Nonparametric Estimation of Population Density for Line Transect Sampling Using F OURIER Series
Bradford R. Crain, Kenneth P. Burnham, David R. Anderson, Jeffrey L. Lake · Biometrical Journal · 1979
Abstract A nonparametric, robust density estimation method is explored for the analysis of right‐angle distances from a transect line to the objects sighted. The method is based on the FOURIER series expansion of a probability density function over an interval. With only mild assumptions, a general population density estimator of wide applicability is obtained.