process (at ...
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How to scale violin plots for comparisons?

I'm trying to draw violin plots and wondering if there is an accepted best practice for scaling them across groups. Here are three options I've tried using the R ...
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