In this study the variance of the bivariate kernel density estimators for the left truncated and right censored (LTRC) observations are considered. In LTRC models, the complete observation of the variable Y is prevented by the truncating variable T and the censoring variable C. Consequently, one...

Local polynomial regression is commonly used for estimating regression functions. In practice, however, with rough functions or sparse data, a poor choice of bandwidth can lead to unstable estimates of the function or its derivatives. We derive a new expression for the leading term of the bias...