statsmodels.nonparametric.bandwidths.select_bandwidth¶

statsmodels.nonparametric.bandwidths.select_bandwidth(x, bw, kernel)[source]¶

Selects bandwidth for a selection rule bw

this is a wrapper around existing bandwidth selection rules

Parameters:¶

x : array_like¶

Array for which to get the bandwidth

bw : str¶

name of bandwidth selection rule, currently supported are: normal_reference, scott, silverman

kernel : not used yet¶

Returns:¶

bw – The estimate of the bandwidth

Return type:¶

float