The Modal Age of Statistics. (13th January 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chacón, José E.
• Is Part Of: International statistical review. Volume 88:Number 1(2020)
• Page Start: 122
• Page End: 141
• Publication Date: 2020-01-13
• Subjects: Modal clustering -- modal regression -- mode estimation -- mode testing; Statistics -- Periodicals; Statistics -- Bibliography -- Periodicals; Statistics -- Bibliography; Statistics -- Periodicals; Statistique; Statistique -- Périodiques; Statistique -- Bibliographie -- Périodiques; Statistique -- Étude et enseignement -- Périodiques; Statistique -- Étude et enseignement -- Bibliographie -- Périodiques; Ressource Internet (Descripteur de forme); Périodique électronique (Descripteur de forme); 519.2
• DOI: 10.1111/insr.12340
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0306-7734

Abstract

Summary: Recently, a number of statistical problems have found an unexpected solution by inspecting them through a 'modal point of view'. These include classical tasks such as clustering or regression. This has led to a renewed interest in estimation and inference for the mode. This paper offers an extensive survey of the traditional approaches to mode estimation and explores the consequences of applying this modern modal methodology to other, seemingly unrelated, fields.