Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/36599 
Year of Publication: 
2007
Series/Report no.: 
Technical Report No. 2007,40
Publisher: 
Universität Dortmund, Sonderforschungsbereich 475 - Komplexitätsreduktion in Multivariaten Datenstrukturen, Dortmund
Abstract: 
In this paper we study statistical inference for certain inverse problems. We go beyond mere estimation purposes and review and develop the construction of confidence intervals and confidence bands in some inverse problems, including deconvolution and the backward heat equation. Further, we discuss the construction of certain hypothesis tests, in particular concerning the number of local maxima of the unknown function. The methods are illustrated in a case study, where we analyze the distribution of heliocentric escape velocities of galaxies in the Centaurus galaxy cluster, and provide statistical evidence for its bimodality.
Subjects: 
Asymptotic normality
confidence interval
deconvolution
heat equation
modality
statistical inference
statistical inverse problem
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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