# Nonparametric estimation of directional highest density regions

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2009.08915 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2009.08915/

## Key facts

- Cited by 1 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 18 Sep 2020.

## Built on by (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [The EM Perspective of Directional Mean Shift Algorithm](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2101.10058/) (2021)

## Abstract (arXiv)

Reconstruction of sets from a random sample of points intimately related to them is the goal of set estimation theory. Within this context, a particular problem is the one related with the reconstruction of density level sets and specifically, those ones with a high probability content, namely highest density regions. We define highest density regions for directional data and provide a plug-in estimator, based on kernel smoothing. A suitable bootstrap bandwidth selector is provided for the practical implementation of the proposal. An extensive simulation study shows the performance of the plug-in estimator proposed with the bootstrap bandwidth selector and with other bandwidth selectors specifically designed for circular and spherical kernel density estimation. The methodology is applied to analyze two real data sets in animal orientation and seismology.