Asymptotic nonequivalence of nonparametric experiments when the smoothness index is ½

Authors:
  • LBLawrence D. Brown
    Lawrence D. Brown
  • CZCun-Hui Zhang
    Cun-Hui Zhang

Abstract
An example is provided to show that the natural asymptotic equivalence does not hold between any pairs of three nonparametric experiments: density problem, white noise with drift and nonparametric regression, when the smoothness index of the unknown nonparametric function class is ½