Returns a scale factor for the kernels used in density estimation
for numerical data.
Usage
kernel.factor(kernel = "gaussian")
Arguments
kernel
String name of the kernel.
Options are
"gaussian", "rectangular",
"triangular",
"epanechnikov",
"biweight",
"cosine" and "optcosine".
(Partial matching is used).
Value
A single number.
Details
Kernel estimation of a probability density in one dimension
is performed by density.default
using a kernel function selected from the list above.
This function computes a scale constant for the kernel.
For the Gaussian kernel, this constant is equal to 1.
Otherwise, the constant $c$ is such that the kernel
with standard deviation $1$ is supported on the interval
$[-c,c]$.
For more information about these kernels,
see density.default.